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: Martin R Scott S.C.

Areas of Practice

  • Admiralty/Maritime
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation
  • Banking and Finance
  • Bankruptcy/Insolvency
  • Building and Construction
  • Commercial Law
  • Corporations and Securities
  • Equity/Trusts
  • Insurance
  • Property Law

Arbitration Qualifications

  • National and International Experience

Clerk

  • +61 3 9225 8558
Martin R Scott S.C.

Martin R Scott S.C.

Telephone: +61 3 9225 8798
Email: mrscott@vicbar.com.au
Fax: 9017 1220
Chambers:
Room 1319
Owen Dixon Chambers West
525 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne Vic 3000

Admitted to the Legal Profession: 

30 Mar 1987

Signed Victorian Bar Roll:

28 May 1992

Appointed QC or SC:

22 Nov 2011

Qualifications:

BA, LL B, LL M

Also entitled to practise in:

  • Federal Court of Australia
  • High Court of Australia

Previous occupation:

Solicitor (Corrs), merchant banker, company director

Profile

Martin Scott principally practices in superior courts of record and commercial arbitrations (including expedited and international arbitrations). He also advises public company officers on directors' duties and inquiries.

Recent cases in the courts include:

Porter v. OAMPS Ltd [2005] FCA 232 -contractual dispute

Power v. Hamond [2005] VSC 2 - Legal Practice Act dispute, appearing for regulator

Chalker v. Barwon Coast Committee of Management Inc [2005] VSCA 101 - contractual dispute, appearing for State

Equuscorp v. Antonopoulos [2006] VSC 14- contractual dispute, appearing for creditor

ASIC v. McDougall [2006] FCA 427 - Managed investment scheme, appearing for regulator

Power v. Hamond [2006] VSCA 25 -appeal

ASIC v. FUELbanc [2007] FCA 960 - Managed investment scheme, appearing for regulator

ASIC v. Kyriackou [2007] FCA 1781 - Managed investment scheme, appearing for regulator

Xat Ky v. Australvic Property Management Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1541

- Managed investment scheme, appearing for regulator

Chalker v. Clark [2008] VSCA 92- appeal

Equuscorp v. Antonopoulos [2008] VSCA 179 - appeal

Downer Connect Pty Ltd v. McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd [2008] VSC 443- contractual dispute, appearing for gas pipeline construction contractor

Equuscorp Pty Ltd v. Acehand Pty Ltd [2010] VSC 89- contractual dispute, appearing for creditor

Strong Wise Ltd v. Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 240; 267 ALR 249- admiralty claims, limitation of liability convention, appearing for vessel owners

3143 Victoria Street Doncaster Pty Ltd v. Retirement Services Australia (RSA) Ltd [2010] VSC 317- contractual dispute

JACA Nominees Pty Ltd v. Waldarra Pty Ltd [2010] VSC 546- contractual dispute

 



Recent major arbitrations include:

Toll road infrastructure arbitration (2008), appearing for State interests;

Electricity generation (wind farm) (2008), appearing for constructing contractor;

3 Iron ore mining and supply contract dispute arbitrations (2010), appearing for People's Republic of China incorporated steel mill purchaser and trading companies;

Oil and gas production, FPSO charter dispute (2011) appearing for Singaporean incorporated owner/facility operator.

Gas fired power station contract and misleading and deceptive conduct dispute (2011 & 2012) appearing for owner.




He is a former law tutor and has presented at seminars on arbitrations, Part V of the Trade Practices Act, equitable remedies and on the Corporations Act.


He is the updating author of the "Receivers" chapter of Butterworths' Victorian "Court Forms, Precedents and Pleadings".

Please click here to view my List G Barristers profile.

Victorian Bar Committee memberships

  • Chair - International Arbitration Committee
  • Co-Chair - Commercial Bar Association - Arbitration & ADR

From 01 Jul 2008, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.

The information referred to above has been supplied by the barrister concerned. Neither Victorian Bar Inc nor the barrister's clerk have independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information and neither accepts any responsibility in that regard.