Claire Schneider (led by Mr D Roche SC) represented the second respondent, instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills. Stillwater Pastoral Company Pty Ltd v Stanwell Corporation Ltd (No 2) concerned an interlocutory application filed by the applicant to stay the costs orders of the Initial Trial pending the determination of an…
Stillwater Pastoral Company Pty Ltd v Stanwell Corporation Ltd [2024] FCA 1382
4-12-24 / Shane Doyle KC, Michael Hodge KC, James Green, Claire Schneider, Mei Barnes, Salwa Marsh — Class Actions, Competition & Consumer, Resources & Energy
James Green led by Mr L W L Armstrong KC and Ms D M Bampton and with Mr B O'Connor and Mr S H Snow, appeared for the Applicant, instructed by Piper Alderman. Shane Doyle KC with Mr P Franco KC, Mei Barnes, Ms J Menzies and Mr M Paterson…
28-7-23 / Scott McLeod KC, Claire Schneider, Matthew Wilkinson — Competition & Consumer
Aurizon Network Pty Ltd sought declaratory relief in the Supreme Court of Queensland about the proper construction of a term in an access undertaking which had been approved by the Queensland Competition Authority under the Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997 (Qld). The Queensland Resources Council Ltd also appeared in the…
Proceedings regarding the criteria for pecuniary penalties for contravention of the Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes-Diary) Regulations 2019 (Cth). Claire Schneider (with F Forsyth KC) appeared for the applicant, instructed by Johnson Winter Slattery. Michael Hodge KC (with D Hume) appeared for the respondent, instructed by Clifford Chance. The judgment…
Commonwealth of Australia v Rose Training Australia Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 36
1-2-22 / Matthew Jones KC, Claire Schneider — Professional Discipline & Regulatory, Competition & Consumer
The proceeding was a prosecution against an education service provider, by the Australian Skills Quality Authority, for contraventions of s 94 and s 96 of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Cth) (NVR Act). The parties formulated an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submissions to the court as to…
