Latest News
View AllChambers & Partners Global Guide 2026 - Level Twenty Seven Chambers Recognised
Damian Clothier KC, Mark Robertson KC, Paul McQuade KC, Michael Hodge KC, Stewart Webster KC, Michael Trim KC, Michael May, Florence Chen, Claire Schneider — Arbitration, Banking, Building & Construction, Class Actions, Commercial Equity, Competition & Consumer, Contract, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations, Insurance, International, Professional Negligence, Tax
Following its recognition in the 2026 Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific Guide, Level Twenty Seven Chambers has now been ranked in the 2026 Chambers & Partners Global Guide (Australia), receiving a Band 2 Ranking in Dispute Resolution – The Bar – Global. Nine barristers practising from Level Twenty Seven Chambers were…
Upcoming Seminars
View AllNo seminars are currently available
Latest Publications
View AllLoss Counterfactuals
22-1-26 / Benjamin Teng — Contract, Commercial Equity
Benjamin Teng authored this article, published in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. The article examines how private law uses counterfactuals to determine whether a claimant has suffered loss and argues, as a general rule, that loss should be assessed by asking what would have happened without the wrong. This…
Loss’s Edge: One Step (Support) v Morris-Garner
15-8-25 / Benjamin Teng — Contract
Benjamin Teng authored this book chapter published in Private Law and the UK Supreme Court (edited by Jenny Russell and Lewis Graham). It concerns the United Kingdom Supreme Court decision in One Step v Morris-Garner Support Ltd, which examines why and when negotiating damages should be awarded, and is, at…
“One Day This Will Be Yours”: Estoppel By Encouragement And Acquiescence
10-1-24 / Roger Traves KC — Contract, Succession
Promises, representations or conduct which leave a party with an expectation that they will receive property in the future not infrequently lead to dispute and litigation. A reasonable approach to cases such as these is to assess whether the conduct amounts to a contractual promise (for example, a contract to…
Recent Cases
View AllTLAS Pty Ltd as trustee for the TLAS Trust v Arrowes Roading Safety Pty Ltd [2026] FCA 1356
16-9-26 / Rob Anderson KC, Matthew Wilkinson — Competition & Consumer, Contract
The applicant sought orders for a refund and compensation for financial losses in respect of an Automatic Cone Truck Vehicle ('ACT vehicle') purchased from the respondent for $586,080. The applicant relied on two grounds. First, that the respondent breached an express contractual warranty of acceptable quality, as the ACT vehicle…
Jason H Pty Ltd ATF the Jason H Family Trust v Habchi [2026] QCA 172
11-9-26 / Andrew O'Brien KC, Chris Stackpoole — Appellate, Contract, Land Law & Property
Andrew O'Brien KC and Chris Stackpoole appeared for the Appellants, instructed by Bartley Cohen. This appeal arose from a brotherly dispute concerning a family agreement, under which the trial judge found that the appellants had breached their obligations by failing to account to the respondent for profits from development properties…
Burleigh Connect One Pty Ltd v 6E1 Pty Ltd & Ors [2026] QSC 170
17-7-26 / Matthew Jones KC — Contract, Land Law & Property, Commercial Equity
Matthew Jones KC (leading J Dudley) appeared for the defendants, instructed by Cowen Schwarz Marschke Lawyers. The proceedings arose from a dispute over the sale of development land, later developed as a Tesla dealership. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants had agreed to assume liability for significant holding costs and related…
