QLD BAR EXAM - PRACTICE AND
PROCEDURE 2024 GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Jurisdiction - District Court: Monetary Limit of $750,000 ($150,000-$750,000) + matters it can hear.
Magistrates Court: Monetary Limit of $150,000
District Court Act 1967 (Qld) s68 Magistrates Court Act 1921 (Qld), ss 2 and 4 (Prescribed Limit) Practice Direction 1 of 2023 - Commercial List for efficient commercial litigation - requirements?r250 UCPR - r250 Inspection, detention, custody and preservation of property Practice Direction 1 of 2007 - "Freezing Orders" (also known as "Mareva Orders" or "Asset Preservation Orders") What is the significance and function of practice directions? - Practice directions are procedural guidelines issued by judges in the Courts. The directions are designed to complement existing legislation, rules and regulations and may refer to issues including the use of the court precinct, appearances by practitioners and parties, and case management.Practice Direction 2 of 2007 - "Search Orders" (also known as "Anton Piller Orders") Practice Direction No. 11 of 2012 - "Supervised Case List" Purpose: Supervise cases for maximum utilisation of time allocated to hearings on cases, they are managed/prepared properly and costs commensurate to a just hearing.Matter placed on list where trial estimate is more than 5 days. 1 / 2
What is the supervised case list? - A list assigned to a supervising judge, where parties are required to attend regular reviews and confer regarding directions, management, an attempt at ADR and trial preparation.What is the commercial list? - Vaughan v Bonjiorno [2007] NSWSC 1398 - Dealing with a interlocutory injunction (a freezing order) where Court held there must be a prima facie case, meaning of 'prima facie' and evidence of the prima facie case.Prima facie does not mean a better than 50% chance of success.Court needs to consider whether the evidence put forward in the application is admissible at trial in its current form.Tyler v Custom Credit Corp Limited [2000] QCA 178 - 12 Factors for leave to continue after delay or
dismissal for want of prosecution:
- How long ago events in statement of claim occurred
- How long ago litigation commenced or causes of action added
- What prospects plaintiff has of success in action
- Whether or not disobedience of court orders or directions
- Whether or not litigation categorized by period of delay in between taking steps
- Whether delay attributable to P, D or both
- Whether impecuniosity of P has been responsible for delay in litigation, and whether or not D
- Could litigation be concluded by striking out P's claim
- How far litigation has progressed 10. Whether or not delay caused by P's lawyers
- Whether explanation for delay
- Whether delay resulted in prejudice to D leading to inability to conduct fair trial
- / 2
responsible for P's impecuniosity
AON Risk Services v ANU [2009] HCA 2007 - Goes to effect of amendments, potential for prejudice and case management principles.