Julian Burnside practises principally in commercial litigation, trade practices, and administrative law.  He appears principally in the Supreme Court and the Federal Court, in Victoria and other states.

Major matters

·                    Counsel for NCSC in BHP takeover cases
(takeovers: Supreme Court of Victoria)

·                    Counsel for ACI in takeover case
(takeovers: Supreme Court of Victoria)

·                    Counsel for Respondent in Autodesk v Dyason
(computer copyright: Federal Court, High Court)

·                    Counsel for Plaintiff in Crittenden v ANZ
(guarantees: Supreme Court of Victoria)

·                    Counsel for Alan Bond in La Promenade prosecution
(committal & trial, WA)

·                    Counsel assisting Australian Broadcasting Authority in Cash for Comment enquiry.

·                    Counsel for Plaintiff in Porteous v Rinehart
(Corporations; trusts; fiduciary duties: Supreme Court of WA)

·                    Counsel for Maritime Union of Australia in Patrick Stevedores v Maritime Union
(Corporations Law, external administration, industrial law: Federal Court, High  Court)

·                    Counsel for Applicant in ACCC v J McPhee & Co
(trade practices, price fixing: Federal Court)

·                    Counsel for Applicant in ACCC v Universal Music & ors
(trade practices, exclusionary conduct: Federal Court)

·                    Counsel for Respondent in ACCC v MUA & ors
(trade practices, exclusionary conduct: Federal Court)

·                    Counsel for Respondent in ACCC v SIP & ors
(trade practices, exclusionary conduct: Federal Court)

·                    Counsel for Applicant in Ruhani v. Commissioner of Police No 1 and No 2
(litigation relating to the Pacific Solution: High Court)

·                    Counsel for intervenor in Melway v Hicks
(trade practices, misuse of market power: High Court)

·                    Counsel for Plaintiff in Trevorrow v South Australia
(stolen generations, personal injuries, fiduciary duties: Supreme Court of SA)

·                    Counsel for Applicant in ACCC v Leahy Petroleum
(trade practices, price fixing: Federal Court)

·                    Counsel for Plaintiff in Mirvac v La Rocca
(misleading and deceptive conduct: Supreme Court)

·                    Counsel for respondent individual in ACCC v Visy, Carroll & ors
(trade practices, price fixing: Federal Court)

·                    Counsel for Plaintiff in Premier Developments v Spotless
(Corporations, environmental law: Supreme Court of Victoria)

Areas of Current Practice

Commercial · Contract · Copyright · Insolvency · Intellectual Property · Trade Practices · White Collar Crime

Academic

Monash University: B. Ec., LLB

Mr. Burnside founded the Victorian Society for Computers and Law in 1981.