Matthew Littlejohn | William Forster Chambers

Year and Place of First Admission

2013, Queensland

Degrees

Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Griffith University

Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Australian National University

Areas of Practice

Administrative and Public Law; Anti-discrimination; Appeals; Constitutional Law; Defamation; Employment Law; Human Rights; Injunctions; Inquiries; Insurance Media & Internet; Licensing; Medical Negligence; Negligence; Motor Accidents; Personal Injury; Tort Law; Workers’ Compensation

Career

Matthew was admitted in 2013 and joined William Forster Chambers in January 2018.

Before joining William Forster Chambers Matthew was the Regional Office Leader of Maurice Blackburn’s Darwin office, having helped establish that office in 2015. At Maurice Blackburn, Matthew practised in workers compensation and personal injury litigation, as well as gaining experience in the firm’s class actions, medical negligence, and social justice practices. He has also worked as an Associate to her Honour Justice Judith Kelly of the NT Supreme Court.

In 2016, Matthew was named in the Lawyers Weekly “30 Under 30” awards for his work in Insurance litigation, in 2017 he was named “Young Gun of the Year” at the Australian Law Awards and in 2018 was elected Treasurer of the Northern Territory Bar Association.

Matthew is a passionate advocate for social justice and equality, and has been involved in many high-profile matters including Perrett v Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Australia [2015] FCA 834, the Queensland Floods litigation, and the class action on behalf of young people in the Don Dale youth detention facility.

Contact Details

William Forster Chambers
26 Harry Chan Avenue
Darwin NT 0800

PO Box 4369
DARWIN NT 0801

Tel: + 61 (0)8 8982 4700
Fax: + 61 (0)8 8941 1541
email: mlittlejohn@williamforster.com

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Introduction To International Commercial Arbitration October 18, 2018

A brief introduction to international commercial arbitration including a case study, intended for people with no prior experience. This interactive session will provide an initial practical demonstration of the use of arbitration in international commercial contracts, and will be very useful for practitioners who are intending to attend the Arbitration Conference on 24 October or

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Law Rocks 2018 – 16 November 2018 October 8, 2018

Law Rocks 2018 (AKA Battle of the Legal Bands) is back! Time to dump your time sheets, dust off your axes, dig up some funky charts and starting rehearsing! And don’t think that everyone in your band has to be a lawyer. Providing there is some loose connection to the law – and you’re not paying

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Congratulations to Golden Gavel 2018 winner – Myles Brown (DCLS) September 24, 2018

Congratulations to Golden Gavel 2018 winner, Myles Brown (DCLS) for his performance of “Swipe right. I’m a lawyer” in this year’s Golden Gavel competition, held at the NT Supreme Court on 14 September 2018, of which William Forster Chambers is a sponsor. As winner of 2018’s Golden Gavel, Myles will be travelling to Adelaide to

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The HAL Inaugural Northern Territory Chapter Oration. September 17, 2018

The HAL Inaugural Northern Territory Chapter Oration. For more information click the link below; Flyer HAL Set Oration

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WFC member admitted to the International Criminal Court’s List of Counsel June 6, 2018

Lyma Nguyen of William Forster Chambers has been admitted to the List of Counsel before the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC, established under the Rome Statute, has a mandate to prosecute and punish persons responsible for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. Victims, accused persons and, in some cases, suspects

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