Leon owns AceBuild Pty Ltd ('AceBuild') - a Brisbane-based building company. In May 2021, Leon, on behalf of AceBuild, entered negotiations with Roald who owns HighFields Country Resort Pty Ltd ('HighFields'), located in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. HighFields is located on a large area of land and is planning on selling six acres of land to AceBuild. AceBuild was planning to develop a housing community and build many new homes for sale on the land. AceBuild and HighFields had negotiated some of the key elements of the deal but had not yet finalised their agreement or signed a contract. As part of this process, the parties negotiated that HighFields would undertake some work on the land, prior to the sale contract going ahead. The pre-contractual work was tailored to AceBuild's requirements. It included that HighFields would fence off the area to be