Doyle v Cooper as Liquidator of NQ Minerals PLC (in liq), in the matter of Doyle (No 3) [2026] FCA 472
21-4-26 / Paul McQuade KC — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Paul McQuade KC (leading Susanna Connolly) represented the respondents, instructed by Mills Oakley Lawyers. The proceeding concerned an application brought by the respondents to amend final orders so as to extend time for compliance with bankruptcy notice. The respondents contended that the failure to seek such relief in the substantive…
Matthew Jones KC (led by G J Handran KC) represented the respondents, instructed by 23 Legal. The appeal concerned a private nuisance claim between adjoining cotton-farm owners arising from a “Temporary Levee” constructed by the appellants on their land near the common boundary. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal,…
Philip Usher Constructions Pty Ltd v Cross River Rail Delivery Authority & Anor [2026] QLAC 1
13-4-26 / Rob Anderson KC — Land Law & Property
Rob Anderson KC (leading JS Brien) represented the first respondent, instructed by Ashurst. The appellant appealed a decision of the Land Court that held they did not have a right to compensation for the resumption of specified land for the Cross River Rail. The appellant sought to set aside the…
Davey on behalf of the Gudanji, Yanyuwa and Yanyuwa-Marra Peoples v Northern Territory of Australia (No 7) [2026] FCA 403
7-4-26 / Oliver Cook — Native Title & Cultural Heritage
Oliver Cook appeared for the Second Intervener, instructed by Ward Keller. The second intervener, applied by interlocutory application for additional redactions to an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) already the subject of a suppression order. The second intervener submitted certain clauses of the ILUA that revealed the mechanism or obligations…
Nafar v BT Funds Management Limited [2026] FCA 479
7-4-26 / Michael May — Corporations
Michael May appeared for the applicant, instructed by McInnes Wilson. The applicant sought relief in respect of an insurance policy, which included provisions for total and permanent disability (“TPD”) benefits. The respondents (the insurer and trustee of the superannuation plan through which the insurance policy was provided) sought summary judgment…
