12-6-21 / Sam McCarthy — Professional Negligence
Sam McCarthy appeared (with T Sullivan QC) appeared for the second defendant, instructed by K&L Gates. The judgment is published here.
5-3-21 / Nicholas Andreatidis KC, Sam McCarthy — Contract
Nicholas Andreatidis QC and Sam McCarthy appeared for the Respondent, instructed by Thomson Geer. The judgment is published here.
6-11-20 / Sam McCarthy — Contract, Land Law & Property
The applicant miner applied to renew an alluvial gold mining lease on the respondent landowner’s grazing property. The parties disagreed on the amount of compensation the applicant was required to pay the respondent under s 281 of the Mineral Resources Act 1989 and about the area of the property that…
23-10-20 / Kristi Riedel, Sam McCarthy — Media & Defamation
The appellant commenced proceedings for defamation against the respondent defendants after the expiration of the limitation period. The appellant applied for an extension of time within which to sue. That application was dismissed and judgment was entered for the respondent defendants. The appeal against the decision of the primary judge…
30-6-20 / Shane Doyle KC, Sam McCarthy — Professional Negligence
In the action, the plaintiff airport corporation sues the defendant engineer in negligence and for misleading or deceptive conduct. Both liability and quantum are in issue. The defendant applied for a separate trial of liability because of consequent potential time and cost savings, and also because the Plaintiff’s damages case…
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