David has been retained in a wide range of matters, including the following of note:

Contracts

• Acting for a large property developer defending a claim of a collateral contract stemming from precontractual negotiations.
• Representing an electricity retailer in a complex contractual dispute with the owners of the power station.
• Urgently applying for injunctive relief before an arbitrator in Singapore to prevent one party to a large construction contract calling on bank guarantees.
• A dispute over substantial royalties payable for the mining of iron ore in Western Australia.
• A dispute between a franchisor and a franchisee in a large international franchise about supply chain logistics.
• Representing a large international sugar miller in wide ranging and protracted disputes with its suppliers and its international marketing agency concerning futures trading losses in excess of $100 million.

Corporate & Insolvency

• Proceedings to recover an uncommercial transaction in excess of $210 million.
• Proceedings to recover unfair preferences and director related transactions in the order of $20 million.
• Acting for the corporate regulator in proceedings to disqualify persons from managing corporations.
• Acting for the corporate regulator in proceedings concerning the collapse of large financial advisory firms.
• Seeking judicial directions and relief from personal liability for administrators appointed to a large group of pharmacies.
• Representing a bank seeking to recover loans made to investors in a large managed investments scheme which failed.

Judicial Review & Administrative

• Appearing in the High Court of Australia for the Attorney-General for Queensland in a matter concerning s 118 of the Australian Constitution.
• A judicial review of a decision to grant approval to supply pharmaceutical benefits at premises in Tasmania (trial and appeal).