Dominique Hogan-Doran SC will be guest lecturing in the Master of Laws course Superannuation Law and Regulation at the University of Melbourne on 27 July 2023.
Dominique will speak on recent cases in which she has been involved:
Financial resilience
Re QSuper Board [2021] QSC 276 (appeared for QSuper Board, trustee of Queensland public sector superannuation scheme, instructed by King & Wood Mallesons)
Re SCS Super [2022] NSWSC 686 (appeared for SCS Super, trustee of Catholic Superuannuation scheme, instructed by Minter Ellison)
Application by NGS Super [2021] NSWSC 1694 (appeared for NGS Super, trustee of Non-Government Schools superannuation scheme, instructed by Minter Ellison)
Re Care Super (No 1) [2021] VSC 805 and (No 2) [2021] VSC 854 (appeared for Care Super trustee, instructed by Mills Oakley)
Regulatory enforcement
Re Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme [2022] NSWSC 1202 (appeared for EISS trustee, instructed by Dentons); investigations by Australian Securities and Investments Commission and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority into trustee of Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme re numerous matters (2021-2023) (acted for the trustee under investigation, instructed by Dentons)
Australian Securities & Investments Commission v Westpac Banking Corporation (Omnibus) [2022] FCA 515 (appeared for ASIC)
Australian Securities & Investments Commission v RM Capital & SMSF Club (Federal Court NSD906/2019, reserved) (for SMSF Club, instructed by Hall & Wilcox)
Industry consolidation
Merger between QSuper and Sunsuper to become Australian Retirement Trust (instructed by King & Wood Mallesons)
Mercy Super Pty Ltd atf Mercy Super v Attorney-General for State of Queensland and Attorney-General for State of Victoria [2022] QSC 221 (appeared for Mercy Super trustee, instructed by Ashurst)
Application by Diversa Trustees Ltd as trustee for Future Super Fund [2023] VSC 279 (acted for Future Super Investments Ltd and Future Superannuation Group, instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills)
Australian Financial Complaints Authority
Sweeney v Australian Financial Complaints Authority & NULIS Nominees (Australia) Ltd [2022] FCA 1525 (appeared for NULIS, trustee of the MLC Super Fund, instructed by Minter Ellison)
Governance
CFMEU v Master Builders Qld; In the matter of Building Unions Superannuation Scheme (Qld) Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 283 (acted for BUSSQ trustee, instructed by Thomson Geer)
Hot topics
APRA investigation re trustee payments to trade union
Material outsourced service provider contracts: expert determination of dispute between licensed superannuation trustee and its administrator
Greenwashing and proxy-voting issues
Investment governance and ESG
For course details see: https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/2022/subjects/laws90239.