21-11-23 / Scott McLeod KC, 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 / Scott McLeod KC, 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 / Scott McLeod KC, 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 / Scott McLeod KC, 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…
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