Claire Schneider (led by Mr D Roche SC) represented the second respondent, instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. In summary, this was a costs hearing following a trial where the applicant unsuccessfully alleged that the respondents engaged in conduct that contravened s 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010…
Mason Corporation Pty Ltd v Glen Saunderson [2025] QSC 320
28-11-25 / Sean Russell — Competition & Consumer
Sean Russell appeared for the Second, Third and Fourth Defendants, instructed by Cooper Grace Ward. This case concerned two applications brought by the first defendant: (1) an application to strike out all or part of the Plaintiff’s statement of claim, and (2) an application to withdraw admissions. The Court struck…
Claire Schneider (led by Mr D Roche SC) appeared for the second respondent instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. The judgment concerns an interlocutory application in a costs hearing following a failed competition law class action brought by the applicant against two electricity generators (First and Second respondent). The Costs…
Madden (Receiver) v Mining Standards International Pty Ltd [2025] FCAFC 142
17-10-25 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Matthew Doyle — Appellate, Contract, Competition & Consumer, Resources & Energy
These appeals arose from orders refusing to permanently stay Federal Court proceedings brought by Mining Standards International Pty Ltd (MSI) relating to the termination of a sale agreement for mining assets. The applicants sought a stay on the basis that the issues overlapped with prior litigation in the Supreme Court…
Mining Standards International Pty Ltd v Atlantic Nickel Mineracao Ltda (No 4) [2025] FCA 777
15-7-25 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — Competition & Consumer, Contract, Corporations, Resources & Energy
In proceedings against Atlantic Nickel Mineracao Ltda (Atlantic Nickel), Mining Standards International Pty Ltd (MSI) alleges that it lost the opportunity to acquire the Santa Rita nickel mine in Brazil when, due to Atlantic Nickel’s conduct and that of associated parties, it was prevented from completing a sale agreement for…
