QBE Insurance (Aust) Ltd v Lois Nominees Pty Ltd 19

[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 †
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	31
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
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
Legal Services and Complaints Committee v McCardle [No 2]	[2023] WASAT 131	State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	6 May 2024	AustLII	6
Bertola v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd	[2016] WASC 165	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	8 Jun 2016	AustLII	6
CGU Insurance v Blakeley	[2015] VSCA 153	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	19 Jun 2015	AustLII	6
Seirlis v Queensland Building and Construction Commission	[2020] QCATA 37	Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeals	Australia - Queensland	3 Mar 2020	AustLII	5
Akron Roads Pty Ltd (in liq) v Crewe Sharp	[2015] VSC 34	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	13 Feb 2015	AustLII	5
Aion Corporation Pty Ltd v Yolla Holdings Pty Ltd	[2013] QSC 191	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	31 Jul 2013	AustLII	4
Cargill Australia Ltd v Viterra Malt Pty Ltd (No 31)	[2022] VSC 164	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	4 Apr 2022	AustLII	3
Baxter v Preston	[2021] QPEC 69	Planning and Environment Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	9 Dec 2021	AustLII	3
Parker v BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	[2015] WASC 95	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	19 Mar 2015	AustLII	3
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
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
Rivi Opportunity Fund LP v Hellyer Gold Mines Pty Ltd	[2025] WASC 95	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	24 Mar 2025	AustLII
Hart v Watt	[2015] WASC 338	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	11 Sep 2015	AustLII

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 †
Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Ltd v SST Consulting Pty Ltd	[2009] HCA 43; (2009) 239 CLR 75; 260 ALR 34; (2009) 83 ALJR 1180	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Oct 2009	AustLII	300
Rippon v Chilcotin Pty Ltd	[2001] NSWCA 142; (2001) 53 NSWLR 198	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	13 Jul 2001	AustLII	266
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	258
Gleeson v J Wippell & Co Ltd	[1977] 3 All ER 54; [1977] 1 WLR 510		United Kingdom	circa 1977	LexisNexis	225
Habib v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd	[2009] NSWCA 231	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	31 Jul 2009	AustLII	188
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	178
Trawl Industries of Australia Pty Ltd v Effem Foods Pty Ltd	[1992] FCA 272; (1992) 36 FCR 406; (1992) 108 ALR 335	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Jun 1992	AustLII	176
Sea Culture International Pty Ltd v Scoles	[1991] FCA 523; (1991) 32 FCR 275	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Nov 1991	AustLII	176
State Bank of New South Wales Ltd v Stenhouse Ltd	[1997] Aust Torts Reports 81-423		Australia	circa 1997	IntelliConnect	160
Effem Foods Pty Ltd v Trawl Industries of Australia Pty Ltd	[1993] FCA 342; (1993) 43 FCR 510; (1993) 115 ALR 377	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Jul 1993	AustLII	155
PNJ v R	[2009] HCA 6; (2009) 252 ALR 612; (2009) 83 ALJR 384; (2009) 193 A Crim R 54	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2009	AustLII	145
Haines v Australian Broadcasting Corporation	[1995] NSWSC 136; (1995) 43 NSWLR 404	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	6 Nov 1995	AustLII	144
Edwards v Santos Ltd	[2011] HCA 8; (2011) 242 CLR 421; (2011) 275 ALR 489; (2011) 85 ALJR 464	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2011	AustLII	140
Spalla v St George Motor Finance Ltd (No 6)	[2004] FCA 1699	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Dec 2004	AustLII	138
(1993) 59 Sasr 432	(1993) 59 SASR 432	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1993	Legal Online / Westlaw	131
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	128
Re South American and Mexican Co	[1894] UKLawRpCh 184; [1895] 1 Ch 37	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	6 Nov 1894	CommonLII	117
Coles v Wood	23 ALR 89; [1979] 1 NSWLR 723; 9 ATR 11		Australia		LexisNexis AU	116
Young v Murphy	[1996] 1 VR 279; 13 ACSR 722; 12 ACLC 558		Australia - Victoria	27 Jun 1994	AustLII	105
Taylor v Ansett Transport Industries Ltd	[1987] FCA 127; (1987) 18 FCR 342; (1987) 72 ALR 188; 12 ALD 516	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Apr 1987	AustLII	104
Oil Basins Ltd v Commonwealth	[1993] HCA 60; (1993) 178 CLR 643; 117 ALR 338; (1993) 26 ATR 603; 67 ALJR 955	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Nov 1993	AustLII	92
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	84
Marra Developments Ltd v BW Rofe Pty Ltd	[1977] 2 NSWLR 616; (1977) 3 ACLR 185; 15 ATR 1		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1977	LexisNexis AU	75
Beneficial Finance Corporation Ltd v Price Waterhouse	(1996) 68 SASR 19	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1996	Legal Online / Westlaw	69
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	62
North West Water Ltd v Binnie & Partners	[1990] 3 All ER 547		United Kingdom	circa 1990	LexisNexis	58
Pty Ltd v Clambake Pty Ltd	[2011] WASCA 76; (2011) 248 FLR 193	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	1 Apr 2011	AustLII	52
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
Re S (Hospital Patient: Court's Jurisdiction)	[1996] Fam 1; [1995] 3 All ER 290; [1995] 3 WLR 78		United Kingdom	circa 1995	LexisNexis	48
Sonenco (No 77) Pty Ltd v Silvia	[1989] FCA 89; 24 FCR 105; (1989) 89 ALR 437; [1989] FLC 92-051; 13 Fam LR 511	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	31 Mar 1989	AustLII	44
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
Yates Property Corporation Pty Ltd v Boland	[2000] FCA 1106; (2000) 179 ALR 664	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Aug 2000	AustLII	40
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
Partridge v McIntosh & Sons Ltd	[1933] HCA 38; (1933) 49 CLR 453; [1933] ALR 417	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Aug 1933	AustLII	38
Employers Reinsurance Corporation v Ashmere Cove Pty Ltd	[2008] FCAFC 28; (2008) 166 FCR 398; 15 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-757	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Mar 2008	AustLII	37
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
Walker v Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia	(1985) 3 NSWLR 496		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1985	LexisNexis AU	34
Sandtara Pty Ltd v Abigroup Ltd	[1997] NSWSC 294; (1997) 42 NSWLR 5	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	6 Aug 1997	AustLII	33
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	31
Interchase v FAI	[2000] 2 Qd R 301		Australia - Queensland	circa 2000	LexisNexis AU	28
Parker v Lewis	[1873] UKLawRpCh 99; (1873) LR 8 LRCh App 1035		United Kingdom	5 Aug 1873	CommonLII	27
South Australian Housing Trust v State Government Insurance Commission	(1989) 51 SASR 1; (1989) 5 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-912	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1989	Legal Online / Westlaw	26
Bendigo Bank Ltd v Demaria	[2001] VSC 218	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	21 Jun 2001	AustLII	25
Kadian v Richards	[2004] NSWSC 382; (2004) 61 NSWLR 222	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	22 Jun 2004	AustLII	24
Woodings v Stevenson	[2001] WASC 174; (2001) 24 WAR 221	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	28 Jun 2001	AustLII	24
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
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
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
Lois Nominees Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd	[2011] WASC 208; (2011) 42 WAR 75	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	22 Aug 2011	AustLII	22
Carob Industries Pty Ltd (in liq) v Simto Pty Ltd	[2000] WASCA 362; (2000) 23 WAR 515	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	24 Nov 2000	AustLII	22
Mulkerrins v PricewaterhouseCoopers (a firm)	[2003] UKHL 41; [2003] 4 All ER 1; [2003] 1 WLR 1937; [2003] All ER (D) 539; [2004] PNLR 5; [2003] BPIR 1357	House of Lords	United Kingdom	31 Jul 2003	BAILII	21
Multi-tech Services Pty Ltd (in liq), Re	(1982) 30 SASR 218; 1 ACLC 368	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1982	Legal Online / Westlaw	21
Macchia v The Public Trustee	[2008] WASCA 241; (2008) 251 ALR 385	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	28 Nov 2008	AustLII	20
Re Thomas Christy Ltd (in liq)	[1994] 2 BCLC 527		United Kingdom	circa 1994	LexisNexis	20
Lois Nominees Pty Ltd v Hill	[2011] WASC 53	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	2 Mar 2011	AustLII	19
Jeans v Bruce	[2004] NSWSC 539	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	19 Jul 2004	AustLII	19
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
Reichel v Oxford (Bishop Of)	[1889] UKLawRpAC 19; (1889) 14 AC 259		United Kingdom	4 Jun 1889	CommonLII	17
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
O ’ Brien v Sheahan	[2002] FCA 1292	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Oct 2002	AustLII	16
(in liq) v Betohuwisa Investments Pty Ltd	[2011] NSWSC 823; (2011) 85 ACSR 87	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	5 Aug 2011	AustLII	13
Hill End Gold Ltd v First Tiffany Resource Corporation	[2010] NSWSC 375	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 Apr 2010	AustLII	13
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
Re Southern Cross Coaches Ltd	(1932) 49 WN (NSW) 230		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1932		11
Madell v Thomas & Co	[1890] UKLawRpKQB 187; (1891) 1 QB 230		United Kingdom	19 Dec 1890	CommonLII	11
Normar	[1968] 1 All ER 753; [1968] P 362		United Kingdom	circa 1968	LexisNexis	9
Munni Bibi v Tirloki Nath	(1931) LR 58 Ind Apps 158		India	circa 1931		9
Ibbetson, Ex parte; In re Moore	[1878] UKLawRpCh 112; (1878) 8 Ch D 519	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	16 Mar 1878	CommonLII	9
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
Hodson v Walker	[1872] UKLawRpExch 8; (1871-1872) LR 7 Exch 55	Court of Exchequer	United Kingdom	23 Jan 1872	CommonLII	8
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
Legal Services and Complaints Committee v McCardle [No 2]	[2023] WASAT 131	State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	6 May 2024	AustLII	6
Bertola v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd	[2016] WASC 165	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	8 Jun 2016	AustLII	6
CGU Insurance v Blakeley	[2015] VSCA 153	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	19 Jun 2015	AustLII	6
Seirlis v Queensland Building and Construction Commission	[2020] QCATA 37	Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeals	Australia - Queensland	3 Mar 2020	AustLII	5
Akron Roads Pty Ltd (in liq) v Crewe Sharp	[2015] VSC 34	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	13 Feb 2015	AustLII	5
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
Pike v Crouch	1 Ld Raym 730	King's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 2012		5
Aion Corporation Pty Ltd v Yolla Holdings Pty Ltd	[2013] QSC 191	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	31 Jul 2013	AustLII	4
Rankin v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy	[2005] FCA 1084; 220 ALR 723	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Aug 2005	AustLII	4
Re De Burgho's Estate	[1896] 1 IR 274		Republic of Ireland	20 Nov 1895	BAILII	4
Cargill Australia Ltd v Viterra Malt Pty Ltd (No 31)	[2022] VSC 164	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	4 Apr 2022	AustLII	3
Baxter v Preston	[2021] QPEC 69	Planning and Environment Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	9 Dec 2021	AustLII	3
Parker v BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	[2015] WASC 95	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	19 Mar 2015	AustLII	3
Employers Reinsurance Corporation v Ashmere Cove Pty Ltd	[2008] HCATrans 296	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Aug 2008	AustLII	3
Chandu Lal Agarwalla v Khalilur Rahaman	(1949) LR 77 Ind Apps 27		India	circa 1949		3
In Re Ashwell, Ex parte Salaman	[1911] UKLawRpKQB 210; [1912] 1 KB 390		United Kingdom	19 Dec 1911	CommonLII	3
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
Maung Sein Done v Ma Pan Nyun	(1932) LR 59 Ind Apps 247		India	circa 1932		2
Holland, In re, Gregg v Holland	[1901] UKLawRpCh 69; (1901) 2 Ch 145	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	22 Mar 1901	CommonLII	2
Gordon v Glowberth Pty Ltd	[2024] NSWSC 104	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Feb 2024	AustLII	1
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
Rivi Opportunity Fund LP v Hellyer Gold Mines Pty Ltd	[2025] WASC 95	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	24 Mar 2025	AustLII
Hart v Watt	[2015] WASC 338	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	11 Sep 2015	AustLII
Powell v Wiltshire	[2004] EWHC 2226	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2004	BAILII

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