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View AllLegal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2025 released - Level Twenty Seven Chambers ranked as Tier 1 set for Commercial Disputes and Construction
Shane Doyle KC, Damian Clothier KC, Rob Anderson KC, Michael Hodge KC, Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Stewart Webster KC, Michael Trim, Michael May, Claire Schneider, Sam McCarthy, John Ware, Sarah Spottiswood — Building & Construction, Class Actions, Commercial Equity, Competition & Consumer, Contract, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Land Law & Property, Media & Defamation, Planning & Environment, Resources & Energy
Released today, Legal 500 has again recognised Level Twenty Seven Chambers as a leading set in its 2025 Asia Pacific Guide (Australia Bar). Described as "undoubtedly one of the leading chambers in commercial disputes in Australia" and the only set or list outside of Sydney and Melbourne ranked, Chambers have…
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, Michael Hodge KC, Stewart Webster KC, Michael Trim, Michael May, Florence Chen, Claire Schneider — Building & Construction, Competition & Consumer, 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…
Doyle's guide to Leading Competition Law Australia 2024
Michael Hodge KC — Competition & Consumer
Michael Hodge KC has been recognised in the 2024 Edition of the Doyle's Guide to Leading Competition Law Barristers in Australia. This ranking highlights the Senior and Kings Counsel who are identified by clients and peers as experts in the areas of competition, consumer protection and antitrust matters across all…
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Latest Publications
View AllWhat's my loss? “True value” under the Australian Consumer Law
20-2-24 / Roger Traves KC — Competition & Consumer
The assessment of damages under the Australian Consumer Law for misleading or deceptive conduct or breach of consumer guarantees often involves comparing the price paid for an asset or good and the value of the thing purchased. The purchase of a business by reason of misleading conduct as to its…
Declaratory Relief Concerning Misuse of Market Power Confirmed as Appropriate in Interest of Justice
3-6-21 / Michael Hodge KC — Competition & Consumer
Section 46(1) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) has recently been significantly overhauled. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 482 was the first case applying the new version of the section. The new section prohibits a corporation from engaging in conduct…
Moral obloquy or commercial autonomy? Debating statutory unconscionability
21-5-20 / Rachel De Luchi, Mei Barnes, Salwa Marsh — Competition & Consumer
In a presentation hosted by Level Twenty Seven Chambers the speakers address the issues in ASIC v Kobelt in the form of a court submission. They provided the context of the case and identified issues that are open to future litigation. Some topics addressed included: The High Court’s characterisation…
Recent Cases
View AllStillwater Pastoral Company Pty Ltd v Stanwell Corporation Ltd [2024] FCA 1382
4-12-24 / Shane Doyle KC, Michael Hodge KC, James Green, Claire Schneider, Mei Barnes, Salwa Marsh — Class Actions, Competition & Consumer, Resources & Energy
James Green led by Mr L W L Armstrong KC and Ms D M Bampton and with Mr B O'Connor and Mr S H Snow, appeared for the Applicant, instructed by Piper Alderman. Shane Doyle KC with Mr P Franco KC, Mei Barnes, Ms J Menzies and Mr M Paterson…
Sportec Pty Ltd v Leatherman Tool Group Inc [2024] QDC 188
1-11-24 / Jason Mitchenson — Competition & Consumer
Jason Mitchenson represented the defendant, instructed by Cooper Mills Lawyers. The plaintiff sued the defendant for allegedly engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct in breach of section 18 of The Australian Consumer Law (ACL). The defendant contended that there is a want of jurisdiction under rule 16(a) Uniform Civil Procedure…
Price v Friebe & Ors [2024] QSC 157
26-7-24 / Matthew Jones KC — Competition & Consumer
A doctor alleged that his non-inclusion on a reciprocal weekend roster was cartel conduct in breach of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 or unconscionable in contravention of section 21 of the Australian Consumer Law. Matthew Jones, in his last trial as a junior, successfully appeared for the Defendants, instructed…
