Singleton v Direct Personnel Services Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2025] QSC 302
14-11-25 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — Contract, Professional Negligence
Matthew Hickey OAM KC (leading Ms A Crawford) appeared for the second defendant, instructed by Meridian Lawyers. The judgment is a cost hearing that followed a personal injury trial where the plaintiff succeeded against both defendants. The Court applied r 681 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld), holding…
Downer EDI Rail Pty Ltd v John Holland Queensland Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 310
7-11-25 / Bianca Kabel — Contract
Bianca Kabel (led by Tim Breakspear SC) appeared for John Holland Queensland Pty Ltd, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth. In summary, this proceeding concerned the interpretation of a dispute resolution clause. The clause provided that disputes were to be resolved by way of expert determination and set out the steps…
Sam McCarthy (led by A M Pomerenke KC) appeared for the appellant, instructed by Allens. This case involved an appeal by G8 Education, concerning a former director of the appellant, who was prosecuted for criminal offences committed during her directorship. The grounds of appeal were firstly, that the primary judge…
Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Ltd v Airservices Australia & Anor [No 4] [2025] QSC 291
6-11-25 / Chris Stackpoole — Contract, Planning & Environment, Professional Negligence
Chris Stackpoole (with Brian O’Donnell KC and Amy Low) appeared on behalf of the first defendant, instructed by Maddocks. In summary, this case involved a procedural dispute over competing draft orders following interlocutory applications and the reasons of the Court in those applications. The Court resolved two key disagreements in…
Madden (Receiver) v Mining Standards International Pty Ltd [2025] FCAFC 142
17-10-25 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Matthew Doyle — Appellate, Contract, Competition & Consumer, Resources & Energy
These appeals arose from orders refusing to permanently stay Federal Court proceedings brought by Mining Standards International Pty Ltd (MSI) relating to the termination of a sale agreement for mining assets. The applicants sought a stay on the basis that the issues overlapped with prior litigation in the Supreme Court…
