Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Brun-Smits v Bank of Queensland Limited [2015] FCA 362 Citation: Brun-Smits v Bank of Queensland Limited [2015] FCA 362
Parties: MARINA BRUN-SMITS v BANK OF QUEENSLAND LIMITED (ACN 009 656 740)
File number: NSD 1048 of 2014
Judge: FLICK J
Date of judgment: 22 April 2015
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – swearing of false affidavits – unreliability of evidence – affidavits prepared by another person – onus of proof – referral of decision to Registrar of Court CONTRACT – joint bank account – privity of contract – implied terms BANKING – joint bank account – persons authorised to sign – withholding of interest
Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), ss 128, 128(5)
Cases cited: BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Shire of Hastings (1977) 180 CLR 266 Ermogenous v Greek Orthodox Community of SA Inc [2002] HCA 8, (2002) 209 CLR 95 Fadden v Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1943) 68 CLR 76 Fidock v Legal Profession Complaints Committee [2013] WASCA 108 Haythorpe v Rae [1972] VR 633 Johnston v Johnston [1991] 2 NZLR 608 Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd [2011] HCA 11, (2011) 243 CLR 361 McEvoy v Belfast Banking Co Ltd [1935] AC 24 Russell v Scott (1936) 55 CLR 440 Kauter v Hilton (1953) 90 CLR 86 Hapgood M, Paget's Law of Banking (13th ed, 2007)
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