Date of Admission:
17 Mar 2015
Qualifications:
LLB (Honours) / BA
Previous Occupation:
Senior Associate, Allens, Melbourne and Associate, Linklaters, London
Accepts briefs from in-house counselProfile:
Hamish McAvaney practises in all areas of commercial, regulatory and public law.
Hamish also welcomes briefs in administrative law, including planning, environment and climate change matters.
Before coming to the Bar, Hamish gained more than seven years’ experience as a solicitor, most recently as a senior associate at Allens in Melbourne, and prior to that at Linklaters in London, where he worked in the environment and climate change team.
As a commercial litigator, Hamish worked on a range of complex commercial disputes in various courts, as well as regulatory investigations and public inquiries. Hamish also has experience working in industry and understands the pressures facing in-house lawyers. He prides himself on his commerciality. Having benefited from working across all aspects of the profession, he seeks to ensure he is easy to work with.
Hamish holds a Bachelor of Law (honours) and a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University, where he studied on a merit scholarship recognising academic excellence.
Hamish is reading with Tom Warner and his senior mentor is Claire Harris QC.
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