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View AllLawRight seminar - Update on defamation law in QLD
20-7-21 / Rachel De Luchi — Media & Defamation
A leading defamation and media law junior barrister who appeared for broadcaster Alan Jones in a high-profile seven-week defamation trial and recognised Australian Financial Review Best Lawyers®, Rachel De Luchi will facilitate a training session on behalf of the access to justice organisation LawRight. 'Update on defamation law' is for volunteers…
Doyle's Guide Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Counsel QLD 2021 - 10 listed
15-7-21 / Shane Doyle QC, Damian Clothier QC, Paul McQuade QC, David Chesterman, Michael Trim, Matthew Jones, Matthew Hickey OAM, Stewart Webster, Michael May, Christopher Johnstone — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
The 2021 Doyle's Guide to leading Queensland Insolvency & Restructuring Counsel lists those practising in insolvency, restructuring, bankruptcy and debt recovery matters in the Queensland market and who have been identified by Queensland's insolvency and commercial litigation solicitors for their expertise and ability in these legal fields. Published on 13…
Law Council of Australia webinar - Legal technology: lessons learned from the pandemic, and strategies for the future
14-7-21 / Nicholas Andreatidis QC
Friday 16 July 2021, the Law Council of Australia will host its regular 'Hot Topics in Commonwealth Compensation' program, chaired by The Hon Justice David Thomas, President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. This year's edition is online only with Nicholas Andreatidis QC, of these chambers, contributing to the panel 'Legal…
Upcoming Seminars
View All'Legally Bound' book club meeting - Bonfire of the Vanities / Bleak House
25-08-21 @ 6:00 pm
Legally Bound is a meeting of law students, legal practitioners and advisors, in association with The Legal Forecast Creative, to discuss non-fiction and fiction texts which raise issues impacting the law. This is a friendly, non-political and inclusive group, as such conversation will focus on how the texts provide thought on how the…
Latest Publications
View AllHigh Court affirms parties can effectively contract out of some statutory limitation periods
22-7-21 / Nicholas Andreatidis QC, Anthony Messina, Sophie Gibson — Contract, Banking
Nicholas Andreatidis QC, Anthony Messina and Sophie Gibson appeared for the respondents in Price v Spoor [2021] HCA 20, instructed by Mullins Lawyers. This was an action to recover principal and interest owed under two mortgages, and for possession of the land secured by the mortgages, the appellants pleaded statutory limitations defences. This…
Legal Technology: lessons learned from the pandemic and strategies for the future
16-7-21 / Nicholas Andreatidis QC
Friday 16 July 2021, the Law Council of Australia hosted its regular 'Hot Topics in Commonwealth Compensation' program, chaired by The Hon Justice David Thomas, President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. This year's edition was online only with Nicholas Andreatidis QC, of these chambers, contributing to the panel 'Legal Technology:…
Mediation Strategies
8-7-21 / Matthew Jones, Florence Chen, Timothy Stork — Commercial Equity, Land Law & Property, Tax
Thursday 8 July 2021 1730, in partnership with the Downs and South Western Queensland Law Association, Level Twenty Seven hosted a webinar which suggested the potential benefits of mediation and how to approach them pragmatically in the context of commercial, family, land and tax disputes. Matthew Jones chaired the discussion,…
Recent Cases
View AllMcNamara v Era Pacific Pty Ltd [2021] FCCA 1689
23-7-21 / Kristi Riedel — Employment & Industrial
Kristi Riedel , instructed by W W C Lawyers, acted for the applicant who commenced proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia against his former employer, seeking inter alia a declaration that his employer took adverse action against him when it terminated his employment because he refused to perform a…
Epic Games, Inc v Apple Inc [2021] FCAFC 122
19-7-21 / Michael Hodge QC — Competition & Consumer, International
Epic Games alleged that Apple contravened ss 45, 46, and 47 (Pt IV) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) concerning its App Store restrictions on iOS devices. Epic also alleged Apple contravened s 21 of the Australian Consumer Law. An app developer agreement governed their relationship. An exclusive jurisdiction clause required litigation between Epic…
