Singleton v Direct Personnel Services Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2025] QSC 302
14-11-25 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — Contract, Professional Negligence
Matthew Hickey OAM KC (leading Ms A Crawford) appeared for the second defendant, instructed by Meridian Lawyers. The judgment is a cost hearing that followed a personal injury trial where the plaintiff succeeded against both defendants. The Court applied r 681 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld), holding…
Singleton v Direct Personnel Services Pty Ltd & Anor [2025] QSC 259
13-10-25 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — Contract, Professional Negligence
Matthew Hickey OAM KC (leading Ms A Crawford) represented the second defendant, instructed by Meridian Lawyers. This case concerned a claim by the plaintiff for damages for negligence and/or breach of contract arising from injuries he sustained in a workplace accident. When he was injured, the plaintiff was employed by…
Ryan v Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service [2025] QSC 181
7-8-25 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Kristi Riedel — Professional Negligence
Matthew Hickey OAM KC and Kristi Riedel represented the defendant, instructed by Minter Ellison. The primary issues considered were whether to grant an extension to the limitation period for the plaintiff under the s 31 of the Limitations of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) pursuant to s 59(2)(b) of the Personal…
Devine Constructions Pty Ltd v Stowe Australia Pty Ltd & Ors [2022] QSC 51
11-4-22 / Michael Trim KC, Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Rachel De Luchi — Building & Construction, Contract, Professional Negligence
In a proceeding concerning alleged breaches of contract and negligence in the construction of a high-rise apartment building at Hamilton, three separate defendants sought to strike out aspects of the plaintiff's claims against them. In this application, Matthew Hickey OAM (instructed by DLA Piper) appeared for the successful second defendant. In…
30-7-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — Appellate, Insurance, Professional Negligence
An appeal from a decision in which the appellant's claim for medical negligence against a doctor and a hospital (arising from in-hospital treatment of the appellant, an 80 year old woman, who had suffered a stroke) had been dismissed at first instance. The appellant unsuccessfully sought to adduce further evidence…
