Charles Colquhoun

Admitted to the bar 2007
Entitled to practise in all Australian jurisdictions

Areas of Practice:

Banking and Finance Commercial Corporate Insolvency Corporations Law Equity Professional Negligence Property Trade Practices and Competition

Education
Master of Laws (First Class Honours), University of Cambridge 2000-2001
Cambridge Commonwealth Trust-British Chevening Scholarship, Inner Temple Pegasus Scholarship
Bachelor of Arts/Law (First Class Honours), University of Sydney 1994-1998

Experience
Barrister, 10th Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers 2007-
Senior Associate, Herbert Smith (London) 2004-2007
Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques 2000-2004
Judge's Associate, Federal Court of Australia 1999-2000

Recent Cited Matters

Mercedes Holdings Pty Limited v Waters (2010) 78 ACSR 118, [2011] FCA 236: acting for the former non-executive directors of MFS Investment Management Limited in Federal Court class action proceedings in respect of a failed managed investment scheme.

Auskay International Manufacturing & Trade Pty Ltd v Qantas Airways Limited [2010] FCA 1302: acting for Qantas in Federal Court class action proceedings in respect of an alleged global air-freight cartel.

Coco v Westpac Banking Corporation [2010] NSWSC 457, [2010] NSWCA 305: acting for Westpac in first instance and appellate proceedings brought by a private investor in respect of a $10 million investment in a structured financial product.

CMA Corporation Limited v Rowe [2010] FCA 1042: acting for a metal recycling company in Federal Court proceedings against former employees for passing off and breach of restrictive covenants in their employment contracts.

Leonie's Travel Pty Ltd v Qantas Airways Limited (2010) 183 FCR 246, [2010] HCATrans 232: acting for Qantas in Federal Court class action proceedings and on an application for special leave to appeal in respect of the commission payable to travel agents on the fuel surcharge component of international airline tickets.

Manildra Laboratories v Campbell [2009] NSWSC 987: acting for an Australian flour exporter in Supreme Court proceedings brought for alleged knowing involvement in breaches of fiduciary and statutory duties.

Vaughan v HSBC Bank Australia Limited [2009] FCA 1007: acting for HSBC in Federal Court proceedings, including an application to strike out a statement of claim and for summary dismissal.

Public Transport Ticketing Corporation v Integrated Transit Solutions Limited [2009] NSWSC 54: acting for transport ticketing company in Supreme Court proceedings brought by a NSW government entity, including on an application for security for costs.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v McDonald [2008] NSWSC 102, [2008] NSWSC 1099, [2008] NSWSC 1101, [2008] NSWSC 1169, [2008] NSWSC 1175, [2008] NSWSC 1367, [2009] NSWSC 12, [2009] NSWSC 13, [2009] NSWSC 53, (2009) 256 ALR 199, (2009) 259 ALR 116: acting for former non-executive directors of James Hardie in Supreme Court civil penalty proceedings brought by ASIC for breaches of directors' duties.

Admissions
Supreme Court of England and Wales 2005
Federal Court of Australia, High Court of Australia 2004
Supreme Court of New South Wales 2000

Professional Memberships
NSW Bar Association
Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Cambridge Commonwealth Society

Contact:

10th Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
174 Phillip Street
Sydney NSW 2000
DX 375 Sydney

Tel No. 02 9232 4609
Fax No. 02 9221 3724
Email colquhoun@tenthfloor.org

Clerk: Dianne Strathdee
Tel No. 02 9232 4609
Fax No. 02 9221 3724
Email strathdee@tenthfloor.org