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A selection of matters in which Stewart has provided advice or appeared are set out below.  Cases in which Stewart has been briefed unled are marked with an asterisk (*).

Administrative law

> Adani Australia  – resisting various judicial review challenges to mining, infrastructure and environmental approvals in the Supreme Court of Queensland, Federal Court and Full Federal Court (instructed by Ashurst)

> Sunland Group – setting aside infrastructure charges notices for a multi-million dollar commercial and residential development on the Gold Coast (instructed by Holding Redlich)

Arbitration

> A global mining company – in a multi-party long term contract price dispute arbitration (instructed by Allens)

> A publicly listed infrastructure provider – in a multi-party expert determination relating to almost $1 billion in infrastructure upgrades (instructed by Quinn Emanuel)

> McConnell Dowell – in Supreme Court proceedings to set aside an arbitral award (instructed by Pinsent Masons)

Building & Construction

> Civil Mining & Construction – appearing for the plaintiff in an eight week building & construction trial in the Supreme Court of Queensland involving claims for variations, extensions of time and liquidated damages and in a related appeal (instructed by Thomson Geer)

> Anglo American – acting in Supreme Court proceedings concerning the construction of two mine drifts (instructed by Minter Ellison)

> A private equity firm – appearing for the defendant in Supreme Court proceedings relating to a dispute about the construction of a hotel (instructed by Thomson Geer)*

Contract, Commercial, Banking and IT related disputes

> IBM – acting in Supreme Court proceedings brought by the Queensland Government relating to the implementation of the Queensland Health Payroll

> Anglo American – acting in a major contractual dispute with two power station customers (instructed by Gilbert + Tobin)

> Airservices Australia – acting in Supreme Court proceedings brought by the Brisbane Airport Corporation relating to alleged environmental contamination from PFAS chemicals in fire-fighting foam (instructed by Maddocks)

> Findex Group – acting in a restraint of trade dispute against a former partner of Crowe Horwath (instructed by SBA Law)*

> Zip Industries – acting in Federal Court proceedings relating to alleged misleading or deceptive conduct (instructed by Gilbert + Tobin)*

> Mitsui & Co – providing advice relating to potential Supreme Court proceedings involving the enforcement of rights relating to guarantees (instructed by Allens)*

> Brisbane City Council – acting in a complex IT dispute with TechnologyOne (instructed by Minter Ellison)

> Liquidators of companies in the Octaviar Group – acting in relation to a large and complex claim for damages against a firm of auditors (instructed by Clayton Utz)

> Sunland Group – acting in Supreme Court proceedings for damages arising from land transactions in Dubai (instructed by Holding Redlich)

> Queensland Sugar Limited – acted in an oppression action brought by Wilmar Sugar (instructed by Allens)

Insolvency and restructuring

> Liquidators of the Rivercity Motorway Group  – acting in Federal Court proceedings for advice and complex directions (instructed by Johnson Winter & Slattery)

> Deed Administrators – resisting an application to terminate a Deed of Company Arrangement in the Federal Court (instructed by Clayton Utz)*

> Acting in Supreme Court proceedings to resist an unfair preference claim (instructed by James Conomos Lawyers)