Company and Partnership Disputes​

• Disputes between directors and shareholders
• Breach of directors’ duties
• Shareholder oppression claims
• Fraud and forgery cases
• Breach of fiduciary duty claims

Employment Litigation​

• Unfair dismissal disputes
• General protections claims
• Workplace bullying
• Redundancy
• Preparation of employment contracts and independent contractor’s agreements
• Discrimination and sexual harassment claims
• Workplace health and safety prosecutions
• Privacy disputes
• Restraint of trade disputes ​

Defamation

• Pre-publication advice
• Suppression orders
• Defamation litigation for plaintiffs and defendants

Sports Law

• Athlete misconduct and disciplinary hearings
• Sports selection disputes
• Sports doping appeals

Wills and Estates Litigation

• Contested will disputes
• Beneficiary disputes
• Solemn form proceedings
• Disputes as to testator’s capacity

Professional Misconduct

John has represented medical practitioners, dentists, physiotherapists, psychologists and teachers in disciplinary proceedings before regulatory authorities and tribunals.

Mediation

John has extensive experience in alternate dispute resolution. Over the last three decades he has participated in more than 1000 mediations, conciliations and arbitrations acting both as an advocate and mediator.

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In 2014, John was awarded the Queensland Law Society President’s Medal and the Australian Lawyers’ Alliance Queensland Civil Justice Award for his representation of Marcus Lee, an Australian citizen charged with fraud in Dubai.  He was also a member of the legal team which acted for Peter Greste, an Australian journalist imprisoned in Egypt.  John also provided legal representation to Australian filmmaker James Ricketson during his imprisonment in Cambodia and has assisted Australians to navigate the criminal justice system in Kenya, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

John was ranked as one of Queensland’s recommended employment lawyers in Doyle’s Guide in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.

In 2024, John was appointed a practitioner panel member of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) for a term of 5 years.