8-3-22 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Inquiries & Coronial Inquests
Matthew Hickey OAM appeared for Tom Dooley Developments Pty Ltd (instructed by DLA Piper) at an inquest into the death of Mr Powell, who died after falling from the basket of an elevated work platform, while working as a professional photographer. The Coroner made a number of recommendations for the…
18-6-21 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Inquiries & Coronial Inquests
Tiahleigh Palmer was 12 years old when she was reported missing by her foster parents on 30 October 2015. A wide-scale search was undertaken. Fishermen found her body lying on the banks of the Pimpama River on 5 November 2015. Later, her foster brother was charged with and convicted of…
12-2-21 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Inquiries & Coronial Inquests, Judicial Review & Administrative
In an inquest into the stabbing deaths of two men, the Deputy State Coroner decided not to permit oral cross-examination of a man who had admitted to police he had stabbed them in self-defence. Instead, because of expert evidence the witness was suffering from PTSD, the Deputy State Coroner directed…
25-2-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Inquiries & Coronial Inquests, Professional Discipline & Regulatory
The inquest into the deaths of four people, who were killed in tragic circumstances on the Thunder River Rapids Ride at Dreamworld on 25 October 2016, involved 59 witnesses and was conducted over 6 weeks. It explored technical, engineering, management, regulatory and other systems failures, all of which the Coroner…
24-1-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Inquiries & Coronial Inquests, Professional Negligence
The Southern Coroner conducted an inquest into the death of an elderly woman following a radiological procedure in a suburban clinic. Matthew Hickey appeared for the radiologist who had administered the procedure, instructed by Minter Ellison.
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