Judicial Profiles
The Hon Justice Michael Hudson McHugh AC
High Court of Australia (1989-2005)
Qualifications | Work History | Other positions held | Relevant judgments
Relevant qualifications and honours
- Queen's Counsel (1973)
- Admitted to NSW Bar (1961)
- Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) (1989) For Service to the Law
- Centenary Medal (2001) For service as a Justice of the High Court of Australia
Relevant work history
- Non-permanent Justice of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong
- 1989-2005 - Judge of the High Court of Australia
- 1984-1989 - Judge of Court of Appeal and Supreme Court NSW
Other positions held
- 1983-1984 - President, Australian Bar Association
- 1981-1983 - President, NSW Bar Association
- 1978-1981 - Vice President, New South Wales Bar Association
Relevant judgments
- Boral Besser Masonry Limited (now Boral Masonry Ltd) v ACCC [2003] HCA 5 (7 February 2003)
Misuse of market power; predatory pricing