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Madden Developments Pty Ltd t/as Stroud Homes Sunshine Coast v QBCC [2026] QCAT 401

1-9-26 / Danielle Davison — Building & Construction, Judicial Review & Administrative

Application to review a decision of the QBCC to give a direction to rectify to the builder in relation to a residential building project in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Danielle Davison appeared for the Applicant, instructed by Clutch Legal.

ABC v A Magistrates Court of Queensland [2026] QSC 203

28-8-26 / Andrew O'Brien KC — Judicial Review & Administrative

Andrew O’Brien KC (leading A Campbell) represented the second applicants, instructed by Bartley Cohen. ‘ABC’ allegedly attempted to extort his former spouse (‘the complainant’), seeking to have her accept $15,000 less than the previously agreed property settlement sum, by threatening to expose that the complainant had previously been in a…

Garlick v KALX Capital Securities Pty Ltd [2026] FCA 808

24-6-26 / Rob Anderson KC — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Judicial Review & Administrative

Rob Anderson KC appeared on behalf of the respondent, instructed by Watson Webb. In summary, the applicant sought review of a Judicial Registrar’s refusal to set aside a bankruptcy notice, arguing that he had a cross-demand exceeding the judgment debt because money had been paid into the Supreme Court in…

Ross v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2026] FCA 666

26-5-26 / Sarah Spottiswood — Judicial Review & Administrative

Sarah Spottiswood (Pro Bono) instructed by DWF (Australia) (Pro Bono), appeared for the Applicant. The judgment concerned an application for judicial review of a decision of the Tribunal to affirm the Minister’s decision not to revoke the mandatory cancellation of the applicant’s visa under s 501CA(4) of the Migration Act…

Veterinary Surgeons Board of Queensland v Hitchcock [2026] QCAT 88

19-2-26 / Oliver Cook — Judicial Review & Administrative

Oliver Cook appeared for the respondent, instructed by Colin Biggers & Paisley Lawyers. This case concerned costs in a disciplinary matter involving a veterinary surgeon. The Tribunal considered the relevant statutory framework empowering it to make costs orders (ss 100 and 102 of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act…