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View AllUpcoming CPD 'Land Acquisition Lifecycle: a collective overview of approaches'
16-8-19 / Roger Traves QC, Kristi Riedel — Land Law & Property
The impact of compulsory land acquisition can be wide ranging extending not only to landowners, but also to environmental landscapes and communities in need of vital infrastructure. A fictitious compulsory land acquisition scenario, involving a landowner who decides to object to the acquisition of their land and litigate the matter…
Level Twenty Seven Awarded Australian Disputes Centre 'ADR Chambers of the Year 2019'
12-8-19 — Arbitration, International
At an awards ceremony hosted by the Australian Disputes Centre in Sydney on Friday 9 August 2019, Level Twenty Seven Chambers was given the accolade of inaugural 'ADR Chambers of the Year'. The accolade is presented based on evidence of outstanding work over the past twelve months in the area…
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Latest Publications
View AllCan my contract be varied by what happens on site or how claims are treated?
7-8-19 / Claire Schneider, Michael Trim — Building & Construction, Contract
Hosted by the Society of Construction Law, Michael Trim and Claire Schneider addressed an audience of lawyers and construction industry experts with the question "Can my contract be varied by what happens on site or how claims are treated?" The presentation looked at effective agreement clauses in contracts in light…
Timing is Everything
24-7-19 / Damian Clothier QC, Samuel McCarthy, Sophie Gibson — Insurance
Tuesday 23 July 2019 Damian Clothier QC, Samuel McCarthy and Sophie Gibson addressed an audience of insurance lawyers, in-house counsel, brokers and claims handlers bout interesting recent developments concerning questions of timing, accrual causes of action, and limitations in insurance claims. The session considered two main topics: Breaches of professional…
Insolvent corporate and personal trustees, the Re Amerind High Court appeal, what you need to know
4-7-19 / Paul McQuade QC, Sean Russell, Mark Eade — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
In light of the High Court decision in Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products Australia Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [2019] HCA 20 (“Re Amerind“), barristers Paul McQuade QC, Mark Eade and Sean Russell hosted a seminar covering the following issues: the trustee’s right of indemnity – what it is and how it…
Recent Cases
View AllHarro Group Pty Ltd v Aspire Pty Ltd [2019] QSC 189
8-8-19 / Damian Clothier QC — Contract
The defendants applied to strike out paragraphs of the statement of claim (and the relevant parts of the claim for relief) on the ground that two of the alleged causes of action did not disclose a reasonable cause of action or make without reasonable grounds either under the rules of…
Parbery (Liquidator), in the matter of Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2019] FCA 1219
6-8-19 / Shane Doyle QC, Matthew Hickey, Matthew Doyle — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations
Consideration of whether the court ought to be closed pursuant to section 17(4) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) and material suppressed, in relation to an application by a Special Purpose Liquidator. Shane Doyle QC, Matthew Hickey and Matthew Doyle appeared for the Special Purpose Liquidator and the company…
