Associate at High Court of Australia; Associate at Federal Court of Australia; Solicitor at Allens
Profile:
Tom practises primarily in commercial law, with an emphasis on regulatory investigations and disputes, class actions, corporations law, financial services litigation and insolvency.
Before coming to the Bar, Tom was an associate to the Honourable Justice Steward at the High Court of Australia and an associate to the Honourable Justice Anastassiou at the Federal Court of Australia. He also practised as a solicitor at Allens, where he acted on a number of complex regulatory investigations and commercial disputes.
Tom graduated with a Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne.
Tom is reading with Kane Loxley and his senior mentor is Penny Neskovcin KC, now the Honourable Justice Neskovcin of the Federal Court of Australia.
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*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation
Cases:
Commercial
Breach of Confidence / Misuse of Confidential Information - New Aim Pty Ltd v Leung (No 3) [2023] FCA 1295; New Aim Pty Ltd v Leung & Ors - VID547/2021 (Federal Court - Ongoing) (Led by W Harris KC and K Loxley)
Shareholder Class Action - Ross Andrew Gawler v FleetPartners Group Ltd - S ECI 2023 05208 (Supreme Court - Ongoing) (Led by W Harris KC and K Loxley)
Breach of Contract / Misleading or Deceptive Conduct / Breach of Consumer Guarantees - Meridian Etch and Gippsland Engraving v Prytec Solutions Pty Ltd - C1344/2023 (VCAT - Settled) (Unled)
Advice on prospective claim concerning cybersecurity breach (Confidential - Ongoing)
Environment and planning
Advice on claim for compensation pursuant to the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 (Vic) (Confidential - Ongoing) (Led by D Batt KC)
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