Kendall G. Odgers

Admission:

• Supreme Court of NSW 1988

• NSW Bar 1996

Professional membership:

• NSW Bar Association
• Member Communications and Media Law Association 1989 – present (CAMLA)

Experience:
Whilst working as a solicitor at Gilbert & Tobin (1993 -1995) acted for Optus Communications on its claim against Telstra for breaches of the Trade Practices Act and worked as in-house corporate counsel for TCN Channel Nine.

Since coming to the Bar in 1996, has acted for applicants in the Federal Court on a number of further large Trade Practices claims alleging breaches of ss 45, 46 and 52 of the TPA, including BT Australasia Pty Ltd V State of NSW & Telstra Corporation, Walter Group International & Anor V Price Waterhouse & Ors and Reading Entertainment Australia v Birch Carroll & Coyle & Ors.

More recently, has advised in respect of matters relating to ss 27 and 30 of the NZ Commerce Act (TPA equivalent ss 45 and 45A) and s 50 of the TPA, and has acted on a number of Supreme Court and District Court claims for the setting aside of contracts pursuant to ss 52 and 87 of the TPA.

Areas of Expertise

• Common Law
• Commercial
• Defamation
• Equity
• Insolvency
• Intellectual Property
• Insurance and Reinsurance
• Professional Malpractice
• Trade Practices and Competition

Of note:
Acted as Junior Counsel for three Plaintiffs (including Brindabella Ski Club, the owners of Carinya Lodge, one of the two lodges destroyed in the Thredbo landslide) in the long running Thredbo landslide litigation (Brindabella Ski Club Inc. V National Parks & Wildlife Service & Ors).

Currently acting for 25 Plaintiffs in respect of claims being made against a number of State Government instrumentalities for the destruction of houses and property during the Christmas 2001 Warragamba bush fires.

Outside the Law: Interests include the City to Surf, English History and the Leichhardt Tigers under-6’s soccer team.