Andrew Meagher

Supreme Court of Victoria: Terracall v Terracall (S CI 2016 02187 & S CI 2016 04936) regarding trusts, equity, directors duties and fraud); Carret Nominess Pty Ltd ats OHM Pty & Ors (S ECI 2018 02005); Bridge Bar Investments Pty Ltd (ACN 154 906 377) & Anor. v Dog At The Bridge Pty Ltd (ACN 161 759 959) & Ors SCI 2014 04877 concerning liability pursuant to joint ventures and trusts; Quatius Australia Pty Ltd v Transtar International Freight (Aust) Pty Ltd SCI 2014 1562 concerning breaches of contractual obligations, bailment, misleading & deceptive and unconscionable conduct claims; B J Bearings Pty Ltd (ACN 154 303 152) v William Robert Whitehead & Ors S ECI 2016 000077 regarding restraint of trade claims; ummins South Pacific Pty Ltd v Deliver Australia Pty Ltd SCI 2014 3922; Melbourne Plasterboard Pty Limited v Prostruct Construction Pty Limited (In Liquidation) SCI-2013/06117 on a question of trusts.

Commercial Arbitration: Sino Group International Ltd and Beijing Yingqidi Education and Technology Corporation Limited v Toddler Kindy Gymbaroo Pty Ltd, regarding private international law, contract & equity. 

Supreme Court of NSW: Best & Less Travel Pty Ltd (ACN 070 559 456) v Aaren Pty Ltd (ACN 164 339 717) & Jhanjaria Pty Ltd (ACN 163 568 956) 2015/00314225 regarding restraint of trade claims.  

County Court: Connolly Environmental Pty Ltd (ACN 151 466 705) v Foscari Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 158 438 578) CI 14 04049; Stanley & Anor v Hatton; Procal Dairies Pty Ltd v Kahve & Antoinette Mowad; in Australian Tobacco Café Pty Ltd v Keze Rado Pty Ltd; and in Twenty Seventh Yeneb Pty Ltd v Mt Rommel Mining Limited; Proride Services Pty Ltd v Proride Racing Australia Pty Ltd & Ors (CI-17-06137).

Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry; Australian Securities Investments Commission v AGM Markets Pty Ltd & Ors (VID126/2018). 

Federal Court: Currently appearing in Berry & Ors v Australian Pacific Touring Pty Ltd and Forman & Ors v Australian Pacific Touring Pty Ltd (VID 204/2017 and VID 207/2017), regarding unfair contract terms pursuant to the ACL, led by K. Wilson Q.C.

Supreme Court: advised and appeared in Pentarch Holdings Pty Ltd v MTX Australia Pty Ltd (led by J. Wilson Q.C. for the plaintiff); appeared in A1 Fabrics Pty Ltd v Zlatica Alison & Ors. Recently advised Reece Australia Ltd in relation to Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) regarding a obligations and liabilities.

Federal Court: appeared in Rich Returns Pty Ltd v Prompt Tax Returns (Vic) Pty Ltd; and in proceedings related to Profile Marketing Pty Ltd.

Supreme Court: appeared in Gippsland Waste Services Pty Ltd; advised and appeared in Green Diesel Corp Ltd SCI 2012-7000 in relation to ASIC investigations and proposed managed investment schemes.

Federal Court: appeared in contested winding up applications ofEletterbox Pty Ltd; in Commonwealth Bank of Australia v NAP Group Pty Ltd; in Jacaranda Cooperative Housing Society Limited v Poljakovic; and in New South Wales, in the contested winding up ofOceltip Group Affairs Pty Ltd v Eastwood (Aust) Pty Ltd 2013/59883.

Supreme Court: conducted examinations of directors, acting on behalf of the liquidator, in David Anthony Ross in his capacity as liquidator of B3bond Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) v Michael Gavan Bennett & Anor SCI 2013 06622; appeared in SY Financial Services Pty Ltd v Risk Business Pty Ltd Pty Ltd SCI 2014 2213 in contested winding up proceedings on behalf of a creditor; In the matter of Golden Heritage Golf Pty Ltd (in liq.)(receivers and managers appointed) SCI 2014 02828 advising a director defendant; and In the matter of Marfrank Investments Pty Ltd (in liq.) SCI 2013 4791.

Supreme Court: appeared in Main-Road Property Group Pty Ltd v Pelligra and Sons Pty Ltd (No 4) [2010] VSC 27 (led by D. Meagher Q.C.) on behalf of investors successfully obtaining relief against promoters of a fraudulent scheme.

Supreme Court: Appeared in Beachley Street Pty Ltd (ACN 104 812 231) v Commonwealth of Australia & Anor SCI 2014 2014 03294 led by J Gleeson Q.C. concerning claims relating to contamination of land.

Federal Court: Bradley Hudson & Ors v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Defence) NSD  1908/2016 & NSD 1155/2017).

Supreme Court: Weimin Yan & Anor. v Heng Zhang & Third Parties SCI 2015 03944, concerning liability pursuant to, and the enforcement in Victoria of, contracts entered into in China between Chinese corporations and individuals.

Advised and appeared for GIO Australia Pty Ltd in relation to various claims in negligence in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the County Court of Victoria. For example, Bradley John Lorey & Anor v Braemar Industries Pty Ltd No CI 13 00413 led by A. Kelly Q.C. Recently acted for the insurer in Alan Richard Orchard & Rebecca Michelle Orchard v Brivis Climate Systems. Acted for the insurer in the Supreme Court of Tasmania in Clayton Roy Speers and Natasha Anne Speers v Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd (ACN 004 762 341).

Supreme Court: appeared in Cossari Smith Pty Ltd v P Value Pty Ltd & Ors [2013] VSC 397 concerning a total failure of consideration and the principle in Lumbers v W Cook Builders Pty Ltd (in liq) (2008) 232 CLR 635 (unled for the plaintiff).

Supreme Court: B J Bearings Pty Ltd (ACN 154 303 152) v William Robert Whitehead & Ors S ECI 2016 000077 in respect of economic torts, breachs of restraints and breaches of confidence. Recently advised and appeared for GIO Australia Pty Ltd in relation to various claims in negligence in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the County Court of Victoria. For example, Bradley John Lorey & Anor v Braemar Industries Pty Ltd No CI 13 00413, led by A. Kelly Q.C.

Advised and appeared in the 18 month inquiry by Transport Safety Victoria into El Zorro Transport Pty Ltd before the Department of Transport (for the respondent).

Advised and appeared in Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation v Eskander’s Betstar Pty Ltd (unled for the respondent), and for Tabcorp and its subsidiary Luxbet Pty Ltd in proceedings brought by the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation.

Advised Fourth One Pty Ltd t/as Adore Beauty Pty Ltd on pharmaceutical regulatory schemes throughout Australia including in relation to Therapeutic Goods Australia. 

High Court of Australia: advised but did not appear for the second respondent in Stuart v Kirkland –Veenstra (2009) 237 CLR 215 (led by M. Wheelahan Q.C.).

Court of Appeal (VIC): Sibonna Nominees Pty Ltd v Evangelos Vouza & Anor S APCI 2011 0110; 

Supreme Court: appeared in injunction applications in Quatius Australia Pty Ltd v Transtar International Freight (Aust) Pty Ltd SCI 2014 1562; and in Cummins South Pacific Pty Ltd v Deliver Australia Pty Ltd SCI 2014 3922. 

Appeared in the Supreme Court in Weimin Yan & Anor. v Heng Zhang & Third Parties SCI 2015 03944 (obtaining various freezing orders by application against the defendant and third parties). Appeared in Main Road Property Group Pty Ltd & Ors v Pelligra & Sons Pty Ltd & Ors [2010] VSC 5 (application for joinder in relation to an apportionable claim).