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;Human Rights; Injunctions; Inquiries; Insurance Media & Internet; Employment Law; Medical Negligence; Motor Accidents; Personal Injury; Tort Law; Negligence; 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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Chung Wah Society Dragon & Lion Dance Troupe March 7, 2018

On the 24th of February 2018 the Chung Wah Society lion dance troupe performed a traditional blessing at chambers.

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Congratulations Tarryn Brown, Hamish Baddeley and Josh Ingrames December 4, 2017

William Forster Chambers congratulates Tarryn and Brett Wright on the arrival of Daniel, Hamish Baddeley and Aislinn McIntyre on the arrival of Evelyn and Josh and Sarah Ingrames on the arrival of Esther.

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Tass Liveris Elected Executive member of the Law Council of Australia December 4, 2017

On 2 December 2017, WFC member Tass Liveris was elected as an executive member of the Law Council of Australia. The Law Council is the peak representative body of the Australian legal profession and works for the improvement of the law and the administration of justice. Tass joins the Law Council executive after completing 3

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Human Rights on Show exhibition 2017 November 27, 2017

William Forster Chambers congratulates the Darwin Community Legal Services’ Human Rights on Show exhibition, held at the Supreme Court. The exhibition was MC’ed by Lyma Nguyen and was a great success. We congratulate all the winners of the arts awards and commend DCLS on organising and facilitating a fantastic expression of human rights through arts.

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New President of NTBA – Miles Crawley SC November 15, 2017

Miles Crawley SC was elected as President of the NT Bar Association on the 14th of November 2017. The NTBA has been a strong and independent voice for barristers and the greater community, and has also worked cooperatively with the courts and government on a number of issues. Miles will maintain this reputation and will

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