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Anthony Cocolas

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

P: (07) 3007 3768  |  E: acocolas@mahoneys.com.au

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About

Anthony is a Senior Associate in our commercial litigation team.

Admitted to practice in 2007, Anthony has worked predominantly in the areas of commercial litigation and insolvency.

With over 17 years’ experience, Anthony has a demonstrated track record of helping individuals, SMEs, large private companies, joint ventures and partnerships navigate complex commercial disputes.

He has appeared in both state and federal jurisdictions throughout the country, having also practised as a solicitor in Victoria.

His experience includes working with business owners, management, boards, in-house legal teams and other key stakeholders to help deliver the best possible legal and commercial outcomes for his clients.

He prides himself on providing high quality and timely advice that is sensitive to his client’s legal and commercial needs.

Key service areas

  • Contract disputes
  • Business disputes
  • Body corporate and strata
  • Contraction disputes
  • Bankruptcy
  • Debt recovery
  • Statutory demands
  • Winding Up orders
  • Insolvency and restructuring
  • Misleading and deceptive conduct
  • Professional negligence
  • Defamation

Qualifications & memberships

  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Laws
  • Admitted to practice in Queensland and Victoria
  • Member, Queensland Law Society
  • Full member, Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association
  • Member, Hellenic Australian Lawyers

Recent experience

The reported decision of Toohey v Golder & Ors [2021] QSC 277 successfully defending an action in excess of $1,000,000, involving contractual law questions regarding formation of contract, repudiation, non-performance, breach, damages, negligent misrepresentation.

The reported decision of Bank of Queensland v Y&L Promising Pty Ltd [2022] QDC 52 involving the transfer of a lease, breach of covenant by a previous lessor and whether section 62 of the Land Title Act 1994 (Qld) transferred liability in respect to breaches of a lease completed prior to the transfer to the transferee.

Assisting bodies corporate to recover unpaid levies and contributions.

The reported decision of Kirk as trustee of the Property of Smith (A Bankrupt) v Smith [2024] FCA 240 where the trustee sought declarations that a series of transactions entered into by the bankrupt to his wife were void pursuant to sections 120, 121 and 128B of the Bankruptcy Act 1966; whether a constructive trust arose; whether a loan agreement was a ‘sham’, whether transfer of superannuation funds was property divisible among creditors.

Advising liquidators, receivers, administrators, and trustees in relation to their appointment, during their tenure, and in post-insolvency actions including insolvent trading claims, preference actions, uncommercial transactions, unreasonable director related transactions, recovery claims and public examinations.