Associate to Justice Gordon, High Court of Australia; Counsel Assisting the Solicitor-General for Victoria; Solicitor, Allens
Profile:
Luke practises primarily in commercial and public law.
Before coming to the Bar, Luke was as an associate to the Hon Justice Michelle Gordon AC of the High Court of Australia. He has also worked as Counsel Assisting the Solicitor-General for Victoria, Rowena Orr KC, and as a solicitor in the commercial litigation team at Allens.
Luke holds a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne, and has published articles on constitutional law and public international law.
Luke is reading with Andrew Barraclough and his senior mentor is Frances Gordon KC.
Extended Biography:
Luke was involved in the following cases as Counsel Assisting the Solicitor-General for Victoria:
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v Montgomery (S192/2021, discontinued) — aliens power; detention;
Thurin v Krongold [2022] VSCA 226 — federal jurisdiction;
Davis v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2023] HCA 10 — non‑statutory executive power;
Attorney-General (Cth) v Huynh [2023] HCA 13 — judicial power; jurisdiction; and
Vanderstock v Victoria [2023] HCA 30 — duties of excise.
Publications:
The Executive Power to Withdraw from Treaties in Australia
(2019) 30 Public Law Review 229 (with Timothy Higgins)
Territorial Sovereignty in Cyberspace after Tallinn Manual 2.0
(2019) 20 Melbourne Journal of International Law 349
A Response to Legal Justifications for Amending Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
(2018) 22 Media and Arts Law Review 148
A Due Diligence Standard of Attribution in Cyberspace
(2018) 67 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 643
Are Enhanced Warfighters Weapons, Means or Methods of Warfare?
(2018) 94 International Law Studies 161 (with Rain Liivoja)
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