Stephen has practised as a Barrister for more than 30 years. He has appeared in both the Queensland and Commonwealth jurisdictions in disputes involving diverse areas such as commercial law, insurance, real property, building and construction, and taxation. Stephen has represented clients in the Queensland Court of Appeal as both sole Counsel and Junior Counsel and in the High Court and the Full Federal Court as Junior Counsel.

Stephen has appeared as sole Counsel or as Junior Counsel in a variety of jurisdictions. Below is a list of Stephen’s most notable cases:

High Court

• Commissioner of Taxation v Unit Trend Services Pty Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 523 (Appeal); [2013] HCA 16
• Commissioner of Taxation v Unit Trend Services Pty Ltd [2013] HCA Trans 46 (Special Leave)
• Russell v Commissioner of Taxation [2012] HCA Trans 21 (Special Leave)

Queensland Court of Appeal

• Delta Pty Ltd v Mechanical and Construction Insurance Pty Ltd [2019] 3 Qd R 438; [2019] QCA 62
• Mirvac Queensland Pty Ltd v Wilson [2010] QCA 322
• Bossichix P/L v Martinek Holdings P/L [2009] QCA 154
• Mitchell v Pacific Dawn Pty Ltd [2003] QCA 526