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Provided by Patrick O'Shea KC

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Patrick O’Shea KC upholds a diverse commercial practice, with a particular emphasis on trial advocacy in State and Federal courts, tribunals and arbitration proceedings. His esteemed thirty-eight year tenure at the Bar underpins this extensive experience.

Recognised in the Australian Financial Review’s Best Lawyers® Australia in the categories of Litigation and Competition Law, and in Doyle’s Guides for Queensland and Australia across sectors such as Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Construction and Infrastructure, and Insolvency and Restructuring, Patrick demonstrates wide-ranging and comprehensive expertise in the legal domain.

Before commencing his practice at the Bar, Patrick's career spanned pivotal roles as a solicitor and partner at what is now MinterEllison, complemented by an earlier role as an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia.

All Practice Areas:

* Appellate

* Arbitration

* Building and Construction

* Commercial Law

* Corporations

* Equity, Trusts and Succession

* Insurance and Professional Negligence

* Energy, Resources & Native Title

Career

Year of Call: 1986

Year of Silk: 1999

Professional Memberships

Member of the Bar Association of Queensland

Education

University of Queensland

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (University Medal)

University of Queensland

Bachelor of Economics (Honours) (University Medal)

Awards

Construction & Infrastructure in Australia - Leading

Doyle's Guide

2024

Construction & Infrastructure in Queensland - Preeminent

Doyle's Guide

2024

The Best Lawyers in Australia (2025) - Competition Law

Best Lawyers® Australia

2024

The Best Lawyers in Australia (2025) - Litigation

Best Lawyers® Australia

2024

Insolvency and Restructuring - Recommended (Queensland)

Doyle's Guide

2023

Commercial Litigation an Dispute Resolution - Recommended (Australia)

Doyle's Guide

2022

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