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View All'In My Court' College of Law Webinar Series with QLD Judiciary
21-9-20 / Matthew Hickey, Timothy Stork — Inquiries & Coronial Inquests, Planning & Environment
In a series of five webinars The College of Law will provide a valuable opportunity to hear from, and ask questions to, members of the Queensland judiciary about the Court's expectations of practitioners appearing in their jurisdiction. Two session will be facilitated by barristers at Level Twenty Seven Chambers. …
Doyle's Guide Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Australia 2020: 2 Senior Counsel Listed
17-9-20 / Shane Doyle QC, Paul McQuade QC — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
The annual Doyle's Guide to Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Senior Counsel Australia details senior counsel practicing in the field across all the country's legal markets and who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in the area. Shane Doyle QC and Paul McQuade QC are…
Podcast Launch
3-9-20
Since March 2020 all Level Twenty Seven Chambers continuing professional development (CPD) events have been hosted as webinars. These are now available via our on demand podcast "Briefed: Commercial Law Updates" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher, or via the relevant CPD page on this website. What does the podcast…
Upcoming Seminars
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Latest Publications
View AllCoronial Inquests and the Coroners Act 2003 (Qld)
8-9-20 / Nicholas Andreatidis QC, Matthew Hickey, Kristi Riedel, Mark Eade — Inquiries & Coronial Inquests
In a Level Twenty Seven Chambers webinar on 8 September 2020 Nicholas Andreatidis QC hosted a panel discussion between the Terry Ryan (State Coroner of Queensland), Jane Bentley (Deputy State Coroner of Queensland), Matthew Hickey, Kristi Riedel and Mark Eade for firsthand insights and learnings of how coronial inquests (CI)…
Damages in unusual circumstances: special loss arising from a defamation, damages for disappointment and distress and the (un)availability of loss of dependency damages for statutory claims
12-8-20 / Rob Anderson QC, Mark Eade — Contract
In this Level Twenty Seven Chambers webinar Rob Anderson QC and Mark Eade reflected on the state of play for damages claims. They looked at: What the future holds for damages claims in light of Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Rush, Rayney v Western Australia, Wilson v Bauer Media and…
Managing Class Action Disputes - Class Definition
29-7-20 / Nicholas Andreatidis QC, Angus O'Brien, Mei Barnes — Class Actions
Wednesday 29 July 2020 Nicholas Andreatidis QC, Angus O'Brien and Mei Ying Barnes were joined by Alexandra McVay (Investment Manager, Omni Bridgeway) for the live webinar 'Managing Class Action Disputes - Class Definition'. The panel explored class actions as a procedural vehicle, what information is required by litigation funders to…
Recent Cases
View AllCleanaway Solid Waste Pty Ltd v Ipswich City Council & Ors [2020] QPEC 47
18-9-20 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
An appeal against Ipswich City Council’s decision to refuse a development application seeking approval to extend an existing landfill facility. For consideration was whether the amended plans substantially differed from the originals. The Court found that: the scale and intensity of the use applied for remained unchanged; key features of…
Ahrens v Queensland Racing Integrity Commission [2020] QCAT
11-9-20 / Rob Anderson QC — Judicial Review & Administrative, Professional Discipline & Regulatory
QCAT review under s 246 of the Racing Integrity Act 2016 (Qld). The applicant, a race horse trainer, pleaded guilty to charges of breaching the Australian Rule of Racing 178 following a urine sample which found the prohibited substance cobalt above the threshold. At question was the appropriate penalty. Rob…
Ingram as trustee for the Ingram Superannuation Fund v Ardent Leisure Limited [2020] FCA 1302
11-9-20 / James Green — Corporations
This case concerned an application under s 247A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) for disclosure of documents of a corporation for the purpose of determining, amongst other issues, the economic viability of proceeding with a class action. James Green appeared (led by William Edwards) for the Applicants, instructed by Piper…
