Barrister
CurrentThomas has a general practice with a particular focus on commercial litigation. Tom has experience in led and unled advice and appearance work. He has been briefed to appear in contested hearings in the Magistrates Courts, District Courts, Land Court, Queensland Supreme Court, and Court of Appeal, including on applications for summary judgment, strike out, security for costs, trials, and appeals. Tom has acted as:• Junior counsel for Respondent Gold Coast City Council in Planning andEnvironment Law appellate proceedings;• Junior counsel for Land owners in the Court of Appeal in property law proceedingsconcerning easements against a mining company;• Junior counsel in an international commercial arbitration;• Junior counsel in a domestic commercial arbitration;• Junior counsel in applications to enjoin meetings of shareholders of a corporation;• Junior counsel in shareholder oppression proceedings;• Counsel in the Court of Appeal in appeals from the QCAT Appeals Tribunal,District Court and Planning and Environment Court;• Counsel for insurers in professional indemnity and liability proceedings in theSupreme Court;• Counsel for creditors in insolvency proceedings;• Counsel for subcontractors in construction proceedings against principal andcontractor.Tom accepts briefs, in matters concerning:- Administrative Law; - Appellate Law; - Commercial Law; - Consumer Law;- Construction Law;- Contract;- Corporations Law;- Insolvency;- Judicial Review; - Negligence;- Planning and Environment Law;- Property Law; - Taxation Appeals; and- Trusts.
