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Romanski v Stone; Black v Stone [2023] QMC 11

24-8-23 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — Appellate, Professional Discipline & Regulatory, Resources & Energy

An application for procedural directions in an appeal against the decision of the respondent (Stone, the CEO pursuant to the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999) to cancel the appellant’s (Romanski & Block) certificate of competency under s 179D of the Act. The proceedings are the first appeal of…

Bothar Boring and Tunnelling (Australia) Pty Ltd v Ausipile Pty Ltd [2021] QCA 226

8-11-21 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — Appellate, Building & Construction

The applicant had been unsuccessful on appeal, concerning a debt arising under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act. The applicant sought a stay of the Court's judgment because it apprehended the respondent had deliberately structured its financial affairs so as to ensure the applicant would be unable to…

Sochorova v Durairaj & Anor [2020] QCA 158

30-7-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — 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…

State of Queensland (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) v Humane Society International (Australia) Inc (2019) 164 ALD 400; [2019] FCA 534

16-4-19 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — 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…

Palmer v Parbery & Ors; QNI Metals Pty Ltd & Ors v Parbery & Anor (2019) 136 ACSR 26; [2019] QCA 027

22-2-19 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — 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…

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