30-7-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM — 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…
16-4-19 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Appellate, Judicial Review & Administrative
In the Federal Court of Australia, Logan J granted a stay of a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, by which it had varied the conditions of a permit, which the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority had granted to the State of Queensland. The Tribunal's decision prevented the state…
22-2-19 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Appellate, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations, Commercial Equity
In two separate appeals, Clive Palmer and a number of his companies sought to overturn freezing orders made against them by Bond J, in proceedings concerned with the liquidation of Queensland Nickel. The Court of Appeal (Fraser, Gotterson and McMurdo JJA) dismissed the appeals. Matthew Hickey (led by Tom Sullivan…
18-10-17 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Appellate, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Matthew Hickey successfully appeared (instructed by King & Wood Mallesons) for the Special Purpose Liquidators appointed to Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd (in Liq) on an application for a stay of proceedings brought within an appeal, by Mr Clive Palmer and his companies.
6-6-17 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Appellate, Judicial Review & Administrative, Insurance
The Board of Trustees of Q Super (for whom Matthew Hickey appeared) had rejected the complainant’s claim for a total and permanent disablement benefit, which decision was reviewed by the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal, which affirmed the Trustees' decision. On appeal to the Federal Court of Australia, Chief Justice Allsop held that…
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