MITCHELL DOWNES

Mitchell Downes has a busy court-work commercial litigation practice in the Federal, Supreme, and District Courts, particularly in matters concerning insolvency, commercial equity and trusts, property (including bodies corporate and strata), corporations, and commercial torts (including statutory misrepresentation). He also accepts briefs to act as a mediator.

He was admitted in 2010 and called to bar in 2021.

• Appellate
• Bankruptcy and insolvency
• Commercial and statutory torts
• Corporations
• Equity
• Land Law and property
• Mediation

• Doyles Guide – Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Junior Counsel – Queensland, 2025
• Doyles Guide – Leading Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Junior Counsel – Queensland, 2025

• Law Council of Australia Insolvency and Restructuring Committee
• Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association
• Bar Association of Queensland

• LLM (UQ)
• LLB (Hons) (QUT)

Courts of Appeal

• Bill Karageozis as trustee for the bankrupt estate of Siobhan Lamb v Sherman [No 3] [2024] QCA 257 (unled)
• Vaughan v Jilek (No 2) [2023] QCA 195 (unled)
• Vaughan v Jilek [2023] QCA 148 (unled)
• Golden Eagle Property Group Pty Ltd & Anor v GGPG Pty Ltd [2022] QCA 56 (led by de Jersey QC)

Federal Court

• Inspector-General in Bankruptcy v Hartnett [2025] FCA 111 (ked by M Jones KC)
• Combis (Trustee) v Geason (No 2) [2024] FCA 1224 (unled)
• Combis (Trustee) v Geason [2024] FCA 844 (unled)
• Holland, in the matter of BCNCulinary Arts Pty Ltd (in liq) [2024] FCA 752 (unled)
• Sherman v Lamb (No 2) [2024] FCA 689 (unled)
• Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Shac Communications Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 488 (unled)
• Nixon, in the matter of Nixon [2022] FCA 211 (unled)

Supreme Courts of States and Territories

• Moussa v Eather [2025] QSC 156 (unled)
• Storey v Britton [2025] QSC 125 (unled)
• Copia Developments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Aintree Major Town Shopping Centre Pty Ltd [2025] VSC 268 (unled)
• NGI Savannah Living Communities Pty Ltd v Dunne [2025] QSC 92 (led by Savage KC)
• Copia Developments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Aintree Major Town Shopping Centre Pty Ltd [2025] VSC 238 (unled)
• Waymark Hotels Properties No 20 Pty Limited & Anor v Prentice Properties Pty Ltd & Ors [2023] QSC 117 (led by Handran KC)
• Hamer & Anor v Parity Partners Pty Ltd [2022] QSC 232 (led by Handran KC)
• GGPG Pty Ltd v Golden Eagle Property Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] QSC 224 (unled)
• GGPG Pty Ltd v Golden Eagle Property Group Pty Ltd [2022] QSC 205 (unled)
• Petire Investments Pty Ltd & Ors v Body Corporate for Addison Quays Community Title Scheme 46485 [2022] QSC 162 (led by de Jersey QC)
• Dipika Investments Pty Ltd v Australian Liquid Distribution Pty Ltd [2021] QSC 315 (led by Handran QC)

District Court of Queensland

• Krystyna Allen Trust & Ors v White Horizon Pty Ltd; Krystyna Allen Trust and Ultimate Horizon Trust Partnership (Receivers and Managers Appointed) v Kelly [2025] QDC 60 (unled)
• Aurora Chester & Ella Management Pty Ltd v Wren Property Group Pty Ltd [2023] QDC 6 (unled)
• Sandy’s Swim Pty Ltd v Morgan [2022] QDC 131 (unled)
• Allen v CGI Holdings Pty Ltd [2022] QDC 68 (unled)