Toby Boys

• acting for a Queensland mining company in unique Land Court compensation proceedings arising from special purpose legislation enacted by the Queensland Parliament
• acting for parties in a large, complex mining joint venture dispute in the Queensland Supreme Court
• acting for mining companies in a coal terminal pricing review arbitration
• assisting in representing an international mining company in a dispute against a rail operator arising from rail contracts.

• acting for the plaintiff shareholders in a shareholder oppression claim related to a mining joint venture company
• acting in a winding-up application based on ‘just and equitable’ grounds
• advising a shareholder in relation to a claim for breach of  a shareholders agreement and bad faith
• advising a shareholder in relation to an application for access to company books and records and rectification of  the share register
• advising a party in relation to membership rights in a company limited by guarantee
• acting for board members in a Supreme Court proceeding regarding validity of  director and annual general meetings
• advising administrators and liquidators, including the liquidator of  a mining exploration company in relation to proof  of  debt appeals and a shareholders dispute
• advising a liquidator in relation to the issues arising in the liquidation of  a vocational education training (VET) company
• advising directors in relation to ASIC investigations, including a significant investigation into alleged breaches of the "insider trading" provision of the Corporations Act
• acting for directors and other parties to defend claims by liquidators, banks and regulators following insolvency events, including for preference claims, uncommercial transactions, enforcement of securities and guarantee disputes
• advising parties in relation to prosecuting and defending debt recovery and enforcement proceedings, including statutory demand disputes and winding-up in insolvency proceedings applications.

• acting as the Court-appointed "Independent Solicitor" on an Anton Piller (i.e. Search) order in a confidential information matter 
• acting for an engineering company in relation to disputes arising from an EPCM contract with Chinese and Australian companies
• acting for a Chinese company in a Hong Kong International Arbitration in relation to iron ore commodities contracts
• acting for a solar industry supplier in relation to claims made about defective products
• advising a rural property owner in relation to the terms of  a sharefarming agreement.

• advising large landlord clients in relation to a range of  issues, including tenant compensation claims arising from redevelopments and rent reviews, and issues arising from tenant insolvency and recovery of  premises
• acting for an international franchisor in a retail lease disputes.

• acting for a bulk water authority and the senior engineer in the Queensland Floods Commission of  Inquiry 2011 including issues in relation to the operation of  Wivenhoe Dam.

Toby also has experience in financial services and regulation having previously worked in the Enforcement Division of the UK’s Financial Services Authorities on major market abuse and insider dealing investigations.

Toby has extensive mediation and facilitation experience in both Australia and the UK and has acted as a mediator or facilitator in a wide range of areas including:

• Commercial and business disputes of all types and size
• Competition and Consumer law matters (e.g. misleading and deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct claims)
• Shareholders, joint venture and partnership disputes, including disputes between directors and senior managers
• Property and leasing (former member of the QCAT Retail Shop Leases mediation panel)
• Franchising Code and Oil Code (current member Office of the Franchising Mediation Adviser panel of mediators for franchising and oil code matters
• Intellectual Property (current member of the panel of mediators for IP Australia’s Mediation Referral Service Register)
• Corporate insolvency and bankruptcy matters, including mediating claims made by liquidators and bankruptcy trustee
• Employment related matters, including disputes about restraints of trade and confidential information

Toby has also been engaged as a mediation trainer and coach for a number of organisations such as the University of Queensland, Resolution Institute and The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ).