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View AllLegal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2025 released - Level Twenty Seven Chambers ranked as Tier 1 set for Commercial Disputes and Construction
Shane Doyle KC, Damian Clothier KC, Rob Anderson KC, Michael Hodge KC, Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Stewart Webster KC, Michael Trim, Michael May, Claire Schneider, Sam McCarthy, John Ware, Sarah Spottiswood — Building & Construction, Class Actions, Commercial Equity, Competition & Consumer, Contract, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Land Law & Property, Media & Defamation, Planning & Environment, Resources & Energy
Released today, Legal 500 has again recognised Level Twenty Seven Chambers as a leading set in its 2025 Asia Pacific Guide (Australia Bar). Described as "undoubtedly one of the leading chambers in commercial disputes in Australia" and the only set or list outside of Sydney and Melbourne ranked, Chambers have…
Level Twenty Seven Chambers ranked as a leading set by Chambers and Partners APAC Guide 2025
Shane Doyle KC, Damian Clothier KC, Mark Robertson KC, Paul McQuade KC, Michael Hodge KC, Stewart Webster KC, Michael Trim, Michael May, Florence Chen, Claire Schneider — Building & Construction, Competition & Consumer, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, International, Tax
Released today, Chambers and Partners has again recognised Level Twenty Seven Chambers as a leading set in its 2025 guide to barristers practising in dispute resolution in the Asia-Pacific region. Receiving a particularly large body of positive interviewee feedback and a Band 2 ranking, Chambers and Partners describes Level Twenty Seven Chambers as…
King's Counsel appointments 2024
Christopher Johnstone KC, Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Stewart Webster KC
Level Twenty Seven Chambers congratulates the eight individuals who were appointed King's Counsel on 21 November 2024. We especially celebrate the appointments of Christopher Johnstone, Matthew Hickey OAM and Stewart Webster. Their appointments bring the total number of silks at Level Twenty Seven Chambers to 14. The Bar Association of Queensland's…
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Latest Publications
View AllAustralian Insurance Law Annotated
1-9-24 / Kristi Riedel — Insurance
Australian Insurance Law (Annotated) provides a quick reference guide to key insurance legislation. It provides concise and accessible annotations to Commonwealth insurance legislation for insurers, insureds, their legal and professional advisors and insurance intermediaries. It is also a “go-to” publication which points the reader in the right direction for further…
Does a Refusal of Treatment need to be Informed? (2024) 1 McGill Journal of Law and Health 1
21-8-24 / Chris Stackpoole — Human Rights & Discrimination
Chris Stackpoole, along with Katrine Del Villa, Ben P. White, Lind Willmott, and Jocelyn Downie, contributed to the 2024 article "Does a Refusal of Treatment Need to Be Informed?". The article explores the relationship between patient autonomy and legal standards across English, Canadian, and Australian jurisdictions. It highlights the discrepancies…
A Question of Duty
21-6-24 / Paul McQuade KC — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations
In the June 2024 Edition of the ARITA Journal, Paul McQuade KC, Dr David Goldman and Jason Bettles consider a recent case brought by a practitioner which raises the question of who IPs owe duties to. The article also highlights the importance of maintaining accurate records. You can read the…
Recent Cases
View AllDGR Global Ltd v P.T. Limited as trustee of the Armour Energy Security Trust [2024] QCA 263
15-1-25 / Sam McCarthy — Corporations
Sam McCarthy (led by Dominic O'Sullivan KC) represented the sixth defendant, instructed by Hall & Wilcox. This case concerned the defendants’ applications for security for costs. It was held that there was reason to believe that the corporate plaintiff would not be able to pay the defendants’ costs at some…
Palmer v Palmer [2024] QCA 263
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…
Sagar Pty Ltd & another v HPT 4 Services Pty Ltd & others [2024] QDC 227
18-12-24 / Matthew Jones KC — Contract, Commercial Equity
Matthew Jones KC represented the Defendants, instructed by Cowen Schwarz Marschke Lawyers. Former joint venture partners alleged that their co-venturer, an industrial real estate agent, had caused numerous “secret commissions” to be paid to his associated entities without permission. Matthew Jones KC acted for the agent and his related defendant…
