Matthew Peckham

Civil penalty – energy:  Australian Energy Regulator v Pelican Point Power Ltd [2021] FCA (led by A McClelland QC and T Clarke) – 10 day trial, part heard;

Merits review (disciplinary) – financial advice:  Rothnie & ASIC [2021] AATA 1545 (5-day trial); [2020] AATA 373 (issue of summons); [2019] AATA 4546 (stay and confidentiality) (unled, opposed to QC and junior);

Civil penalty – environment:  Minister for the Environment v ACN 089 171 415 Pty Ltd (formerly Fire Protection Technologies Pty Ltd) [2020] FCA 1557 (unled);

Australian Competition Tribunal – energy and financial services / consumer law:  Application by Flexigroup Ltd [2020] ACompT 2 (trial); [2020] ACompT 1 (leave to intervene) (led by T Clarke);

Judicial review – criminal procedure / road safety:  Marijancevic v Page & Ors [2020] VSC 68 (unled);

Civil penalty – superannuation:  Commissioner of Taxation v Pavihi [2019] FCA 2056 (unled);

Merits review (licensing) – horse racing / media:  Bartley v Racing Victoria Ltd (Review & Regulation List) [2019] VCAT 949 (jurisdiction), [2019] VCAT 1323 (costs) (unled);

Disciplinary – financial advice: assisting ASIC in banning of financial advisers (2019);

Civil penalty – financial services:  ASIC v AGM Markets Pty Ltd & Ors [2019] FCA (pre-trial phase only) (led by H Austin QC);

Judicial review – migration: DED16 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 18 (Full Court appeal, led by D Yarrow); [2018] FCCA 3074 (judicial review, unled);  

Merits review (licensing) – vocational education provider: Undisclosed RTO & Australian Skills Quality Authority [2019] AATA (successful stay application, then resolved) (led by R Heath QC);

Australian Competition Tribunal – energy / access arrangements:  Application by ActewAGL Distribution [2017] ACompT 2 (unled, written submissions only).

Civil penalty – financial advice:  ASIC v Golden Financial Group Pty Ltd (formerly NSG Services Pty Ltd) (No 2) [2017] FCA 1267 (led by J Moore QC)

Regulatory examinations: Conducting compulsory examinations on behalf of ASIC (2014-2015) and the Financial Services Authority (UK) (2010-2011);  

Injunctions – road safety: Marijancevic v Roads Corporation [2014] VSC 339 (unled, as solicitor-advocate)

Injunctions – environment: Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities v Fairglen Pty Ltd [2013] FCA (unreported, unled, as solicitor-advocate).

Shareholder dispute / fiduciary duties / fraud: Undisclosed parties [2021] – dispute regarding substantial and historic fraud, with complex structures and succession issues (led by R Heath QC);

Contract / banking and finance / property / caveats:  Melbourne Property Group Investments (MPGI) Pty Ltd v Knight 43 Martin Street Pty Ltd & Ors [2021] VSC (unled); also [2020] VSC (satellite proceeding - removal of caveat);

Fraud / property / equity: Undisclosed parties [2021] VCC (recovery of money and property); [2020] VSC (resisting removal of caveat) (unled) – settled;

Class action – aviation / education:  Somers v Box Hill Institute & Gobel Aviation Pty Ltd [2020] VSC – class action by aviation students, acting for defendant flight school (led by R Heath QC);

Shareholder dispute:  Re Miramah Investments Pty Ltd & Ors [2020] VSC (settled) – and many others;

Contract / superannuation / trusts:  Diversa Trustees Ltd v Primary Superannuation Services Pty Ltd [2019] VSC – acting for superannuation trustee, recovering substantial sums overcharged by administrator, judicial directions re complex remediation (led by J Moore QC);

Civil procedure – offshore corporations:  Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC v Bega Cheese Ltd (Nos 3, 4 and 7) [2018] FCA 1023; [2018] FCA 1055; [2018] FCA 1507 – acting for a subpoenaed party, confidentiality, resisting subpoenas, production by offshore companies (led by E Heerey QC);

Product liability – agricultural machinery / unconscionability / security for costs:  DeLaval Pty Ltd v Paltridge [2018] VCC (unled);

Civil procedure – freezing orders / shareholder dispute:  Re Infomotion Pty Ltd [2018] VSC – successfully resisting the continuation of a freezing order (unled);

Civil procedure – injunctions / corporate governance:  Jasmar Custodians Pty Ltd v OCPS640556E [2018] VCAT – successful injunction concerning corporate governance failures in an owners’ corporation (unled).

Debt recovery – public examination:  Chief Commissioner of Police v Horley [2018] VCC – conducting examination of judgment debtor in aid of enforcement, where debtor a convicted fraud (unled); 

Insolvency – unfair preferences:  Cant v Healey Infrastructure Pty Ltd [2017] MCV (three-day trial, unled);

Contract / consumer law:  Parkhill Industries Pty Ltd v Lui [2017] VCAT 1459 (unled);

Contract / agency:  Commercial Resolutions (Aust) Pty Ltd v K-Line Mobile Mechanics Pty Ltd [2017] VCAT 916 (unled).