Bolt v Timms & Anor [2004] QSC 117

State Reporting Bureau u&|?ARi/ jaoeV] ssc 117 Queensland Government Department of Justice and Attorney-General Transcript of Proceedings Copyright in this transcript is vested in the Crown. Copies thereof must not be made or sold without the written authority of the Director, State Reporting Bureau. SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND CIVIL JURISDICTION JONES J REVISED COPIES ISSUED State Reporting Bureau Date: 18 March, 2004 Application No 119 of 2004 MICHAEL FRANKLYN BOLT Applicant and ARTHUR VANDEN TIMMS First Respondent and GREER ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PTY LTD Second Respondent AS TRUSTEE FOR TIMMS FAMILY TRUST CAIRNS ..DATE 15/03/2004 JUDGMENT EARNING : The publication of information or details likely to lead to the identification of persons in some proceedings is a criminal ffence. This is so particularly in relation to the identification of children who are involved in criminal proceedings or proceedings for leir protection under the Child Protection Act 1999, and complainants in criminal sexual offences, but is not limited to those ategories. You may wish to seek legal advice before giving others access to the details of any person named in these proceedings. 1 h Floor, The Law Courts, George Street, Brisbane, Q. 4000 Telephone: (07) 3247 4360 Fax: (07) 3247 5532 -- 1 of 3 -- 15032004 D.l T5/GRB M/T CNSl/2004 (Jones J) HIS HONOUR: This application has two aims, firstly, that a mediation be ordered between the parties, and secondly, in the event that that fails, that the application be transferred to the Supreme Court at Brisbane. The application concerns a dispute which has occurred between two practitioners, solicitors in partnership in a firm in Far North Queensland. The attempt at mediation, I believe, ought to be undertaken in the interests of the clients of the firm and the staff as well as the members of the partnership themselves. The proposal is that the mediation be held before Mr Andrew Philp of senior counsel and be held at Cairns within the next week . The order provides for copies of various materials to be supplied and for the payment of the mediation. That proposed order seems to me to be in the best interests of all persons concerned, and whilst it has a prospect of determining the issues that course should be followed. I will adjourn the matter generally to be brought on on two days' notice to other parties in the event that the proposed mediation is not successful . I will reserve the question of costs of this application. I will make orders in terms of the draft initialled by me and placed with the papers to which will be added the following orders, that the parties be at liberty to bring the application before this Court on giving two days' notice to 2 JUDGMENT -- 2 of 3 -- 15032004 D.l T5/GRB M/T CNS1/2004 (Jones J) the other party. Costs of and incidental to this application 1 be reserved. 10 20 30 40 50 3 JUDGMENT 60 -- 3 of 3 --