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Key decisions

  • O’Cleary & Vukasin [2025] FedCFamC1A 56
  • Filip & Filip [2025] FedCFamC1F 35
  • Lloyd & Compton [2025] FedCFamC1F 28
  • Re: Devin [2025] FedCFamC1F 211

PROPERTY

Business valuation – no error in changing one element of valuation without changing others – Jones v Dunkel inference inapplicable as there was no evidence from which an inference could be drawn

In O’Cleary & Vukasin [2025] FedCFamC1A 56 (3 April 2025), the Full Court (Aldridge, Howard and Christie JJ) heard an appeal from a decision of Campton J in relation to the valuation of a business.

At first instance, Campton J found the business was worth $33,833,373 whereas the appellant said it was worth $39,433,373. The Court found that, while the business was likely to renew its lease in 2025 at a higher rent, there was no evidence the increased rental cost would be passed on to customers (at [1]).

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