In the case of Perpetual Corporate Trust Limited v Storr [2024] QDC 152, the Brisbane District Court dealt with an application concerning the issue of substituted service under Rule 116 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (UCPR). The plaintiff, Perpetual Corporate Trust Limited, sought to serve legal documents to the defendant, Ivan John Storr, through alternate means, claiming he was evading personal service. The court ruled that the evidence presented by the plaintiff did not sufficiently establish that Mr. Storr was indeed residing at the indicated address or that the contact details they held were current and likely to reach him. Consequently, the application was dismissed due to the inadmissibility of key pieces of evidence, including hearsay statements and unverified contact details.
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