I have been practicing law since 2002, specialising in commercial litigation since 2007.  In that time I have acted for companies, directors of companies, insolvency practitioners and individuals in a wide variety of corporate, commercial, construction, estate and partnership disputes.

My experience includes:

  • Prosecuting and defending commercial disputes in the Queensland Court of Appeal, the Queensland Supreme Court, the New South Wales Supreme Court, the Federal Court of Australia, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, the Queensland Land Court, the Queensland District Court, the Queensland Magistrates Court, the New South Wales Local Court and the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

  • Drafting complex commercial pleadings and applications.

  • Applying for, and obtaining urgent injunctions and freezing orders.

  • Acting for plaintiffs in professional negligence claims.

  • Acting for plaintiffs and defendants in commercial disputes.

  • Judicial reviews of executive government decisions. 

  • Acting for plaintiffs in claims for proper provision from an estate.

  • Acting for plaintiffs and defendants in building and construction disputes.

  • Applying for a judicial review of Building Construction Industry Payment Act adjudicator decisions.

  • Acting for liquidators and defendants in unfair preference claims.

  • Prosecuting and defending statutory demands, winding up proceedings and bankruptcies.

  • Acting for landowners when their land is compulsorily acquired.

Admissions & Memberships

  1. Legal Practitioner of the High Court of Australia.

  2. Barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland.

  3. Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

  4. Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.

  5. Member of the Bar Association of Queensland.

Notable Matters

  1. Quaresmini v Huang [2022] QCA 133.

  2. Baker v Smith [2021] QCA 66.

  3. Greer v Greer [2021] QCA 143.

  4. Sunfrt Pty Ltd v Lithium Battery Storage Pty Ltd [2023] QSC 164.

  5. Byproxy v Ghisoni [2023] VSC 381.

  6. DN Holdings Qld Pty Ltd v 2620 Ipswich Road Pty Ltd [2021] QSC 308.

  7. T and L Byrne Excavations Pty Ltd v Robinson [2021] QSC 279.

  8. Lonergan v Stilgoe [2020] QSC 86.

  9. Re McLennan [2018] QSC 124.

  10. Meagher and Cronan (Trustee), in the matter of Laguzza (Bankrupt) v Laguzza [2024] FCA 314: see here

  11. Teys Australia Beenleigh Pty Ltd v Australasian Meat Industry Employees’ Union [2024] FCA 259: see here

  12. Tony Innaimo Transport Pty Ltd v Skyroad Logistics Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 1134; 129 ACSR 224

  13. Harris (Trustee for the Nedyah Investment Trust) v Evans, in the matter of Canford Property Group Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 1856.

  14. Stack v Marshall [2022] QDC 274.

  15. Manikis v Byrne [2021] QDC 185.

  16. Pioneer Credit Solutions Pty Ltd v Hyett [2021] QDC 11.

  17. Bruder Expedition Pty Ltd v Leigh [2020] QDC 187.

  18. Baker v Smith (No 1) [2019] QDC 76.

  19. Crib Insulation Pty Ltd v The Ashtay Group Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) [2018] QDC 185.

  20. Taiaroa v Thomas [2021] FedCFamC2G 28.

  21. Joubert v Fleger & Fleger [2023] QCAT 382.