Right to trial by jury - construction of Uniform Civil Procedure r474
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01/07/2002
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| Resumo |
In Smit v Chan [2001] QSC 493 (Supreme Court of Queensland, S1233 of 1995, Mullins J, 21.12.2001) the sixth defendant successfully obtained an order that a complex medical negligence action be tried without a jury. This was the first application to be decided under r474 of UCPR 1999, and the decision is a significant precedent for defendants in similar cases who want to avoid the unpredictability of outcome and the inflated damages awards sometimes associated with jury trials. |
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Queensland Law Society Inc |
| Relação |
http://www.qls.com.au/About_QLS/Queensland_Law_Society/Resources_publications/Newsletters_magazines/Proctor Jackson, Sheryl (2002) Right to trial by jury - construction of Uniform Civil Procedure r474. Proctor, 22(6), p. 35. |
| Fonte |
Faculty of Law; School of Law |
| Palavras-Chave | #180123 Litigation Adjudication and Dispute Resolution #UCPR r474 #right to trial by jury #factors relevant to exercise of discretion to order trial without jury |
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Journal Article |
