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View AllCross-Examination at Trial - QYL x Level 27 Chambers
Florence Chen, Oliver Cook
March 20 2025, 5:30pm What will the seminar cover? Florence Chen and Oliver Cook (Level Twenty Seven Chambers) will present with The Queensland Young Lawyers on the topic of Cross-Examination at Trial. This event will break down the essential strategies, tips, and techniques to master this critical part for the…
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Latest Publications
View AllBifurcators Beware: Australia’s Highest Court Dismisses Appeal Against Decision to Set Aside Interim Award
7-2-25 / Oliver Cook — Arbitration
Oliver Cook co-authored this article with Ashley Chandler (Assistant Editor for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands) in the Kluwer Arbitration Blog. The article discusses the question "can an arbitral tribunal revisit issues of liability after rendering an interim award in bifurcated proceedings?" which was put to the High Court…
Australian Insurance Law Annotated
1-9-24 / Kristi Riedel — Insurance
Australian Insurance Law (Annotated) provides a quick reference guide to key insurance legislation. It provides concise and accessible annotations to Commonwealth insurance legislation for insurers, insureds, their legal and professional advisors and insurance intermediaries. It is also a “go-to” publication which points the reader in the right direction for further…
Does a Refusal of Treatment need to be Informed? (2024) 1 McGill Journal of Law and Health 1
21-8-24 / Chris Stackpoole — Human Rights & Discrimination
Chris Stackpoole, along with Katrine Del Villa, Ben P. White, Lind Willmott, and Jocelyn Downie, contributed to the 2024 article "Does a Refusal of Treatment Need to Be Informed?". The article explores the relationship between patient autonomy and legal standards across English, Canadian, and Australian jurisdictions. It highlights the discrepancies…
Recent Cases
View AllAustralia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd v Santos Toga Pty Ltd (No 2) [2025] QSC 80
24-4-25 / Claire Schneider
Claire Schneider (led by G Beacham KC) appeared for the respondent plaintiffs, instructed by King & Wood Mallesons.
Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Ltd v Airservices Australia & Anor [2025] QSC 81
22-4-25 / Mark Eade, Chris Stackpoole
Mark Eade and Chris Stackpoole (led by L Kelly KC) represented the furst defendant, instructed by Maddocks.
Merchant v Commissioner of Taxation [2025] FCAFC 56
22-4-25 / Michael May — Tax
Michael May (led by Dominic O'Sullivan KC) appeared for the Appellants, instructed by HLS Tax Law. This case was an appeal of the primary judge’s decision to uphold the Commissioner of Taxation’s determinations under Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) (ITAA) to cancel identified tax benefits…
