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Peter Bick is a member of the Victorian and New South Wales Bars. He has a broad commercial practice primarily in trial and appeal cases in State and Territory Supreme Courts and the Federal Court. He has an extensive practice in advice work, arbitrations and mediations. He also appears in administrative and disciplinary tribunals.
He has expertise in the areas of:
Commercial matters and disputes including concerning contracts, investments, joint ventures, partnerships, property, and residential and commercial property development.
Energy law including government regulation of and price setting for the gas and electricity industries.
Corporations matters, including corporate governance, regulation of corporations, financial advisors and products, shareholders' and creditors' rights and remedies, managed investment schemes and ASIC proceedings against corporations, directors and financial advisors.
Consumer and competition law.
Telecommunications law.
Banking, finance and investment matters, including investment advice, bank facilities, foreign exchange transactions, money laundering law and securities.
Property and property development, including title, contract and sale issues, commercial and retail leasing, compulsory acquisition, planning and environmental issues and body corporate matters.
Trusts and complex estate matters.
Corporate and personal insolvency and corporate reconstruction.
Court proceedings concerning and international and domestic arbitrations in relation to construction and engineering matters.
Insurance and reinsurance.
Administrative law.
Sports law.
Complex Family Court property and trust matters, notably in the Major Complex Financial Proceedings List.
Senior executive employment disputes, including acting for Google in a dispute with Amazon in 2022.
Professional negligence matters.
Mr Bick is a past President of the Commercial Bar Association of Victoria and a past Chair of the Banking and Finance Section of the Commercial Bar Association.
A selection of cases in which Mr Bick has appeared is as follows:
Selected Supreme Court of Victoria trial and appeal matters
- Re Geelong Quarries Pty Ltd [2022] VSC 528 (8 September 2022)
- Teico Investments & Anor v WA Blue Gum Limited & Anor [2022] VSC 379 (5 July 2022)
- Atanasovski & Anor v Qi Yong 7 Pty Ltd & Ors [2022] VSC 347 (22 June 2022)
- Great Union Pty Ltd v Sportsgirl Pty Ltd [2021] VSCA 299 (4 November 2021)
- Milfoil Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd [2020] VSCA 305 (27 November 2020)
- Wu v OHAPIF Pty Ltd (ACN 167 080 542) as trustee for the Oliver Hume Australia Income Fund & Ors [2020] VSC 552 (7 September 2020)
- Hamex Corporation Pty Ltd & Anor v Latrobe Street Ventures & Ors [2020] VSC 360 (19 June 2020)
- Wilson v Waigani [2020] VSCA 153 (15 June 2020)
- Hamex Corporation Pty Ltd & Anor v Latrobe Street Ventures & Ors [2020] VSC 360 (19 June 2020)
- Ascot Vale Self Storage Centre Pty Ltd v Nom De Plume Nominees Pty Ltd & Ors [2020] VSC 242 (11 May 2020)
- Milfoil Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (No 2) [2019] VSC 734 (5 December 2019)
- Ascot Vale Self Storage Pty Ltd (in Liq) v Nom de Plume Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 794 (4 December 2019)
- Walters v Perton (No 3) [2019] VSC 733 (12 November 2019)
- Islamic Society of Victoria v Ozyurek & Ors (No 1) [2019] VSC 662 (7 October 2019)
- Hoh v Ying Mui Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 203 (18 September 2019)
- Milfoil Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd [2019] VSC 504 (29 July 2019)
- Euromark Ltd v Smash Enterprises Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 299 (17 May 2019)
- Ascot Vale Self Storage Centre Pty Ltd & Anor v Nom De Plume Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2019] VSC 285 (3 May 2019)
- PCCEF Pty Ltd v Geelong Football Club Ltd [2018] VSCA 225 (5 September 2018)
- Wilson v Waigani Pty Ltd & Ors [2018] VSC 302 (20 July 2018)
- Uren v Uren [2018] VSCA 141 (1 June 2018)
- PCCEF Pty Ltd v Geelong Football Club Ltd [2018] VSC 258 (23 May 2018)
- De Lutis v De Lutis (No 2) [2018] VSC 54 (2 March 2018)
- Point Cook Community Entertainment Facility Pty Ltd v Geelong Football Club Ltd [2017] VSC 313 (9 June 2017)
- Masters Home Improvement Australia Pty Ltd v North East Solutions Pty Ltd [2017] VSCA 88 (27 April 2017)
- Ying Mui & Ors v Frank Kiang Ngan Hoh & Ors (No 3) [2017] VSC 29 (8 February 2017)
- Marriner v Australian Super Developments Pty Ltd [2016] VSCA 141 (17 June 2016)
- North East Solution Pty Ltd v Masters Home Improvement Australia Pty Ltd [2016] VSC 1 (28 January 2016)
- Versus (Aus) Pty Ltd v ANH Nominees Pty Ltd [2015] VSC 515 (1 October 2015)
- Australian Super Developments Pty Ltd v David Wellesley Marriner & Ors (No. 2) [2015] VSC 315 (30 June 2015)
- Nom De Plume Nominees Pty Ltd v Fingal Developments Pty Ltd & Anor [2015] VSCA 129 (29 May 2015)
- Fingal Developments Pty Ltd v Nom De Plume Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor [2015] VSC 44 (20 February 2015)
- Australian Super Developments Pty Ltd v David Wellesley Marriner & Ors [2014] VSC 464 (19 September 2014)
- Perpetual Nominees Limited v Rytelle Pty Ltd & Ors (No. 4) [2013] VSC 9 (5 February 2013)
- Strategic Property Reservoir Pty Ltd v Condec Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Plenty Road Reservoir Unit Trust) [2012] VSC 634 (19 December 2012)
- Marriner & Ors v Australian Super Developments Pty Ltd & Ors (No 2) [2012] VSCA 290 (5 December 2012)
- Re Australian Property Holdings Limited (In Liq) (Recs & Mgrs Apptd) (No 2) [2012] VSC 576 (4 December 2012)
- Re Brockweir Pty Ltd [2012] VSC 225 (4 June 2012)
- Re Australian Property Custodian Holdings Limited (Admins Apptd) (Recs & Mgers Apptd) [2010] VSC 492 (29 October 2010)
- United Energy Distribution Pty Ltd v Alinta Asset Management Pty Ltd & Anor [2009] VSC 19 (10 February 2009)
- Multinet Gas (DB No 1) Pty Ltd & Anor v Alinta Asset Management Pty Ltd & Anor [2009] VSC 18 (10 February 2009)
- French v Queensland Premier Mines Pty Ltd & Ors [2006] VSCA 287 (14 December 2006)
Selected Federal Court and Competition Tribunal trial and appeal matters
- Allen in his capacity as administrator of Walden Cloud Group Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed), in the matter of Walden Cloud Group Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) [2021] FCA 97 (10 February 2021)
- Hamex Corporation Pty Ltd v Latrobe Street Ventures Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 199 (25 February 2020)
- Hyundai Engineering & Steel Industries Co Ltd v Two Ways Constructions Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCA 1551 (2 October 2018)
- Akiba on behalf of the Torres Strait Regional Sea Claim v State of Queensland [2018] FCA 772 (29 May 2018)
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Australian Property Custodian Holdings Limited (Receivers and Managers appointed) (In Liquidation) (Controllers Appointed) [2014] FCA 1308 (2 December 2014)
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Australian Property Custodian Holdings Limited (Receivers and Managers appointed) (In Liquidation) (Controllers Appointed) (No 3) [2013] FCA 1342 (12 December 2013)
- SPI Electricity Pty Ltd v Australian Competition Tribunal [2012] FCAFC 186 (20 December 2012)
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Australian Property Custodian Holdings Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (In Liquidation) (Controllers Appointed) [2012] FCA 1051 (24 September 2012)
- Application by Envestra Limited (No 2) [2012] ACompT 4 (11 January 2012)
- Application by Envestra Limited (No 2) [2012] ACompT 3 (11 January 2012)
- McIntyre v Southern Cross Equities Ltd [2011] FCA 455 (5 May 2011)
- Eric Preston Pty Ltd v Euroz Securities Limited [2010] FCA 97 (19 February 2010)
- Hawthorn Glen Pty Ltd (ACN 004 061 214) v Aconex Pty Ltd (ACN 091 376 091) (No 1) [2007] FCA 2010 (14 December 2007)
Selected other Court and Tribunal matters
- Aarons & Aarons (No 2) [2022] FedCFamC1F 331 (9 May 2022)
- Northern Territory of Australia v Dover Investments Pty Ltd & Ors [2020] NTSC 3 (30 January 2020)
- Microsoft Corporation & Ors v CPL Notting Hill Pty Ltd & Ors (No.5) [2019] FCCA 1255 (16 May 2019)
- Fair Work Ombudsman v Quality Food World Pty Ltd [2016] FCCA 207 (11 February 2016)
- United Petroleum Franchise Pty Ltd v Gold Fuels Pty Ltd [2016] VCC 292 (29 April 2016)
- Percy & Percy (No 2) [2012] FamCA 1150 (23 December 2012)
- Versus (Aus) Pty Ltd v ANH Nominees Pty Ltd (Retail Tenancies) [2012] VCAT 1908 (14 December 2012)
- Percy & Percy [2012] FamCA 570 (23 May 2012)
- Peachbulk Pty Ltd v R T Edgar Pty Ltd & Ors [2011] VCC 1370 (20 October 2011)
- Southwell & Jane [2011] FamCA 663 (1 June 2011)
- Queensland Premier Mines Pty Ltd v French [2007] HCA 53 (15 November 2007)
- Brighton RV Syndication Pty Ltd and Anor and Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2007] AATA 1305 (7 May 2007)
- Alessi v Moses (Legal Practice) [2006] VCAT 1714 (29 August 2006)
- Elmore Quest Pty Ltd and Department of Health and Ageing [2006] AATA 489 (6 June 2006)
- Marminta P/L v French [2004] QCA 8 (5 February 2004)
- Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Waste Services Pty Ltd [2003] QSC 192 (26 June 2003)
- Biliora Pty Ltd v Leisure Investments Pty Ltd [2001] NTCA 8 (6 September 2001)
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