Recent Decisions & Matters

QCA Chief Execuive of Queensland Corrective Services v Kay [2025] QCA 149 (with M Black)

QSC QUD496/2025 Gurdeep Singh v State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) (unlawful racial discrimination/racial vilification claim)(unled)

QIRC AD/2025/29 Wheeler v Bupa Hi Pty Ltd (brief for the Respondent)(unled)

QIRC GP/2025/7 - Dr Charles Pain, v Mackay Hospital and Health Service (MHHS) & Ors (General Protections claim) (unled)

QMHC Applicant v Attorney General for the State of Queensland and another [2025] QMHC 3 (restricted decision) (unled)

QSC BS 14484/24 - Merrett & ors v State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) & Anor (QPS COVID Vaccine Mandate Class Action)(led by D Villa SC)

QSC Kay v Chief Executive of Queensland Corrective Services [2024] QSC 167 (Davis J) (with M Black)

TASSC Moorilla Estate Pty Ltd v Lau [2024] TASSC 49 (MONA sex discrimination case) (led by G Barns SC)

FWC C2024/9 - Winfield v Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (General Protections Claim)

AAT 2024/0929 and 2024/1064 - Sydall v National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS appeal)

FCFCOA BRG102/2024 - McBride v Body Corporate for West Village Two CTS 53219 (ABN 55 267 806 068) & Anor (Unlawful disability discrimination, disability harassment, and victimisation claim) (unled)

FCFCOA BRG516/2024 - Pilling v David Jones Pty Ltd (ACN 000 074 573) & Anor (General Protections Claim) (unled)

QDC BD122/24 - Love v State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) (intentional tort claim) (unled)

QSC Johnston & Ors v Carroll (Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service) & Anor; Witthahn & Ors v Wakefield (Chief Executive of Hospital and Health Services and Director General of Queensland Health); Sutton & Ors. [2024] QSC 2 (Martin SJA)(27 February 2024) (In Proceeding Number 12168 of 2021 Sutton & Ors) (led by D O’Gorman SC)

Queensland Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry (counsel instructed by various witnesses)

QCAT Valkyrie and Hill v Shelton [2023] QCAT 302 (led by G Barns SC) (judgment reserved on appeal)

FCA DAJ22 as Litigation Representative for DAH22 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1677 (led by S Keim SC and D Wells)

FCA Cumaiyi v Northern Territory of Australia (No 3) [2023] FCA 1288 (Wadeye class action) (with J Hartley)

QIRC GP/2023/28 - David Kempton v Torres Strait Island Regional Council & Ors (General Protections and unlawful political belief/activity discrimination claim) (unled)

QCA Morant v Ryan (The State Coroner) [2023] QCA 109; 15 QR 208 (with D Wells and M Thomas)

FWC U2023/4082 Stephen v The Trustee For Logan City Trust (for the Respondent employer)(unled)

UNHRC Garlett & Ors -v- Australia - UN Human Rights Committee Complaint (with P Keyzer)

FCFCOA BRG376/2022 - Ramos, Jesus v Teddy Co Funland Pty Ltd (General Protections Claim) (unled)

QIRC GP/B10/2023 Savage, Wayne v Darling Downs Moreton Rabbit Board (General Protections application) (unled)

QIRC D82/2022 - Allan & Ors v State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) (Industrial Dispute - Over 50yo COVID Vaccine Direction) (unled)

QSC Sandy v Queensland Human Rights Commissioner (No 2) [2023] QSC 74 (Williams J) (14 April 2023) (unled)

Deborah Morris -v- Commonwealth of Australia (ADF Veteran defective administration claim, act of grace payment application and Comcare claim)

FCA VID698 of 2021 Kyle-Sailor v Heinke & Ors (LR 200104) (Channel 9 unlawful racial vilification class action) (led by R Merkel SC and J Hartley)

QSC Sandy v Queensland Human Rights Commissioner [2022] QSC 277 (Williams J) (9 December 2022) (led by D O’Gorman SC)

FCA WAD237/2020 FCA - Street & Ors v State of Western Australia (WA Stolen Wages/Slavery Class Action - Preservation of Evidence Hearings) (with W Edwards and J Creamer)

FCA VID405/2022 - Caitlin Gwynne v The University of Melbourne (unlawful disability discrimination claim) (unled)

FCA DMQ20 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 514 (Collier J) (6 May 2022) (decision appealed further to the FCFCA and the HCA by other counsel)

FCA WAD5/2022 - Dhu & Ors v The State of Western Australia & Anor (WA unpaid fines unlawful racial discrimination class action)

AAT 2021/1885 - Egan and Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (review re importation of disability assistance animal)(pro bono with Basic Rights Qld)

QCC Inquest into the Death of Logan Dreier (high speed police pursuit fatality, Gold Coast (briefed to represent the Family) (14 October 2021) (with M Rawlings of Counsel instructed by Caxton Community Legal Centre)

QSC Aronis v Aronis [2022] QSC 39 (Jackson J) (30 March 2022) (led by K Howe with T O’Brien of Counsel)

QIRC D/2022/18-25 - City of the Gold Coast Pro-Choice Alliance Inc. (ACN 657 100 117) v- Council of the City of Gold Coast - Industrial Dispute filed on behalf of 1000+ employees of the Council of the City of the gold Coast which successfully defeated the proposed CoGC COVID-19 Vaccination mandate).

FWC Sharon Cayzer v Ambulance Victoria [2021] FWC 6553 (Deputy President Mansini) (9 December 2021) (unled against F Parry QC and J Tracey)

FCA Karmakar v Minister for Health (No 2) [2021] FCA 916 (Logan J) (led by J Burnside QC with R de Luchi )

AMS v Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia [2019] QCAT 400 (Judge Allen DCJ) (prior to being called to the Bar)

AMS v Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (No 2) [2019] QCAT 401 (Judge Allen DCJ) (prior to being called to the Bar)