30-8-23 / Oliver Cook — Competition & Consumer, Contract
Oliver Cook appeared for the Applicants, in a large team led by TD Castle SC and Dr C Parkinson KC, instructed by HWL Ebsworth.
29-8-23 / Michael Hodge KC — Competition & Consumer
Michael Hodge KC (leading J Clark, S Chordia and S Andrews) appeared for the applicant, instructed by Australian Government Solicitor. The judgment is published here.
25-8-23 / Michael Hodge KC — Competition & Consumer
This was an agreed penalty for admitted contraventions by the respondent of s 23DZZIL(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Cth) by entering into a lease (as tenant) with various corporate landlords. The respondent admitted that, by agreeing to pay elevated rents under four leases, it was provided a benefit…
22-8-23 / Stewart Webster — Competition & Consumer, Media & Defamation
By an interlocutory application filed on 9 August 2023, the second and third respondent sought an order pursuant to s 48 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) and r 2.02 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) that the proceeding be transferred from the Brisbane Registry to the Victoria Registry. The underlying dispute involves a claim for…
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…
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