Tony specialises in insurance, construction, professional liability and environmental law, and is a Victorian Bar Advanced Mediator. He has chaired Court ordered conclaves of technical experts.
He has extensive experience in representing, advising and resolving disputes for local, state and federal government, statutory authorities, construction professionals, property owners and contractors, as well as professional indemnity, construction risk and liability insurers.
Tony is currently recognised in Doyle’s Guide in the following categories:
- Leading Mediator – Victoria 2018-2019
- Leading Construction & Infrastructure Junior Barrister – Australia 2018-2022
- Leading Construction & Infrastructure Junior Barrister – Victoria 2018-2022
- Leading Insurance Barrister – Victoria 2017
In 2017, Tony was awarded the President’s Award by Consult Australia, the peak national body representing engineers and related professions in the built and natural environment. The annual award was given for his contribution to the engineering profession, including legal advice on law reform and policy issues, and professional development and training.
He has advised government and others on law reform, particularly on proportionate liability, insurance, building regulation and professional liability. Tony’s report: ‘Proportionate Liability: Towards National Consistency’ was produced for a working group of the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General to review the national legislative framework on proportionate liability.
Tony is a Sessional Member at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
He is a Senior Fellow of the University of Melbourne Law School, and is a guest lecturer at the Monash University Law School.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Tony was a partner at DLA Piper (Phillips Fox) for 10 years. From 1997 until 2018, he was a Member of the Victorian Legal Profession Tribunal and its successor, the VCAT Legal Practice List.
Tony’s CV can be found here.