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View AllChristmas/festive period 2024 opening hours
Office opening hours Monday 23 December: 08:00 to 17:00 (normal chambers hours) Tuesday 24 December: 08:00 to 13:00 Christmas Day: Closed Boxing Day: Closed Friday 27 December: Closed Monday 30 December: Closed New Year's Eve: Closed New Year's Day: Closed Thursday 2 January: 08:00 to 17:00 (normal chambers hours) Friday…
Level Twenty Seven Chambers ranked as a leading set by Chambers and Partners APAC Guide 2025
Shane Doyle KC, Damian Clothier KC, Mark Robertson KC, Paul McQuade KC, Stewart Webster KC, Michael Trim, Michael May, Florence Chen, Claire Schneider — Building & Construction, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, International, Tax
Released today, Chambers and Partners has again recognised Level Twenty Seven Chambers as a leading set in its 2025 guide to barristers practising in dispute resolution in the Asia-Pacific region. Receiving a particularly large body of positive interviewee feedback and a Band 2 ranking, Chambers and Partners describes Level Twenty Seven Chambers as…
King's Counsel appointments 2024
Christopher Johnstone KC, Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Stewart Webster KC
Level Twenty Seven Chambers congratulates the eight individuals who were appointed King's Counsel on 21 November 2024. We especially celebrate the appointments of Christopher Johnstone, Matthew Hickey OAM and Stewart Webster. Their appointments bring the total number of silks at Level Twenty Seven Chambers to 14. The Bar Association of Queensland's…
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Latest Publications
View AllAustralian 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…
A Question of Duty
21-6-24 / Paul McQuade KC — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations
In the June 2024 Edition of the ARITA Journal, Paul McQuade KC, Dr David Goldman and Jason Bettles consider a recent case brought by a practitioner which raises the question of who IPs owe duties to. The article also highlights the importance of maintaining accurate records. You can read the…
Recent Cases
View AllRolleston Coal Holdings Pty Ltd v McDonald [2024] QSC 310
10-12-24 / Sam McCarthy — Contract, Land Law & Property
Sam McCarthy (led by A Pomerenke KC) appeared for the Plaintiff/Applicant, instructed by Allens. This case concerns an application made by the plaintiff pursuant to a liberty to apply provision in orders made on 10 April 2024. The application sought further declaratory and injunctive orders. It involved issues pertaining to…
Icon Office Solutions Australia Pty Ltd as Trustee of the Brodie Family Trust ACN 083 141 726 v Hughes [2024] QMC 24
9-12-24 / James Penrose — Contract
James Penrose appeared for the Plaintiff, instructed by Hopgood Ganim. This case concerns an application for costs. The court ordered the defendant to pay the plaintiff interest on the judgement sum in the amount of $12,178.80. In addition, rule 360 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules and the plaintiff’s offer to settle…
Converging Momentum Pty Ltd and Ors v Birse and Ors [2024] QSC 287
6-12-24 / Chris Stackpoole — Contract
Chris Stackpoole (led by DM Logan KC) appeared for the Plaintiffs/Respondents, instructed by Irish Bentley Lawyers. Brise and Ors applied for orders that Converging Momentum and Ors disclose legal advice provided by Converging Momentum’s solicitors in relation to the sale of shares in the company. The application ultimately concerned whether…
