Rudi Kruse

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Regional Express Holdings Limited (ongoing) (led by M Borsky KC, for ASIC against Rex Airlines and directors). Corporations law – continuous disclosure – misleading conduct – directors' duties.

Australian Securities and Investments Commissioner v TerraCom Limited (ongoing) (led by M Borsky KC with N Moncrief, for ASIC). Corporations law – whistleblowers – detriment – false or misleading publications.

Briggs on behalf of the Boonwurrung People v State of Victoria (ongoing) (led by R Webb KC, for the State of Victoria). Native title - contested application – identification of apical ancestors – membership rules.

Harvey v Minister for Primary Industry and Resources [2024] HCA 1 (led by S Glacken KC, for the appellants). Native title – mining – statutory construction – procedural rights of native title holders.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v iSignthis Limited [2024] FCA 669 (led by M Borsky KC, for ASIC). Corporations law – continuous disclosure – misleading conduct – directors' duties.

Northern Territory of Australia v Aboriginal Land Commissioner [2023] FCA 1183 (led by R Webb KC, for the Northern Territory). Administrative law – Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) – whether the bed of an estuary is "land in the Northern Territory".

Austin on behalf of the Eastern Maar People v State of Victoria [2023] FCA 237 (unled, for the Eastern Maar People). Native title - consent determination of native title in Victoria – ongoing disputed area of overlap.

Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority v Director of National Parks [2022] NTSCFC 1 (S Glacken KC, for the Northern Land Council). Constitutional law – whether the Commonwealth Director of National Parks could be criminally liable under Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1989 (NT).

Mawhinney v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2022] FCAFC 159 (unled, for Ashurst Australia). Corporations law – whether appellant denied procedural fairness – allegations against appellant's previous solicitors.

Woodcock & Woodcock (No 2) [2022] 65 Fam LR 333 (led by L Glick KC, for the wife). Family law – statutory construction – whether husband's rights under discretionary trusts are "property" and capable of valuation.

Northern Land Council v Quall [2020] HCA 33 (led by S Glacken KC, for the appellants). Native title – statutory construction – certification functions of representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander bodies.

Bald Hills Wind Farm Pty Ltd v South Gippsland Shire Council [2020] VSC 512 (led by J Pizer KC, for the Bald Hills Wind Farm). Administrative law – Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 (Vic) – review of Council decision of nuisance due to noise from wind farm.

McCrohan Super Investments Pty Ltd v Ashdown [2018] VSC 422 (led by B Quinn KC, for the plaintiffs). Consumer law – misleading conduct – agreement to purchase shares.

Timbercorp Finance Pty Ltd v Collins [2016] VSC 776 (led by D Farrands KC, for defendants). Corporations law - managed investment scheme – test cases – recovery of scheme loans.