Lu v Fenson Legal Pty Ltd

[2025] QCA 165

Queensland Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Civil proceedings in state and territory courts
3. › Court supervision
4. › Want of prosecution or lack of progress
5. › Dismissal of proceedings for want of prosecution
6. › Whether primary judge erred in exercise of discretion
7. › Civil Proceedings Act 2011 (Qld), s 22
8. › Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld), r 5, r 280, r 367, r 389
1. Appeal
2. › Standard of appellate review
3. › Discretionary decisions
4. › Whether House v The King standard or correctness standard applies to appellate review of decision to dismiss for want of prosecution
5. › Whether decision tolerates a range of outcomes or demands a unique outcome

Quick Take

The House v The King discretionary standard, not the correctness standard from Warren v Coombes, applies to appellate review of decisions to dismiss proceedings for want of prosecution under s 22 of the Civil Proceedings Act 2011 (Qld) and UCPR r 280, because such decisions tolerate a range of outcomes rather than demanding a unique outcome.