Brent Reading
Prior to joining the bar, Brent practiced as a commercial litigator with Minter Ellison (from 2011-2013) and with Allens (from 2013-2015). Brent was called to the Bar in 2015.
Brent has a broad commercial practice with a focus on construction, contract, tort, insolvency, trade practices, discrimination, intellectual property and wills and estates. Brent’s speciality is arbitrations. He has appeared in Australia and internationally (most recently in Singapore).
In 2017, Brent was recognised by Doyle's Guide as an emerging construction and infrastructure junior counsel. In 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, Brent was recognised by Doyle’s Guide as one of Queensland’s recommended construction and infrastructure junior counsel. In 2024, Brent was recognised by Doyle’s Guide as one of Queensland’s leading construction and infrastructure junior counsel. Brent is a co-author of the Intellectual Property and Probate Chapters (which are published by LexisNexis Australia). He also sits on the alternative dispute resolution committee of the Queensland Bar Association.
Since joining the Bar, Brent has appeared in numerous trials and interlocutory applications before international arbitrators and the State and Federal Courts. Some examples include:
appearing as counsel in a number of international arbitral proceedings (including before former members of the High Court, Queen’s Bench Division);
RE Oakey Pty Ltd v Canadian Solar Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd [2024] QCA 202
Paladin Projects Pty Ltd v Visie Three Pty Ltd & Ors (No 2) [2024] QSC 244
Paladin Projects Pty Ltd v Visie Three Pty Ltd & Ors [2024] QSC 230
Bilson v Vatsonic Communications Pty Ltd; Vatsonic Communications Pty Ltd v Bilson [2024] QCA 171
Body Corporate for the Johnson CTS 49098 v Maxcon Constructions Pty Ltd [2024] QSC 65
Iris Broadbeach Business Pty Ltd v Descon Group Australia Pty Ltd & Anor [2024] QSC 16
Canadian Solar Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd v Re Oakey Pty Ltd [2023] QSC 288
Iris Broadbeach Business Pty Ltd v Descon Group Australia Pty Ltd & Anor [2023] QSC 290
Built Qld Pty Limited v Pro-Invest Australian Hospitality Opportunity (ST) Pty Ltd [No 2] [2023] QCA 140
Townsville City Council v Hodges [2023] QCA 136
Pro-Invest Australian Hospitality Opportunity (ST) Pty Ltd v Built Qld Pty Limited [2023] HCASL 42
Earthtec Pty Ltd v Livingstone Shire Council [2023] QSC 22
Built Qld Pty Limited v Pro-Invest Australian Hospitality Opportunity (ST) Pty Ltd [2022] QCA 266;
DBL Space Pty Ltd v Clynder Pty Ltd [2022] QSC 193
Addinos Pty Ltd v OJ Pippin Homes Pty Ltd [2022] QDC 205
Built Qld Pty Ltd v Pro-Invest Australian Hospitality Opportunity (ST) Pty Ltd [2021] QSC 224
Somerset Civil Pty Ltd v Eaglerise Developments Pty Ltd; Eaglerise Developments Pty Ltd v Somerset Civil Pty Ltd [2021] QDC 70
Blumke v Campbell & Anor [2020] QCA 217
APGL (Palm Beach) Pty Ltd
(ACN 113 479 744) v Palm Beach Developments Pty Ltd (ACN 101 716 081) [2020] QSC 2Gilbert and Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2020] AATA 191
APGL (Palm Beach) Pty Ltd v Palm Beach Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] QSC 22
Rainbow Builders Pty Ltd v State of Queensland [2020] QSC 25
Campbell & Anor v T. L. Clacher No. 2 Pty Ltd & Ors [2020] QSC 35
Built Qld Pty Limited v Pro-Invest Australian Hospitality Opportunity (ST) Pty Limited as Trustee for the Pro-Invest Australian Hospitality Opportunity (BRF Springhill) Trust [2019] QSC 108
Campbell & Anor v T.L. Clacher No. 2 Pty Ltd & Ors [2019] QSC 218
J.R. & L.M. Trackson Pty Ltd v NCP Contracting Pty Ltd & Ors [2019] QSC 201
Built Qld Pty Limited v Pro-Invest Australian Hospitality Opportunity (ST) Pty Limited as Trustee for the Pro-Invest Australian Hospitality Opportunity (BRF Springhill) Trust (No 2) [2019] QSC 179
The Trust Company (Australia) Ltd atf the WH Buranda Trust v Icon Co (Qld) Pty Ltd & Anor [2019] QSC 87
Citigroup Pty Limited v Burchard [2019] QDC 23.
DZAFH v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2017] FCCA 387
Telvent Australia Pty Ltd v Acciona Infrastructure Australia Pty Ltd & Ors [2016] QSC 201
Brent also lectures in forensic evidence at Griffith University. He has done so since 2015.
