QBE Insurance (Aust) Ltd v Lois Nominees Pty Ltd 18

[2012] WASCA 186

Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal

Australia - Western Australia

24th October, 2012

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name †	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index
Aion Corporation Pty Ltd v Yolla Holdings Pty Ltd	[2013] QSC 191	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	31 Jul 2013	AustLII	3
Akron Roads Pty Ltd (in liq) v Crewe Sharp	[2015] VSC 34	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	13 Feb 2015	AustLII	5
Barringtons Accounting Pty Ltd v Barringtons Your Business Advisors Pty Ltd (in liquidation)	[2015] WASC 56	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	11 Feb 2015	AustLII	1
Baxter v Preston	[2021] QPEC 69	Planning and Environment Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	9 Dec 2021	AustLII	3
Bertola v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd	[2016] WASC 165	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	8 Jun 2016	AustLII	5
BOQ Ltd v Chartis Aust Insurance Ltd	[2012] QSC 319; (2013) 17 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-975	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	3 Dec 2012	AustLII	8
Cargill Australia Ltd v Viterra Malt Pty Ltd (No 31)	[2022] VSC 164	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	4 Apr 2022	AustLII	3
CGU Insurance v Blakeley	[2015] VSCA 153	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	19 Jun 2015	AustLII	6
Commonwealth Bank of Australia v the Law Debenture Trust Corporation PLC [No 3]	[2017] WASC 382	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	1 Feb 2018	AustLII	2
Fazio v the City of Melville [No 2]	[2013] WADC 147	District Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	18 Sep 2013	AustLII	2
Gordon v Glowberth Pty Ltd	[2024] NSWSC 104	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Feb 2024	AustLII	1
Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v DFD Rhodes Pty Ltd	[2020] WASCA 77; (2020) 55 WAR 435; (2020) 386 ALR 632	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	7 Aug 2020	AustLII	29
Hart v Watt	[2015] WASC 338	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	11 Sep 2015	AustLII
Insurance Commission of Western Australia v Woodings (No 2)	[2017] WASC 372; (2017) 124 ACSR 45	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	1 Feb 2018	AustLII	16
Jones v Miami Waterfront Developments Pty Ltd	[2012] WASC 483	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	7 Dec 2012	AustLII	16
Legal Services and Complaints Committee and McCardle [No 2]	[2023] WASAT 131	State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	6 May 2024	AustLII	2
Parker v BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	[2015] WASC 95	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	19 Mar 2015	AustLII	3
Seirlis v Queensland Building and Construction Commission	[2020] QCATA 37	Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeals	Australia - Queensland	3 Mar 2020	AustLII	5

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)	s5, s58, s77, s82, s117, s129
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)	s471B, s562
Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth)	s51
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)	s80
Petroleum Act 1923 (Qld)
Supreme Court Act 1935 (WA)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name †	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index
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[2002] 1 AC 615	[2002] 1 AC 615		United Kingdom	circa 2002	LexisNexis / Westlaw	304
Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission	[1992] HCA 10; (1992) 175 CLR 564; (1992) 106 ALR 11; (1992) 66 ALJR 271; 59 A Crim R 255	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Apr 1992	AustLII	1665
Anjin No 13 Pty Ltd v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd	[2009] VSC 371; (2009) 26 VR 148; 15 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-822	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	31 Aug 2009	AustLII	18
Asher v Environment Secretary	[1974] Ch 208	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1974	LexisNexis / Westlaw	17
Ashmere Cove Pty Ltd v Beekink (No 2)	[2007] FCA 1421; (2007) 244 ALR 534; (2007) 14 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-741	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Sep 2007	AustLII	23
Astley v Austrust Ltd	[1999] HCA 6; (1999) 197 CLR 1; (1999) 161 ALR 155; (1999) 73 ALJR 403; [1999] ANZ Conv R 529; [1999] Aust Torts Reports 81-501; [1999] Aust Contract Reports 90-101	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1999	AustLII	603
Aussie Airlines Pty Ltd v Australian Airlines Ltd	[1996] FCA 813; (1996) 68 FCR 406; (1996) 139 ALR 663	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1996	AustLII	125
Australasian Oil Exploration Ltd v Lachberg	[1958] HCA 51; (1958) 101 CLR 119; [1959] ALR 855; 32 ALJR 301	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Nov 1958	AustLII	51
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Bazem Pty v Bureau of Urban Architecture; Bureau of Urban Architecture v Bazem	[2010] NSWSC 978	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	2 Sep 2010	AustLII	5
Bendigo Bank Ltd v Demaria	[2001] VSC 218	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	21 Jun 2001	AustLII	25
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Burton v Shire of Bairnsdale	[1908] HCA 57; (1908) 7 CLR 76; 14 ALR 529	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Sep 1908	AustLII	255
Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Rayner & Keeler Ltd (No 2)	[1967] 1 AC 853		United Kingdom	circa 1967	LexisNexis / Westlaw	606
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CE Heath Casualty & General Insurance Ltd & AMP General Insurance Ltd v Pyramid Building Society (in liq)	[1997] 2 VR 256; (1997) 9 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-345		Australia - Victoria	circa 1997	LexisNexis AU	43
Chandu Lal Agarwalla v Khalilur Rahaman	(1949) LR 77 Ind Apps 27		India	circa 1949		3
Cheesman v Waters	[1997] FCA 90; (1997) 77 FCR 221; (1997) 148 ALR 21	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Feb 1997	AustLII	35
Clyne v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation	[1984] HCA 44; (1984) 154 CLR 589; (1984) 55 ALR 143; (1984) 58 ALJR 398	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	31 Jul 1984	AustLII	176
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Cottingham v Earl of Shrewsbury	[1843] EngR 487; 67 ER 530; (1843) 3 Hare 627; 15 LJCh 441	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1843	CommonLII	23
Cummings v Claremont Petroleum NL	[1996] HCA 19; (1996) 185 CLR 124; (1996) 137 ALR 1; (1996) 70 ALJR 616	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1996	AustLII	335
Doe dem Thomas Foster v The Earl of Derby	[1834] EngR 845; 110 ER 1406; (1834) 1 A & E 783	Queen's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1834	CommonLII	7
Edwards v Insurance Office of Australia Ltd	[1933] NSWStRp 61; (1933) 34 SR (NSW) 88; 51 WN (NSW) 13	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Dec 1933	AustLII	39
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FAI v Interchase Corporation Ltd	[1998] QCA 180; [1998] 2 Qd R 301	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	14 Jul 1998	AustLII	13
Gleeson v J Wippell & Co Ltd	[1977] 3 All ER 54; [1977] 1 WLR 510		United Kingdom	circa 1977	LexisNexis	225
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Hodson v Walker	[1872] UKLawRpExch 8; (1871-1872) LR 7 Exch 55	Court of Exchequer	United Kingdom	23 Jan 1872	CommonLII	8
Holland, In re, Gregg v Holland	[1901] UKLawRpCh 69; (1901) 2 Ch 145	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	22 Mar 1901	CommonLII	2
Howden v Truth & Sportsman Ltd	[1937] HCA 74; (1937) 58 CLR 416; [1938] ALR 208	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Dec 1937	AustLII	83
Hunter v Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police	[1981] UKHL 13; [1982] AC 529; [1981] 3 All ER 727; [1981] 3 WLR 906; 536 ER 727	House of Lords	United Kingdom	19 Nov 1981	BAILII	1387
Ibbetson, Ex parte; In re Moore	[1878] UKLawRpCh 112; (1878) 8 Ch D 519	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	16 Mar 1878	CommonLII	9
IMF (Australia) Ltd v Sons of Gwalia Ltd	[2004] FCA 1390; (2004) 211 ALR 231; 51 ACSR 111; 22 ACLC 1554	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Nov 2004	AustLII	61
In Re Ashwell, Ex parte Salaman	[1911] UKLawRpKQB 210; [1912] 1 KB 390		United Kingdom	19 Dec 1911	CommonLII	3
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Madell v Thomas & Co	[1890] UKLawRpKQB 187; (1891) 1 QB 230		United Kingdom	19 Dec 1890	CommonLII	11
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Maung Sein Done v Ma Pan Nyun	(1932) LR 59 Ind Apps 247		India	circa 1932		2
Morrell v Mercantile Mutual Insurance (Australia) Ltd	[1999] WASCA 250; (1999) 21 WAR 451	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	circa 1999	AustLII	23
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Normar	[1968] 1 All ER 753; [1968] P 362		United Kingdom	circa 1968	LexisNexis	9
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