The High Court of Australia has revisited the function of appellate courts conducting “rehearings” on questions of fact in Lee v Lee [2019] HCA 28. The trial judge had dismissed […]
5 List Members recognised in Doyles Guide – Wills & Estates Litigation
Hemmant’s List is extremely proud to announce Rebecca Treston QC (Market Leader), Caite Brewer (Market Leader), Katrina Kluss, Angela Rae and Trudy Naylor being listed in the Doyle’s Guide […]
PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT: HEALTH OMBUDSMAN v MEDICAL PRACTITIONER
Hemmant’s List member Mr Andrew Luchich successfully argued, on behalf of a medical practitioner, that suspension from practice was not warranted even in a case of professional misconduct where […]
Ms Catherine Hartigan appointed to QIRC
It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Hemmant’s List Member Ms Catherine Hartigan on her appointment to the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission. This appointment is an affirmation of […]
Hemmant’s List Member recognised in Doyles Guide
List Member Simon Couper QC has been recognised as a Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Senior Counsel – QLD 2019 (Recommended) in Doyle’s Guide: https://doylesguide.com/leading-insolvency-restructuring-senior-counsel-queensland-2019/
List members recognised in Doyles Guide
List Members Simon Couper QC (Leading) and Rebecca Treston QC (Recommended) have been recognised as leading Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel – QLD 2019 in Doyle’s Guide: https://doylesguide.com/leading-commercial-litigation-dispute-resolution-senior-counsel-queensland-2019/ […]
Spink v Russell $4m Gift in statutory will overturned by Court of Appeal
List members Rebecca Treston QC, Caite Brewer, and Katrina Kluss appeared in the Court of Appeal on 11 April 2019 in the matter of Spink v Russell [2019] QCA […]
Shine Lawyers negligence claim stays in Rockhampton Court
List member Susan McNeil successfully represented client resisting an Application for proceedings against Shine Lawyers to be transferred from Rockhampton to Brisbane, pursuant to UCPR rule 39 (change of […]
Finnegan v Garner [2019] QSC 100
The deceased died leaving a wife and eight children (including two step-children). He and his wife separated in 2000, but did not divorce. The estate was worth just under […]
Spink v Russell: No further provision for potential FPA applicant in statutory will case
List members Rebecca Treston QC, Caite Brewer, and Katrina Kluss appeared in the matter of Spink v Russell, only the second statutory will matter ever heard by the Queensland […]