Lech Keller v QBE Group (Investments) Ltd [1994] IRCA 176

Lech Keller v QBE Group (Investments) Ltd [1994] IRCA 176

The applicant’s proceeding was instituted without reasonable cause, justifying a departure from the usual rule against costs and entitling the respondent to an order for costs.

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
30 January 1995
Procedural Posture
Termination of Employment Application for Costs / Application for Costs After Dismissal of Substantive Proceeding
Outcome
Application for costs granted
Legal Topics
['termination of Employment' 'costs – Industrial Relations Act 1988 S 347']
['industrial Law'] ['termination of Employment' 'costs – Industrial Relations Act 1988 S 347']

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Procedural Posture

Termination of Employment Application for Costs / Application for Costs After Dismissal of Substantive Proceeding

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the applicant should be ordered to pay the respondent’s costs under Section 347 of the Industrial Relations Act 1988']

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant’s proceeding was instituted without reasonable cause, justifying a departure from the usual rule against costs and entitling the respondent to an order for costs.

Court Disposition

Application for costs granted

Orders

  • ['The Applicant pay the costs of the Respondent as specified pursuant to Order 62 Rule 1(b).']