Justice Henry George Fryberg was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia. Fryberg was sworn in on 23 September 1994, and retired in 2013. Early life and education Henry George Fryberg was born on 29 November 1943 in Brisbane, to Lt Col Abraham Fryberg, then acting director-general of health, and his wife Vivian Greensill (née Barnard). Fryberg completed his primary education at Ascot State School (1949–57) and his secondary education at Brisbane Grammar School (1958–61) He studied at the University of Queensland, graduating Bachelor of Arts with honours (1965) and a Bachelor of Laws with honours (1967). He was awarded the Wilkinson Memorial Prize and the Henderson Prize for law. Career On 13 December 1967, Fryberg was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland and in New South Wales, Papua New Guinea, the Northern Territory, Western Australia and the Solomon Islands. Fryberg served as associate to Victor Windeyer of the High Court of Australia (1968–70), before commencing practice at the bar in Brisbane. Fryberg took silk in Queensland on 1 December 1983, in New South Wales (1988) and the Northern Territory (1992). On 23 September 1994, Fryberg was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland. He also served on the Land Appeal Court (1995–96) and the Medical Assessment Tribunal (1996–2001) and has taught leading evidence in the bar practice course since the 1980s. Fryberg retired in 2013 after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. Notable Cases Brisbane City Council v. Mathews Brisbane City Council v Mathews, involved an application brought under the Vexatious Proceedings Act as a result of the numerous proceedings brought by the respondent Mathews against the Brisbane City Council (BCC) and other parties. Mathews was a disability pensioner as a result of a head injury he had sustained many years before, and his injuries affected his ability to concentrate for long periods. Justice Fryberg heard the application before all chamber applications in the list that day in order to assist the respondent, who was self-represented, in being able to present his case. After noting that Mathews had brought multiple proceedings, Justice Fryberg found that they were vexatious under the meaning of the Act: The features of the proceedings to which I have been referred generally are in my view accurately summarised by [counsel for the applicant]. There is a joinder of multiple defendants without any basis for joinder; there