HKD v State of Queensland [2025] QDC 174

District Court of Queensland|2025-11-19

The application for Shine Lawyers to pay the defendant's costs on an indemnity basis from 20 July 2023 or 20 May 2024 is dismissed.
The defendant pay Shine Lawyers' costs of the application on the standard basis.
The plaintiff pay the defendant's costs of the proceeding to be assessed on the standard basis up to 27 March 2024 and on the indemnity basis from 28 March 2024.
The plaintiff pay the defendant's costs of this application on the standard basis, excluding those costs payable by the defendant to Shine Lawyers, as referred to in paragraph 2 above.

[1] Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 at 97.

[3] Refer to affidavit Thomas McLaughlin filed 10 June 2025, para 3 and 33.

[4] Built Qld Pty Ltd v Pro-Invest Australian Hospitality Opportunity (ST) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] QCA 140 at [29]; Nominal Defendant v Cordin [2019] NSWCA 85 at [163].

[5] Forge v Rewers (No 2) [2017] ACTSC 273 at [29].

[6] Balnaves v Smith [2012] QSC 408 at [20]- [22].

[7] Reid v Hubbard (No 2) [2004] FCA 180.

[8] Steindl Nominees Pty Ltd v Laghaifar [2003] QCA 157; [2003] 2 Qd R 683; De Sousa v Minister of State for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs [1993] FCA 146; (1993) 41 FCR 544 at 547-8; Macteldir Pty Ltd v Dimovski [2005] FCA 1528; (2005) 226 ALR 773; Tarabay v Bechara [2010] NSWSC 202.

[9] Martin v Harris [2010] FamCA 239 at [34] per Fowler J.

[10] Edwards v Edwards [1958] P 235 at 248 per Sachs J.

[11] Etna v Arif [1999] VR 353 at 379.

[12] Loates v Loates (2000) 185 DLR (4th) 525 at 534 per Lee J.

[13] Ridehalgh v Horsefield [1994] Ch 205 at 233-4.

[14] Yates Property Corporation (in liq) v Boland [1998] FCA 8; (1998) 157 ALR 30 at 53.

[15] Orchard v South Eastern Electricity Board [1987] QB 565 at 572.

[16] Re Fogarty (No 2) [2007] ACTSC 40; (2007) 1 ACTLR 97; White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Flower & Hart (a firm) [1998] FCA 806; (1998) 156 ALR 169 at 237.

[17] Collins v Metro North Hospital and Health Services & Ors [2023] QSC 194; Flower v Hicks [2024] SASCA 126.

[18] Melco Engineering Pty Ltd v Eriez Magnetics Pty Ltd [2007] QSC 198.

Balnaves v Smith [2012] QSC 408

Built Qld Pty Ltd v Pro-Invest Australian Hospitality Opportunity (ST) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] QCA 140

Collins v Metro North Hospital and Health Services & Ors [2023] QSC 194

De Sousa v Minister of State for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs [1993] FCA 146; (1993) 41 FCR 544

Etna v Arif [1999] VR 353

Flower v Hicks [2024] SASCA 126

Forge v Rewers (No 2) [2017] ACTSC 273

Macteldir Pty Ltd v Dimovski [2005] FCA 1528; (2005) 226 ALR 773

Melco Engineering Pty Ltd v Eriez Magnetics Pty Ltd [2007] QSC 198

Orchard v South Eastern Electricity Board [1987] QB 565

Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72

Pollock v Thiess Pty Ltd & Ors (No 3) [2014] QSC 121

Re Fogarty (No 2) [2007] ACTSC 40; (2007) 1 ACTLR 97

Reid v Hubbard (No 2) [2004] FCA 180

Steindl Nominees Pty Ltd v Laghaifar [2003] QCA 157; [2003] 2 Qd R 683

Tarabay v Bechara [2010] NSWSC 202

White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Flower & Hart (a firm) [1998] FCA 806; (1998) 156 ALR 169

Yates Property Corporation (in liq) v Boland [1998] FCA 8; (1998) 157 ALR 30

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