JustKapital Financing Pty Ltd (Receivers & Managers appointed) (In liquidation) v Compo Legal Pty Ltd [2026] QSC 13
17-2-26 / Andrew O'Brien KC — Banking, Contract, Corporations
Andrew O'Brien KC (with J Peters) appeared for the plaintiffs, instructed by Norton Rose Fulbright. The dispute concerned the plaintiffs’ claim for payment of money allegedly owed under a disbursement funding agreement. The defendant sought leave to amend its defence to plead an additional term of the agreement (‘Cashflow Term’),…
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v NGS Crypto Pty Ltd (No 5) [2025] FCA 1161
18-12-25 / Andrew O'Brien KC, Salwa Marsh — Corporations
Andrew O’Brien KC (leading J O’Brien) represented the sixth defendant, instructed by Gadens. Salwa Marsh (led by K O’Gorman SC and with R Strong) represented the plaintiff, instructed by Ashurst Australia. ASIC sought relief against three corporate and personal defendants for a cryptocurrency mining investment scheme operated by the corporate…
DGR Global Ltd v P.T. Limited as trustee of the Armour Energy Security Trust [2025] QSC 216
2-9-25 / Andrew O'Brien KC, Sam McCarthy — Corporations
Andrew O'Brien appeared for the first and second defendants, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Sam McCarthy (led by D O'Sullivan) represented the sixth defendant, instructed by Hall and Wilcox. The primary issues considered were whether the plaintiff should bear the costs of two interlocutory applications, namely a leave to amend…
DGR Global Ltd v P.T. Limited as trustee of the Armour Energy Security Trust [2025] QSC 8
30-1-25 / Michael Hodge KC, Andrew O'Brien KC, Sam McCarthy, Sophie Gibson — Competition & Consumer, Corporations, Professional Negligence
Michael Hodge KC and Andrew O'Brien represented the first and second defendants, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Sam McCarthy and Sophie Gibson (led by D O’Sullivan KC) represented the sixth defendant, instructed by Hall & Wilcox. This case concerned DGR’s application for leave to amend its further amended claim and…
Marel Australia Pty Ltd v Buckmaster [2024] QSC 218
19-9-24 / Andrew O'Brien KC — Contract, Corporations
Andrew O'Brien appeared for the applicant, instructed by Franklin Athanasellis Cullen Lawyers. This case concerned an application to require the respondent to provide an affidavit setting out his dealings with the applicant’s confidential information, after claims that the respondent had transferred confidential information to a competitor of which he is…
