Shaw Wallace and Hedges Ltd. v. Palmerston Tea Co. Ltd. and Others – sllr 1982 volume 2 page 427

In the case between Shaw Wallace & Hedges Ltd. (managing agent) and Palmerston Tea Co. Ltd. (proprietor of Queensland Estate), the court addressed the legal question of whether the managing agent or the proprietor was bound by the employment contract involving a superintendent whose employment had been terminated, and the effect of the Land Reform (Amendment) Law No. 39 of 1975 on employer liability. It was determined that the employment contract existed solely between the superintendent and Palmerston Tea Co. Ltd., and Shaw Wallace & Hedges Ltd., acting only as managing agents, did not bear legal responsibility for employment obligations. The findings established that, upon the vesting of the Queensland Estate in the Land Reform Commission, liabilities previously borne by the proprietor t