Biography

Jeremy was admitted as a solicitor in 2004 and has broad experience across many areas of law.  Shortly after admission, he operated his own small business and acted as in-house counsel for a State Authority. He has also worked in management for a construction firm, dealing with workplace relations, OH&S, contract negotiation, tendering and compliance matters.

Jeremy moved to the UK in 2007 and worked for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, a “Magic Circle” law firm in London.  He predominantly worked in the areas of construction (both front-end and litigation) and finance, with a particular focus on asset finance (aviation, shipping, rail) and property finance.  Jeremy’s time in London included a year’s secondment to the Bank of England.

Jeremy returned to Brisbane in 2014 for family reasons and was admitted as a Barrister in 2015.

Since his call to the Bar, Jeremy has obtained experience across several jurisdictions (QLD, NSW, ACT, Federal) including:

• Appearing in applications in the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Court in relation to insolvency matters, bankruptcy matters, default judgment applications, and various procedural matters.
• Advising on prospects, negotiating settlements, settling offer letters in relation to trade credit terms, real property mortgages (including setting aside caveats), validity of powers of attorney, construction law claims (including BCIPA) and body corporate disputes
• Advising on quantum, liability and evidence in personal injury claims (for Defendants and Plaintiffs).
• Representing parties in mediations and negotiations including a company in mediation of Barnes v Addy claims, a company in negotiations arising from a detinue claim and breaches of fiduciary duty, and developers in a dispute regarding a townhouse construction project.
• Drafting pleadings for personal injuries proceedings (WorkCover, MVAs), commercial disputes, property-based torts and breaches of fiduciary duty breaches (directors, officers, employees)
• Various parenting and financial matters in family law proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court

Cases Jeremy has appeared in include:

• R Developments Pty Ltd v Forth & Anor [2017] ACTA 38 – construction law claim following termination under an ACT Home Building Contract
• 2040 Logan Road Pty Ltd v Body Corporate for Paddington Mews [2016] QSC 040 – resisting an application for a statutory right of user under the Property Law Act 1974
• R Developments Pty Ltd v Forth & Anor [2016] ACTSC 8 – construction law claim following termination under an ACT Home Building Contract
• Jetcrete Oz Pty Ltd v Conway & Anor [2015] QCA 272 – amendment to pleadings after expiration of limitation period
• TRG v. The Board of Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar School [2019] QSC 157
• TRG v. The Board of Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar School [2020] QCA 190
• Schokman v. CCIG Investments Pty Ltd [2021] QSC 120
• Schokman v. CCIG Investments [2022] QCA 38
• Reddock v. ST&T Ltd & Anor [2022] QSC 293
• CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v. Schokman [2023] HCA 21

Jeremy has also published an article in Precedent magazine on the admissibility of evidence sourced via the internet: In or out?: The inadmissibility of ‘internet-based’ evidence. Precedent (Sydney, N.S.W.), No. 132, Jan/Feb 2016: 34-37.

Jeremy has also presented at conferences on various topics relating to personal injuries law including Workers’ Compensation, civil liability in MVAs and workplace injuries, and the NIIS.