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List member Matthew Williams , led by Hodge KC, recently appeared for the second and fourth respondents in Australian Communications and Media Authority v V Marketing Australia Pty Ltd […]

List member Richard Schulte leading Florence Chen recently appeared on behalf of the successful taxpayer in S.N.A Group Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2025] FCA 240. At issue […]

The way law works today is more complicated than ever. As the world becomes ever more connected and technology changes how we live and do business, the legal systems […]

Hemmant’s List members Stephen Colditz with Karen Gaston acted as counsel for the respondent in the recent Federal Court case of Secretary, Department of Social Services v Hulett [2025] […]

Introduction The Queensland Court of Appeal has considered an appeal of a decision by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal awarding the successful applicant costs in an application for […]

Hemmant’s List member Ryan Nattrass appeared for the applicant hospital in an application heard in the Supreme Court of Queensland in July 2024. The application sought orders under the […]

Hemmant’s List member Dr Katrina Kluss acted for the successful respondent in an application to discharge an adoption order on the basis the biological mother did not give consent […]

Background The case concerned an appeal against an expert determination conducted under an industrial lease. First, the landlord (Bagata) had left chattels in a leased premises. The tenant (Sunstorm) […]

A GP’s duty to follow up: just because you can doesn’t mean you must; and would it even make any difference? The ACT Court of Appeal has overturned a […]

Re McMahon [2022] QSC 236 The Deceased prepared a Will himself. In the Will, the Deceased purported to make several gifts of various properties and assets, but he accidentally […]