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Patrick joins Chambers from practice in Australia (called 2005) where he maintained a general practice at the Bar. He has appeared in various reported cases of significance. While in practice in Australia Patrick was a well-known practitioner in the fields of defamation and privacy where he was frequently instructed both as junior counsel and sole counsel in various trials, appeals and interlocutory matters. Most recently he has been instructed as sole counsel in a two-week libel trial acting for the former CEO of a multi-million dollar private club and as junior counsel in a three week libel trial acting for a former Deputy Mayor. Patrick also regularly provides pre-publication advice to a number of national newspapers.
Patrick’s other advocacy experience includes frequent appearances in interlocutory proceedings before the Supreme Court, the Federal Court of Australia, inferior Courts, State and Federal tribunals, including bringing urgent applications for injunctions on behalf of Claimants (and resisting such applications for Defendants) attempting to restrain publications.
Numerous appearances as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal and counsel in trials before the Supreme Court, the Federal Court of Australia, inferior courts, State and Federal tribunals.
Appearing as counsel in mediations, negotiations and other forms of alternate dispute resolution.
Various appearances as counsel in criminal trials, upon sentence hearings, and appearances for liquidators at public examinations.
Patrick undertook his pupillage at 5RB, where his pupil supervisors were Justin Rushbrooke and Matthew Nicklin. During this time, Patrick gained significant experience in all of Chambers’ areas of practice, including Privacy and Confidence, Defamation and Internet Law. He was involved in a number of notable cases including Madonna v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Robinson [2009] EWHC 1108 (Ch) with Matthew Nicklin; Re Stedman & Patten [2009] EWHC 935 (Fam), with Matthew Nicklin; Ajinomoto Sweeteners Europe SAS v Asda Stores Ltd [2009] EWHC 781 (QB), with Matthew Nicklin; Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd [2009] EWHC 411 (QB) with Matthew Nicklin; Ivereigh v Associated Newspapers Ltd, with Mark Warby QC; Mond & Ors v Mason & Ors [2008] 1649 (QB) with Justin Rushbrooke; Napier v Pressdram Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 443, with James Price QC; Quinton v Peirce & Cooper [2009] EWHC 912 (QB) with Mark Warby QC and William Bennett; Pell v Express Newspapers Ltd [2009] EWHC 7 (QB) with Justin Rushbrooke; Berezovsky v Russian Television & Radio Broadcasting and Terluk [2009] EWHC 1733 (QB) with Desmond Browne QC and Matthew Nicklin; British Chiropractic Association v Singh [2009] EWCA 1154 with Adrienne Page QC.
Before pupillage and prior to commencing practice at the Bar in Australia, Patrick worked as a solicitor in the media and commercial litigation department of a leading Australian law firm where he was involved in providing pre-publication advice to a large television network concerning matters of contempt, reporting restrictions, libel and breach of confidence, as well as defending a number of libel actions. Patrick was also formerly a Judicial Assistant to the Hon Justice Ian Callinan AC of the High Court of Australia.
Career
Called
2008 Called to the Bar
Education
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) First Class degree, Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Civil Laws (BCL) Oxford University
Bachelor of Commerce, (BCom) University of Queensland
Qualifications
Bar Practice Certificate, Queensland University of Technology
Barrister, High Court of Australia
Areas of work
- Defamation
- Privacy and Confidence
- Sports Law
- Data Protection
- Reporting the Courts
- Pre-publication Advice
- Contempt
- Entertainment Law
- General Common Law
- Harassment
- Malicious Falsehood
- Media Law
- Publishing
Articles
Interim Injunctions and the Overlap between Privacy and Libel
By Godwin Busuttil and Patrick McCafferty. 14 Jul 2010