Courtney is recognised for her dedicated pursuit of her clients’ objectives. Admitted to practice law in 2018 in both the Supreme Court and High Court of Australia, she is a member of the Queensland Law Society. With over 18 years in the legal field, Courtney specialises in dispute resolution, litigation, building and construction, insolvency, and wills and estates. A vital aspect of her practice is her commitment to developing strategies tailored to her clients’ specific needs and delivering services in a practical and cost-effective manner.

Courtney’s extensive experience includes:

• Instructing Counsel in a Supreme Court action involving an employer whose employees misused confidential information for personal gain. The favorable trial outcome included an award for damages, as well as costs;
• successfully appearing in person in the Supreme Court to obtain the Orders sought;

• representing clients in the District Court during family provision applications;

• instructing both Senior and Junior Counsel in the Court of Appeal;

• appearing in person at the Federal Court of Australia in connection with insolvency proceedings;

• acting on behalf of a builder regarding a claim under the Home Warranty Scheme, successfully prompting the QBCC to reconsider its initial decision;

• defending against proceedings in the Supreme Court for the alleged misuse of a previous employer’s confidential information, where the Court ruled the information was not confidential, resulting in a dismissal and costs awarded in favor of the client;

• representing adult children of a deceased individual where the last will lacked provisions for them, achieving a favorable resolution prior to the hearing and obtaining consent orders in the Supreme Court;

• advocating for a unit owner seeking exclusive use area allocations similar to those granted to other unit owners, including a successful appeal against an adjudicator’s decision;

• assisting a company facing a purportedly expired statutory demand, successfully applying to have the demand set aside with costs awarded to the client;

• representing a company that faced a default judgment, successfully having the judgment overturned with costs awarded in favor of the client;

• representing a company in a Federal Court application to wind up, successfully arguing against insolvency and achieving costs awarded in the client’s favor;

• appearing in the Magistrates Court across various locations concerning traffic matters;

• advising builders in reviewing QBCC decisions internally and in QCAT;

• engaging in property law, including the buying and selling of residential and commercial properties, as well as litigation regarding property disputes, including boundary issues; and
• conducting insolvency work, representing trustees in bankruptcy, liquidators, administrators, directors, shareholders, and creditors.