Doyle’s Guide to Leading Litigation and Dispute Resolution Barristers QLD 2024 – 16 Listed
Shane Doyle KC, Damian Clothier KC, Michael Hodge KC, David Chesterman KC, Matthew Jones KC, Christopher Johnstone, Michael Trim, Matthew Hickey OAM, Stewart Webster, Anthony Messina, Michael May, Matthew Doyle, Claire Schneider, Sam McCarthy, Bianca Kabel, Sean Russell — Appellate, Arbitration, Banking, Commercial Equity, Contract
The Doyle’s Guide to Leading Queensland Litigation and Dispute Resolution Counsel details Senior and Junior counsel practising within the areas of commercial litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration matters in the Queensland legal market who have been identified by the state’s commercial litigation solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these…
High Court hands down judgment in Robinson Helicopter Company Incorporated v McDermott
Shane Doyle KC, Matthew Hickey OAM — Appellate, Professional Negligence, Competition & Consumer
Today the High Court of Australia pronounced judgment in Robinson Helicopter Company Incorporated v McDermott & Ors, an appeal from the Queensland Court of Appeal. Shane Doyle QC and Matthew Hickey appeared for the successful appellant, Robinson Helicopter Company Incorporated, the American manufacturer of the popular light helicopter, the R22.…
High Court decides when liquidator’s retention obligation arises
Shane Doyle KC, Michael Trim — Appellate, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Tax
Today the High Court, by majority, has dismissed an appeal by the Commissioner of Taxation in Commissioner of Taxation v Australian Building Systems Pty Ltd (in liq) [2015] HCA 48. The dispute concerned whether the retention obligation in s 254(1)(d) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) only arises after the making of an…
Shane Doyle KC — Appellate, Professional Negligence
Justices Kiefel and Keane today refused special leave to appeal the decision of the Queensland Court of Appeal in Mules v Ferguson [2015] QCA 5. The case concerned the liability of a general practitioner for failing to refer a patient who was suffering neck stiffness to a specialist. The patient…
Masters v Cameron, the formalities of deeds, and Codelfa
Shane Doyle KC, Stewart Webster — Appellate, Contract, Corporations
The Supreme Court of Queensland recently delivered judgment in Gladstone Area Water Board v A J Lucas Operations Ltd [2014] QSC 311. The case involved the question of whether a binding settlement agreement was reached—to settle some $27 million of claims—following an oral discussion at a meeting between the chief…
