Felicity Wood

Felicity has a varied commercial, public law and regulatory practice.

Felicity appears in matters concerning contractual disputes, property, insurance, corporations’ disputes, insolvency, regulatory prosecutions and investigations, judicial and merits review, professional discipline, inquiries and inquests and quasi-criminal matters. 

Felicity holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the Queensland University of Technology and was awarded the University Medal.

Prior to being called to the Bar, Felicity was a solicitor at Clayton Utz in the commercial litigation team.  She was also the Associate to his Honour Judge Horneman-Wren SC in the District Court of Queensland.

Felicity appears in the State and Federal Courts and Tribunals.  Some examples include:

Commercial

• Acting (led by C Heyworth-Smith KC and D Ananian-Cooper) for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia defending proceedings for breach of diligent banker obligations. 

• Appearing (led by G Thompson KC and A Psaltis) in a Supreme Court trial concerning misleading and deceptive conduct: PFJV Pty Ltd v Bartter Enterprises Pty Ltd [2024] QSC 114.

• Acting (led by M Steele KC) for a plaintiff company in relation to the entitlement to rescind an agreement pursuant to s.925A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

• Advising (unled) a Liquidator in relation to an application in the Federal Court pursuant to s.1323 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

• Appearing and successfully resisting (led by G Thompson KC) an application for further security for costs in circumstances where the plaintiff was a trustee: Bartter Enterprises Pty Ltd v PFJV Pty Ltd [2024] QSC 087.

• Appearing (led by D Chesterman KC) in the Supreme Court on an application for an injunction.

• Appearing (led by G Thompson KC) in the District Court on an application for summary judgment in circumstances where advocates immunity was a defence.

• Appearing (led by D Chesterman KC) in the Supreme Court for a bank on an application to refuse leave to file an amended pleading and to strike it out.

• Appearing (led by S Doyle KC and M May) for an administrator at trial involving questions concerning whether it was required to be registered for GST and the proper construction of provisions of a development deed and development leases: Nerang Subdivision Pty Ltd & Ors v Hutson & Anor [2023] QSC 268.

• Appearing (unled) for an individual in the Supreme Court on an application for the reinstatement of a company.

• Appearing in various Magistrate Court civil applications for individuals and companies, including applications for disclosure.

Administrative and Regulatory

• Appearing (unled) for regulatory bodies in professional discipline proceedings, including in relation to health practitioners and legal practitioners:

  • Legal Services Commissioner v Slater [2025] QCAT 528

  • Medical Board of Australia v Nkire [2025] QCAT 514

  • Legal Services Commissioner v Cavanagh [2025] QCAT 290

  • Legal Services Commissioner v O'Brien [2025] QCAT 190

  • Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v Kamp [2025] QCAT 430 

  • Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v Wilson [2025] QCAT 406

  • Medical Board of Australia v Hanafy [2024] QCAT 569

• Appearing (unled) for the Queensland Law Society on an application to review a decision to disallow a claim on the Legal Practitioners’ Fidelity Guarantee Fund.

• Appearing (unled) on summary trials prosecuting regulatory offences under the Legal Professional Act 2007 (Qld) .

• Acting (unled) for a councillor in proceedings before the Councillor Conduct Tribunal.

• Acting (led by A Scott KC) for an applicant company in judicial review proceedings.

• Acting (led by M Hickey KC) for a respondent Government Department in merit review proceedings.