Profile
Year of Call:
2021Overview
Oliver maintains a diverse practice across a range of areas.
He appears led and unled in local, State and Federal Courts. He advises and appears for parties at all stages of litigation in a variety of sectors. Oliver acts for a broad range of clients, including listed companies, directors, administrators, shareholders, individuals, and government entities.
He has appeared in complex commercial disputes and reputationally sensitive matters in relation to non-publication orders. He has appeared for both regulators and practitioners in disciplinary proceedings across a range of professions. Oliver has been engaged in several large class actions and has significant experience working with large teams of lawyers and experts in various jurisdictions.
Before coming to the Bar, Oliver was a commercial disputes solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills in Brisbane and Tokyo. Oliver was previously the Associate to the Hon Justice Peter Flanagan in the Supreme Court of Queensland. He holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland and a Master of Laws (US) from Washington University in St Louis.
Oliver is a contributing author to the LexisNexis publication Court Forms, Precedents and Pleadings Queensland.
Experience
Ollie’s recent experience at the bar includes:
Corporate and Commercial
> Allen v G8 Education Ltd – S ECI 2020 04339 – led by Robert Craig KC, Jennifer Findlay and Huw Whitwell, instructed by Minter Ellison, for the defendant. Securities class action.
> AHG WA (2015) Pty Ltd v Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1022 – led by Tim Castle SC and Dr Charles Parkinson KC (and others), instructed by HWL Ebsworth, for the applicants.
> Big Pineapple Corp Pty Ltd v Rankin Investments (Qld) Pty Ltd & Ors (No 2) [2023] QSC 68 – led by Gavin Handran KC, instructed by Carter Newell, for the applicant.
> Big Pineapple Corp Pty Ltd v Rankin Investments (Qld) Pty Ltd & Ors (No 2) [2023] QSC 26 – led by Gavin Handran KC, instructed by Carter Newell, for the applicant. Application to set aside statutory demand.
> Pan v Hampton Accelerate Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 46 – unled, instructed by Auslaw Partners, for the applicant. Application for specific discovery.
> Gold Property Partners Pty Ltd v Dudzik & Anor [2022] QDC 245 – unled, instructed by Synkronos Lawyers, for the applicants. Application for summary judgment.
> Goodwin HBCA Pty Ltd [2022] FCAFC 166 – led by James Arnott SC, instructed by Keypoint Law, for the appellants. Appeal in relation to security for costs in representative proceeding.
> Jason Hall t/as JHL Lawyers v Val Eco Homes Pty Ltd (in liq) [2021] QCA 236 – led by Nicholas Andreatidis KC, instructed by Dowd & Co Lawyers, for the appellants. Application in relation to commencement of appeal.
> Sreenee Pty Ltd & Anor v 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (Federal Court of Australia Proceeding NSD 538/2024) – led by Robert Craig KC, instructed by Norton Rose Fulbright, for the respondent.
Public and regulatory
> McEwan v The Commissioner of Taxation [2024] QSC 26 – led by Matthew Wilkinson, instructed by the Australian Government Solicitor, for the defendants. Application for leave to discontinue.
> GHI v Queensland Police Service & Ors [2023] QMC 12 – led by Claire Schneider, instructed by Marque Lawyers, for respondents. Application for non-publication orders pursuant to Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1978 (Qld).
> Berridge v The Independent Assessor & Anor [2023] 228 – led by Stephen Keim SC, instructed by the Office of the Independent Assessor, for the respondent. Application for judicial review.
> Legal Services Commissioner v Li [2024] QCAT 444 – unled, instructed by the Legal Services Commissioner, for the applicant. Disciplinary proceeding, final hearing.
> Legal Services Commissioner v Li [2023] QCAT 383 – led by David Chesterman KC, instructed by the Legal Services Commissioner, for the respondent. Interlocutory application for strike-out.
> McEwan v The Commissioner of Taxation [2022] QSC 279 – led by Matthew Wilkinson, instructed by the Australian Government Solicitor, for the defendants. Applications for particulars.
Appointments
Member
Bar Association of Queensland
Queensland Young Lawyers
Career
2021 Barrister, Queensland
2017-21 Solicitor, Herbert Smith Freehills (Brisbane)
2016 Associate to Justice Peter Flanagan, Supreme Court of Queensland
Education
2015 LLM (US Law), Washington University in St Louis
2015 BA/LLB (Hons), University of Queensland
Awards
2015 Washington University subject prize, ‘Civil Liberties in Cyberspace’
2015 Washington University subject prize, ‘Censorship and Free Expression’
2010 University of Queensland Excellence Scholarship
2008 Iwasaki Sangyo Study Bursary
