11-9-25 / Matthew Wilkinson — Human Rights & Discrimination
Mathew Wilkinson (with Scott McLeod KC) appeared for the defendants, instructed by the Crown Solicitor. The main issue in this judgment was how much damages should be awarded for the malicious prosecution of the plaintiff regarding a charge of being an accessory after the fact to an armed robbery of…
21-11-23 / Matthew Wilkinson — Judicial Review & Administrative, Human Rights & Discrimination
The plaintiff was a former police officer who sued the State of Queensland and other police officers for damages for and alleged reprisal. He alleged that the police officers had taken reprisal action against him because he complained of alleged "official misconduct" committed by another police officer. The plaintiff claimed…
21-6-23 / Matthew Wilkinson — Judicial Review & Administrative, Human Rights & Discrimination
The plaintiff was a former police officer who sued the State of Queensland and other police officers for damages for an alleged reprisal. He alleged that the police officers had taken reprisal action against him because he complained of alleged “official misconduct” committed by another police officer. The plaintiff claimed…
18-3-21 / Matthew Wilkinson — Appellate, Human Rights & Discrimination
This was an appeal from the decision of Irving v Pfingst [2020] QSC 280. The majority of the Court of Appeal (Fraser and McMurdo JA) allowed the appeal. Fraser and McMurdo JA held that the police officer in question did not honestly believe that there was a proper basis to…
10-9-20 / Matthew Wilkinson — Appellate, Human Rights & Discrimination
The Plaintiff was convicted in 1993 for an armed robbery of a bank in Cairns. He spent four years in jail before his conviction was quashed by the High Court because of concerns about a fair trial. The Plaintiff sued the investigating police officer and the State of Queensland claiming…
