Current and Recent Cases

2019 Cases

• Registered Organisations Commissioner v CEPU, Federal Court civil penalty proceedings for the regulator, briefed by Lander & Rogers Melbourne

• Independent Commission Against Corruption’s Operation Ember, for Roads & Maritime Services, briefed by Norton Rose Fulbright

• Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality & Safety for Garden View Aged Care, briefed by Sparke Helmore in Sydney Dementia Hearing

• Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation ats Martin in NSW Supreme Court proceedings, briefed by Ashurst

• Roads & Maritime Services v AZH Consulting P/L & Ors, in NSW Supreme Court proceedings, for RMS freezing and preserving assets of allegedly fraudulent contractor, briefed by Norton Rose Fulbright

• Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Defence/Australian Signals Directorate), technology contract dispute, for the Commonwealth, briefed by Ashurst Canberra

• Callinou v Queensland Law Group Federal Court consumer class action, for the Applicant

• ASIC v RM Capital Ltd & SMSF Club P/L, Federal Court civil penalty proceedings re conflicted remuneration prohibition for Australian financial services licensees, briefed by Hall & Wilcox

• ASIC investigation into contraventions of s 101 Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth), for examinee, briefed by MinterEllison

• ANZ Group (OnePath Custodians), briefed by MinterEllison

• NAB Group (NULIS Australia & MLC Nominees), briefed by Minter Ellison and by K&L Gates

• Tabcorp Holdings, briefed direct

• Australian Institute of Company Directors & Governance Institute of Australia, briefed direct

• Law Society of South Australia & Law Guard Management, briefed direct

• Class actions (continuous disclosure & consumer protection) - various funders & insureds re prospects & coverage opinions

2018 Cases

• Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry

- for Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Aussie Home Loans) briefed by Clayton Utz
- for Energy Industry Superannuation Scheme, briefed by Hall & Wilcox

• Kender v ASIC [2018] AATA 4555 - for Australian Securities & Investments Commission, briefed for ASIC direct (Administrative Appeals Tribunal stay proceedings brought by disqualified director)

• Canberra Raiders Sports Club v ACT Gambling & Racing Commission [2018] ACTSC briefed by Snedden, Hall & Gallop, Canberra (successfully set aside civil penalty & licence conditions, reprimand substituted re failures to record problem gambling incidents)

• Aon Hewitt Financial Advisory, briefed by Sparke Helmore

• Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Husqvarna Australia briefed by Holman Webb (successfully obtained Enforceable Undertaking re franchising arrangements)

• Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission v RSL LifeCare Limited briefed by Clayton Utz (successfully obtained Enforceable Undertaking re charity governance)

• NSW Ombudsman's investigation into Water Compliance & Enforcement - for WaterNSW, briefed by Norton Rose Fulbright

• NSW Public Inquiry into Charitable Fundraising - for RSL LifeCare, briefed by Clayton Utz & PWC

• Re Simpson’s Trust [2018] QSC (Crow J) briefed by Bradley, Allen, Love, Canberra (judicial advice application: distribution directed)

• Re Bridgeland Investment [2018] NSWSC (White J) (termination of winding up)