Taringa Property Group Pty Ltd v Kenik Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 222
19-9-25 / Stewart Webster KC, Tim Elliss — Contract, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Stewart Webster KC and Tim Elliss represented the first defendant, instructed by Rostron Carlyle Rojas Lawyers. This case concerned a terminated construction contract, where the plaintiffs sought to recover alleged overpayments and damages. In summary, the Court was asked to grant leave for the plaintiffs to proceed against the defendant…
21-3-25 / Rob Anderson KC — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations
Rob Anderson KC (and B S Shaw) represented the Respondent, instructed by Dunham Shaw. Seafarms Group Limited v McKinnon [2025] QSC 45 involved the Plaintiff, Seafarms Group Limited (SFG), seeking to recover against the deed administrators, pursuant to a clause of the Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA). The numbers of parties…
Inspector-General in Bankruptcy v Hartnett [2025] FCA 111
24-2-25 / Matthew Jones KC — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Matthew Jones KC (leading Mr M Downes) appeared for the Controlling Trustees in the Inspector-General in Bankruptcy’s application under section 222(1) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 to set aside the personal insolvency agreement of Mr Beau Hartnett. This was the first occasion in which the Inspector-General had exercised that power. …
20-12-24 / Matthew Jones KC, Sean Russell — Appellate, Commercial Equity, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations
Matthew Jones KC and Sean Russell appeared for the Second Respondent, instructed by Cooper Grace Ward. Matthew Jones KC and Sean Russell successfully defended a first instance decision, in which Mr Russell appeared unled, to award receivers the entirety of the remuneration claimed. The separate reasons of Bond JA give…
