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View AllTips for Navigating Online Hearings: Matthew Hickey Joins Society of Construction Law Australia Podcast
17-12-20 / Matthew Hickey
For a podcast hosted by the Society of Construction Law Australia Matthew Hickey joined Petrina Macpherson (MinterEllison) and Melissa Yeo (Ashurst) to discuss practical technology tips pertaining to eHearings and eMediations as well as etiquette with regards to online court proceedings. Prior to joining the Bar, Matthew was a founding…
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Latest Publications
View AllTracing, Mixing, and Innocent Claimants (2020)0(0) MLR 1-15
23-12-20 / Mohammud Jaamae Hafeez-Baig — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
What should a court do where multiple innocent claimants have contributed to a mixed fund that is now insufficient to meet all of their claims? Mohammud-Jaamae Hafeez-Baig and Jordan English consider this question in an article for The Modern Law Review. Faced with the problem that arises where multiple innocent…
The Law of Tracing
17-12-20 / Mohammud Jaamae Hafeez-Baig — Commercial Equity, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Mohammud-Jaamae Hafeez Baig (Level Twenty Seven Chambers) and Jordan English (University of Oxford) are the authors of the forthcoming book 'The Law of Tracing'. In a webinar on 17 December 2020 they looked at this important and practical, yet underdeveloped and misunderstood, area of law where one right stands in…
Recent Cases
View AllRe a Declaration Regarding Medical Treatment for "A" [2020] QSC 389
14-1-21 / Matthew Hickey — Judicial Review & Administrative
A mother sought urgent orders, within the Supreme Court's parens patriae jurisdiction, to permit medical treatment of her child's gender dysphoria. Because the whereabouts of the child's father were unknown, and the father was unaware of the mother and child's location (against a background of family violence) it was not expedient to…
Compass Marinas Australia Pty Ltd v The State of Queensland; The State of Queensland v Compass Marinas Australia Pty Ltd & Anor [2020] QSC 375
24-12-20 / Claire Schneider — Contract
In July 2007 Port of Brisbane published a request for proposals to develop part of the Scarborough Boat Harbour. A Mr Morley was responsible for for reviewing Port of Brisbane's approach to renting dry land and seabed in the boat harbours. Following a consultation with accountants Mr Morley produced a…
In the matter of Cullen Group Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) [2020] QPEC 63
21-12-20 / Anthony Messina — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
In the liquidation of Cullen Group Australia Pty Ltd (in liq), the liquidator commenced a mothership proceeding against 29 respondents asserting that certain payments made by the company were unfair preferences. On 16 December 2020, Justice Martin determined the question of insolvency as a preliminary question. Succeeding on the preliminary…
Commentary
2-11-20 / Glenn Newton QC
A summary of a webinar Glenn participated in is available here. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the other members of Level Twenty Seven Chambers.