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(07) 3307 4504

jsneddon@shandtaylor.com.au

John Sneddon

Director

John Sneddon is a director in our dispute resolution team where he focusses on the resolution of company disputes, commercial litigation, employment law, defamation, commercial litigation and sports law. He also has extensive experience in wills and estates litigation. John has acted in several prominent commercial litigation and succession disputes.

His experience includes:

Company and Partnership Disputes

breach of statutory directors' duties
shareholder oppression claims
disputes between directors or partners
disputes between directors and shareholders
diversion of commercial opportunity claims
fraud and white-collar crime
breach of fiduciary duty claims

Employment Litigation

unfair dismissal disputes
general protections claims
workplace bullying
redundancy
termination of employment
preparation of employment contracts and independent contractor's agreements
discrimination and sexual harassment claims
workplace health and safety
privacy disputes

Commercial Litigation

fraud
forgery
trade practices litigation
breach of contract claims

Defamation

pre-publication advice
suppression orders
defamation litigation for plaintiffs and defendants

Sports Law

athlete misconduct
contract preparation and negotiation
representation of sports governing bodies
disciplinary hearings
governance

Mediation
John has extensive experience in all forms of alternate dispute resolution. Over the last three decades he has participated in more than 1000 mediations, conciliations, arbitrations and other forms of dispute resolution acting both as an advocate and mediator.

Awards/Recommendations

John was awarded the Queensland Law Society President’s Medal in 2014 and is a past recipient of the Australian Lawyers’ Alliance Queensland Civil Justice Award.

John was ranked as one of Queensland’s recommended employment lawyers in Doyle’s Guide in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

In 2024, The Queensland Attorney General recommended the Governor appoint John as a practitioner panel member of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) for a term of 5 years.

Corporate Experience

John is an experienced company director and served on the board of Crèche & Kindergarten Association Limited, one of Australia's largest early childhood education providers, for over a decade. He has provided legal advice to the Board of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and indigenous councils in the Northern Territory and North Queensland.

Human Rights

John has extensive experience representing Australians who have been arrested or imprisoned overseas. In 2014, he was awarded the Queensland Law Society's President's Medal and the Australian Lawyers' Alliance Queensland Civil Justice Award for his representation of Marcus Lee, an Australian citizen charged with (and acquitted of) fraud-related offences in Dubai. A copy of John's speech when accepting the medal is here. He was also a member of the legal team which acted for Peter Greste, an Australian journalist imprisoned in Egypt. John also provided legal representation to Australian filmmaker James Ricketson during his imprisonment in Cambodia and has assisted Australians to navigate the criminal justice system in Kenya, Qatar, and Ras al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates.