James Green appeared for the plaintiff/applicant, instructed by Cooper Grace Ward. Bianca Kabel appeared for the defendant/respondent, instructed by Allens. The plaintiff applied for six categories of further disclosure under r223(1) of the UCPR, in a case concerning whether a lease of premises had been unlawfully terminated. The court granted…
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…
