Graham A. F. Connolly
Graham Connolly was called to the Bar in 2008.
In the period 2010 to 2014, Mr Connolly has been briefed to advise and appear in the following large commercial disputes:
- Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors v Bank of Queensland Limited (see citations below in the Supreme Court of NSW and NSW Court of Appeal);
- Bathurst Regional Council v Local Government Financial Services Pty Ltd (No 4) [2011] FCA 1181;
- The City of Sydney v Streetscape Projects (Australia) Pty Limited& Anor (see below for relevant citations in the Supreme Court of NSW and NSW Court of Appeal);
- Land Enviro Corp Pty Limited v HTT Huntley Heritage Pty Limited [2012] NSWSC 382
Mr Connolly has appeared in constitutional, public law and commercial cases in the High Court and the Court of Appeal, including as junior counsel for the successful appellants in the landmark decision of International Finance Trust Company Limited v New South Wales Crime Commission (2009) 240 CLR 319.
In addition, Mr Connolly’s practice has also involved being briefed to appear at mediations and provide opinions in a number of areas of commercial and public law such as:
- advising in relation to disputes among joint venturers and among private company shareholders;
- advising insurance companies on issues of indemnity and reinsurance;
- advising company directors and officers on issues of liability for breaches of the Corporations Act and various duties, and in relation to penalties;
- advising companies with assets subject to freezing and confiscation orders under Commonwealth and New South Wales proceeds of crime legislation;
Mr Connolly is a regular presenter at the NSW Bar Association on "Practice and Procedure" under New South Wales and Commonwealth law.
Prior to his call to the Bar, Mr Connolly was a corporate and securities lawyer at AtanaskovicHartnell, where he workedon a variety of corporate/commercial matters and capital raisings, particularly takeovers (including matters the subject of Takeovers Panel proceedings), uncontested or relatively amicable acquisitions, as well as generalist compliance (Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rules) work for public and private companies.
Mr Connolly is a graduate of the University of Sydney (BA(Hons)) and the University of New South Wales (Bachelor of Laws-Dean's Merit List). On completion of his university studies, Mr Connolly served as a Judge's Associate/Tipstaff to the Hon. Justice Austin of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and then to the Hon. Justice Callinan of the High Court of Australia.
Mr Connolly is a graduate of the Royal Australian Naval College and holds the Queen's Commission in the rank of Lieutenant Commander, RANR. He has been an active reservist for over 20 years. LtCdr Connolly has served at sea and ashore with the Royal Australian Navy, including deployments in the South China Sea, the Persian Gulf, East Timor, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Mr Connolly has been briefed to appear in a number of cases in various courts since coming to the Bar. Included among those cases are the following:
HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA
International Finance Trust Company Limited v New South Wales Crime Commission (2009) 240 CLR 319 [Constitutional Law: Chapter III]
NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL
Rossmick No 1 Pty Ltd v Bank of Queensland [2012] NSWCA 85 (4 April 2012) [Cross-Vesting]
International Finance Trust Company Limited v New South Wales Crime Commission (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 46 [Administrative Law – Jurisdiction and Procedural fairness]
Stapley v Towing Masters Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 382 [Carriers – carriage of goods – common carriers]
International Finance Trust Company Ltd v New South Wales Crime Commission (2008) 251 ALR 479 [Constitutional Law: Chapter III and the Supreme Court of New South Wales]
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Bathurst Regional Council v Local Government Financial Services Pty Ltd (No 5) [2012] FCA 1200[Corporations-Financial Products (Derivatives)-Breach of Contract-Equitable Remedies]
Bathurst Regional Council v Local Government Financial Services Pty Ltd (No 4) [2011] FCA 1181 (19 October 2011) [Practice and Procedure: Leave to Cross-Examine]
Bathurst Regional Council v Local Government Financial Services Pty Ltd (No 3) [2011] FCA 515 [Practice and Procedure: Further Discovery]
Bathurst Regional Council v Local Government Financial Services Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1395 [Practice and Procedure: Leave to file cross-claim against a non-party]
IFTC Broking Services Limited v Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCAFC 22 [Practice and Procedure: Costs]
Commissioner of Taxation v Grimaldi (No. 3) [2009] FCA 740 [Equity: mixture of funds – Practice and Procedure: costs]
Commissioner of Taxation v Grimaldi (No. 8) [2009] FCA 769 [Practice and Procedure: Costs]
SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors v Bank of Queensland Limited [2014] NSWSC 55 [Trade Practices: misleading or deceptive conduct, unconscionability - Torts: Negligent Misstatement - Torts: negligent infliction of psychiatric injury – Limitations of Actions - Employment: independent contractors - Practice and Procedure - Evidence]
Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd Ors v Bank of Queensland Limited (No 16) [2013] NSWSC 418 [Evidence: Privilege]
Galea v Stromer [2013] NSWSC 1720 [Practice and Procedure: requirements of pleadings]
Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors v Bank of Queensland Limited (No 14) [2013] NSWSC 211 [Evidence: Privilege]
Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors v Bank of Queensland Limited (No 13) [2013] NSWSC 90 [Expert Evidence]
Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors v Bank Of Queensland Limited (No 12) [2012] NSWSC 1363 [Procedure: Cross-Examination]
Land Enviro Corp Pty Limited v HTT Huntley Heritage Pty Limited [2012] NSWSC 446 [Costs: Offers of Compromise/Calderbank and Indemnity Costs]
Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors v Bank Of Queensland Limited (No 11) [2012] NSWSC 1196 [Expert Evidence]
Land Enviro Corp Pty Limited v HTT Huntley Heritage Pty Limited [2012] NSWSC 382 [Trade Practices-Misleading or deceptive conduct-Setting aside of consent order discontinuing proceedings-Fiduciary duties-Recission-Affirmation-Restitutio in integrum - Agency]
Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors v Bank Of Queensland Limited (No 10) [2012] NSWSC 1181 [Procedure, Evidence, Trade Practices]
Land Enviro Corp Pty Limited & Ors v HTT Huntley Heritage Pty Limited & Ors [2012] NSWSC 177 [Evidence: Expert Evidence]
Land Enviro Corp Pty Limited & Ors v HTT Huntley Heritage Pty Limited & Ors [2012] NSWSC 122 [Evidence: Hearsay]
Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors v Bank Of Queensland Limited (No 9) [2012] NSWSC 154 [Procedure: Application to amend]
Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors v Bank Of Queensland Limited (No 8) [2011] NSWSC 1514 [Procedure: Application to amend and Particulars]
Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors v Bank Of Queensland Limited (No 7) [2011] NSWSC 1265 [Procedure: Strike Out application for defective pleadings and statute barred causes of action]
Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors v Bank Of Queensland Limited (No 6) [2011] NSWSC 972 [Procedure: Strike Out application for defective pleadings]
The City of Sydney v Streetscape Projects (Australia) Pty Limited & Anor [2010] NSWSC 608 [Practice and Procedure: Injunctions]
NSW Crime Commission v The Beneficial Owners of Various Bank and Share Trading Accounts [2009] NSWSC 322 [Courts: functus officio]
Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club Ltd v Roberts [2008] NSWSC 845 [Corporations Act: Directors’ duties – confidential information]