McEwan v The Commissioner of Taxation [2022] QSC 279
12-12-22 / Matthew Wilkinson, Oliver Cook — Intellectual Property, Professional Negligence, Professional Discipline & Regulatory, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Matthew Wilkinson and Oliver Cook appeared for the first to seventh defendants, instructed by the Australian Government Solicitor. The judgment is published here.
Wood v Robertson O’Gorman Solicitors Pty Ltd [2022] QCA 201
14-10-22 / Andrew O'Brien KC — Appellate, Professional Negligence
Andrew O’Brien appeared for the respondent, instructed by Robertson O’Gorman Solicitors. This was an appeal against a decision dismissing the plaintiff’s claim under r 293 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) (UCPR). It was held that the plaintiff’s grounds of appeal advanced a number of misconceived contentions. The…
McEwan v The Commissioner of Taxation of the Australian Taxation Office and Ors [2022] QSC 81
11-5-22 / Matthew Wilkinson — Intellectual Property, Professional Negligence, Professional Discipline & Regulatory, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
The plaintiff claimed over AUD12 million in damages against several defendants (including the ATO and Commonwealth prosecutors) for the alleged torts of malicious prosecution and misconduct in public office and various other relief. The defendants applied for summary judgment, to permanently set aside parts of the plaintiff’s claim, and to…
