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Chris George

Chris George, Barrister

Chris George has acted in a wide range of matters, predominantly in the areas of commercial litigation, corporation disputes, banking, finance, and insurance litigation, and tort, succession, and defamation matters. His experience includes appearing in a Supreme Court trial of 60 days relating to the collapse of a large corporate group, and a Supreme Court trial of 25 days relating to a major aviation product liability claim.

Chris has strong ties to Queensland University of Technology, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with first class honours. He has taught on a casual basis in the areas of Evidence and Civil Procedure. Chris is the Joint Title Editor of The Laws of Australia, Civil Procedure, published by Thomson Reuters. Chris is a sessional member of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and a nationally accredited and experienced mediator.

Year of call to the Bar: 2008
Year of call to Legal Practice: 2005
Year of call to Legal Practice: 2005
Chris George, Barrister

More about me

Memberships

Bar Association of Queensland
LawRight
Australian Insurance Law Association
Australian Lawyers Alliance
Building Dispute Practitioners Society

 

Publications

The Laws of Australia, Civil Procedure, Thomson Reuters, Joint Title Editor, current (loose-leaf service)

Proctor, May 2012, “Adjudicator Aberrations.”

Legalwise, November 2016, “The Outer Limits of Vicarious Liability and Agency in Tort.”

Legalwise, March 2019, “Admissibility Requirements for Expert Evidence.”

Proctor, September 2023, “Is Civility in the Court Declining?”

 

Cases of Interest

Khan (Trustee) v Lo Pilato (Australian representative of the trustee of Bankrupt Estate of Farouk) [2023] FCA 736

McIntyre & Anor v AAI Limited (No 2) [2021] QSC 286

McIntyre & Anor v AAI Limited [2021] QSC 251

Mahony v Swiss Re Life & Health Australia Ltd (Unreported, QSC, 8703/15, 27/05/21)

Quinlivan v Konowalous & Ors (No 2) [2020] QSC 015

Quinlivan v Konowalous & Ors [2019] QSC 285

In the matter of JM Kelly Builders Pty Ltd (in liq) (Public Examinations, FCA, August 2019)

MCC Pty Ltd v TCS Solicitors Pty Ltd (No 2)  [2019] QDC 88

MCC Pty Ltd v TCS Solicitors Pty Ltd  [2019] QDC 71

King v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2018] QCA 352

Brown v Daniels & Anor (No 2)  [2018] QSC 232

Brown v Daniels & Anor [2018] QSC 209

ASIC v Managed Investments Ltd & Ors (No 10) [2017] QSC 96

ASIC v Managed Investments & Ors (No 9) (2016) 308 FLR 216

Robinson Helicopter Corporation Inc v McDermott (2016) 331 ALR 550

Robinson Helicopter Corporation Inc v McDermott [2015] HCATrans 274

Simpson & Anor v Slate & Stone Products Pty Ltd & Anor (Unreported, QDC, 493/14, 17/10/14)

McDermott v Robinson Helicopter Company Inc [2014] QSC 034 (see appeal [2014] QCA 357)

ASIC v Managed Investments & Ors (No 8) [2014] QSC 204

ASIC v Managed Investments & Ors (No 7) [2014] QSC 072

Anderson v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2013] 2 Qd R 401

ASIC v Managed Investments Ltd & Ors (No 6) [2013] QSC 355

ASIC v Managed Investments Ltd & Ors (No 5) (2013) 236 A Crim R 384

ASIC v ACN 101 634 146 Pty Ltd (in liquidation) & Ors [2013] QSC 280

ASIC v Managed Investments Ltd & Ors (No 4) [2013] QSC 015

Superior Care Group Pty Ltd v Sox Enterprises Pty Ltd (Unreported, QDC, 4722/11, 23/11/12)

ASIC v Managed Investments Ltd & Ors (No 3) [2012] QSC 074

ASIC v Managed Investments Ltd & Ors (No 2) [2012] QSC 072

ASIC v Managed Investments Ltd & Ors (No 1) [2012] QSC 059

McBryde Corporations Pty Ltd v UGL Resources (Services) Pty Ltd (Unreported, QSC, 342/12, 13/1/12)

Bank of Queensland Limited v Corona Corporation Pty Ltd & Ors (Unreported, QSC, 352/11, 21/7/11)

Chesney & Anor v Tognola & Anor [2011] QSC 340

O’Donnell v Gillespie & Anor [2010] QSC 022

Bank of Queensland Limited v Haidamous (Unreported, QSC, 7262/10, 17/8/10)

Balmer v Westergren [2010] QDC 262

Bassos v Axford [2010] QDC 140

Haidamous v Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd (Unreported, QCA, 9864/09, 22/3/10)

Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd v Haidamous (Unreported, QSC, 8002/09, 13/8/09)

Re: Food Australia (Distribution) Pty Ltd (Receivers & Managers Appointed) (Public Examinations, FCA, November 2009)

Food Australia (Distribution) Pty Ltd v Cottam (Unreported, QSC, 13066/09, 20/11/09)

Bank of Queensland Equipment Finance Ltd v Trinh (Unreported, FMC, 20/02/09)

Holdway v Arcuri Lawyers (a firm) [2009] HCATrans 14

WorkCover Queensland v AMACA Pty Ltd [2009] 2 Qd R 181

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