Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Welker [2012] NSWCA 104

Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Welker [2012] NSWCA 104

For the reasons stated in the judgment of Rinehart v Welker [2012] NSWCA 95, the appeal fails and a stay of proceedings was rightly declined.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 April 2012
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Decision on Leave to Appeal and the Merits of the Appeal
Outcome
Leave to appeal granted; appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['stay of Proceedings' 'referral to Arbitration' 'arbitration Clause Construction']
['practice and Procedure'] ['stay of Proceedings' 'referral to Arbitration' 'arbitration Clause Construction']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Decision on Leave to Appeal and the Merits of the Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether claims pursuant to the Trustee Act 1962 (WA) and the court's inherent and equitable jurisdiction fall within the scope of a deed's arbitration clause referring 'any dispute under this deed' to arbitration" 'Proper construction of arbitration clauses']

Ratio Decidendi

For the reasons stated in the judgment of Rinehart v Welker [2012] NSWCA 95, the appeal fails and a stay of proceedings was rightly declined.

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal granted; appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['Leave to appeal granted' 'Appeal dismissed with costs']