Paul McCann

Proceedings commenced against a NSW Government agency responsible for the development and management of public spaces, by a major construction company and prominent casino; involved in a peer review role as part of the litigation

Proceedings against a Sydney law firm accused of helping a mining group director with fraudulent activity.

Australia’s richest person, over control of a multibillion-dollar trust

An international tobacco company in proceedings to retain use of confidential information and involving allegations of perversion of the course of justice and conspiracy

A major Australian technology company in a dispute involving complex issues surrounding supply installation agreements, title to Australia-wide infrastructure and the interaction of insolvency and receivership laws on that title

A major rail company in disputes arising from a multibillion-dollar contract to deliver the largest rolling stock order in Australia’s history; this train project ranks among the largest public-private partnerships in NSW history

The joint venture of two major Australia/NZ infrastructure and facility management and industrial automation companies, on the resolution of multimillion-dollar claims arising from a South Australian power station

A major multinational professional services network partner, in relation to the collapse of Australia’s second largest insurance company.

Appointed by the NSW branch of a well-known charity, to convene a Board of Enquiry to be chaired by a retired High Court Judge to enquire into serious allegations of widespread financial abuse in the workings of the State Branch over several years; proceedings were assumed by the NSW Government exercising its powers under the Charities Act

Acted for the lead government agency for the NSW tourism and major events sector, in a coronial inquiry surrounding the death of a tourist attending the Vivid Sydney 2014 event

Acted for a leading global mining group in a lengthy coronial inquest and associated prosecution arising from the collapse of a massive ore body in an underground mine in NSW

Acted for the head of a major Church in Australia in respect of issues before a Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry and before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.