Mitchell provides strategic, direct advice and helps clients resolve high-stakes matters involving competition and consumer issues, insolvency, public law and major commercial conflicts.
Biography
Mitchell represents a broad mix of clients, including listed and private companies, international conglomerates, governments, universities, financial institutions, liquidators and directors. His expertise spans competition and consumer law, insolvency, public law and class actions, guiding clients through litigation and negotiated resolutions with commercial insight.
His work spans major investigations, urgent applications, multi-party disputes and matters involving substantial financial and reputational exposure. Mitchell is recognised for his ability to simplify complex issues and guide clients through each stage of a dispute, whether navigating negotiations or running hard-fought litigation.
He advises on competition and consumer law disputes, class actions, cross-border jurisdictional issues, regulatory litigation, intellectual property matters, and matters involving digital platforms. Mitchell acts on insolvency, debt recovery and voidable transaction claims for both liquidators and directors, balancing legal precision with commercial clarity in fast-moving and high-pressure situations.
Mitchell's experience
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Redland City Council
Represented in a novel class action involving statutory construction, public law and restitution issues in the Supreme Court of Queensland, Court of Appeal and High Court of Australia. -
Hutchinson Builders
Represented in a competition law dispute against the ACCC in the Federal Court, and Full Federal Court and High Court of Australia. -
Suncorp
Successfully defended a claim about disputed historical handwritten transaction records. -
Directors of LM Investment Management
Successfully defended ASIC proceedings for alleged breaches of directors’ duties. -
Confidential client
Represented a professional football player in an insurance law dispute against former club.