Division of Bar Roll:
Victorian Practising Counsel
Qualifications:
BEc, LL.B (Hons) (ANU) BCL (Hons) (Oxford)
Profile:
Summary
Previously a Partner in Herbert Smith Freehills (Sydney and then Melbourne).J.B. Chifley Prize for Economics (NSW HSC).National Undergraduate Scholar (1974 to 1978).University Prizes in Mathematical Economics, Politics, Economics and Law.Member of the Global Foundation.Appeared in commercial trials and appeals in all Australian states and Federal jurisdictions.
Practice in General Commercial and Equity Law, with emphasis on Corporations, Property, Insolvency, Equity, Finance, Contract, Probate, Trade Practices and Administrative Law.
Substantial experience as a Mediator.
Profile
- Supreme Court and Federal Court Practice in Trade Practices and Consumer Protection, Commercial and Equity, Trusts, Corporations Law, Administrative Law, Probate Law and Property Law
- Supreme Court Practice Court Specialisation
- Extensive experience as a Solicitor and a Barrister in Trade Practices, particularly exclusive dealing Several Seminar Papers on Trade Practices Issues
- Substantial practice in Retail Tenancies Disputes
- Victorian Bar Nationally Accredited advanced mediator
- Substantial Mediation Practice
- Victorian Bar Council 2004 - 2006
- Bar Law Reform Committee 2005 - 2006
- Bar Counsel Committee 2004 - 2006
- Bar Applications Review Committee 2005 - 2006
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee 2007 - 2010
- Victorian Law Foundation (including Grants Committee)
Some Cases in which appeared
- LU Simon Builders Pty Ltd v Fowles [1992] 2 VR 189 (Smith J)
- Hicks and Others v Opas and Others (1992) 28 ALD 581 (Vincent J)
- Edelsten Re; ex parte Donnelly (9/06/92) (Northrop J)
- Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation Ltd(t/as Telecom Australia) v Russell Kumar & Sons Pty Ltd (Receivers & Managers Appointed) (In Liq) and Anor (1992) 10 ACSR 24
- ANZ Bank v Maiorano (6/7/93) (Hedigan J)
- Towie v Hamilton & Rypcill Pty Ltd (Phillips J) (13/10/93) (BC 9304145)
- In the Matter of Magila Pty Ltd (1/11/93) (Phillips J)
- In the Marriage of Epstein (1994) FLC 92-445 (Treyvaud J)
- Nicholls and Anor v State Bank of South Australia [1994] 1 VR 528 (Full Court)
- Hampshire v ANZ Management Investments Ltd (17/02/94)(Hayne J)
- Twenty-Second Yeneb Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Byrne & Byrne (30/3/94) (Hayne J)
- Arsoki v GIO Insurance Limited (8/8/94) (Campbell J)
- National Australia Bank v Biritz (1/12/94) (Harper J)
- ANZ Banking Group and Saade (20/12/94) (Brown J)
- Grimwade v Meagher [1995] 1VR 446 (Mandie J)
- Maguire & Tansey v Makaronis [1995] ANZ ConvR 457
- Skouras v Karastavrou (McDonald J) (1/12/95)
- Biriz v National Australia Bank Limited [1995] VSC 91 (Full Court)
- National Mutual Trustees Ltd v Targridge Pty Ltd and Others(2/11/95) (Hansen J)
- Lurgi (Aust) Pty Ltd & Lucon (Aust) Pty Ltd v Gratz & Dietrich(14/12/95) (Nathan J)
- Jayric Pty Ltd (in Liq) v Sherwood Overseas Co Pty Ltd (1995) 14 ACLC656 (Ormiston J)
- Westpac Banking Corporation and Anor v Market Services Pty Ltd and ORS (1/10/96) (Batt J)
- Cran (Administrator of Sher Furniture Pty Ltd) v Taylor (10/05/96) (O'Bryan J)
- Equs Financial Services Ltd v Gigas and Ors (15/5/96) (Beach J)
- Pivot One Nominees Pty Ltd v Second Butterfly Pty Ltd & Ors(1996) V ConvR 54-555 (Hedigan J)
- Wood v Laser Holdings Ltd (1996) 19 ACSR 245 (Hansen J)
- Townsend & Parker Gravity Die Casting Pty Ltd and Another v Lotusdale Pty Ltd and Others [1997] 1 VR 295 (Beach J)
- Curwen-Walker v South Pacific Business Finance Pty Ltd (17/9/97) (Campbell J)
- Thurwood (as Trustee) v First for Finance Pty Ltd and Another (27/6/97) (Northrop J)
- World Class Alpacas Pty Ltd v Ostrich Farms (Cook Islands) Ltd (30/10/97) (Sundberg J)
- McCarthy v Wheeler and Wongan Hotels Pty Ltd [1998] VSC 67 (Hedigan J)
- Bantick v Boss Properties Pty Ltd (7/4/98) (Kellam J)
- Savage River Pty Ltd In re [1998] VSC 126 (Byrne J)
- Melbourne Petroleum Pty Ltd v Kulnura Investments Pty Ltd [1998] VSC 208 (Cummins J)
- Reader v TAB Fried [1998] VSC 180 (Beach J)
- Beatty and Another v Brashs Pty Ltd [1998] 2 VR 201 (Smith J)
- Market Services Pty Ltd & Hughes v Westpac Banking Corporation & CMBAL Ltd [1998] ANZ ConvR 216 (Full Court)
- First for Finance Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (7/5/98) (Hansen J)
- Di Berardino & Anor v GDF Partners (a Firm) (10/08/98) (McDonald J)
- Lygon Nominees Pty Ltd v Zeccola and Ors (26/5/98) (Mandie J)
- Hitech Pathology Pty Ltd v Bankberg Pty Ltd (17/12/98) (Deputy President Macnamara)
- Marshall v CBFC Ltd [1999] NSWSC 188 (Bryson J) (NSW Supreme Court)
- Morris v Scuderi (Duckett J)
- Jabuna Pty Ltd v Ashley Judge Pty Ltd [1999] VSC 293 (Beach J)
- Acropol Stars Pty Ltd v Ryssal-One Pty Ltd [1999] VSC 331 (Beach J)
- Cosmick Pty Ltd v Lawrenson Light Metal Die Casting Pty Ltd [1999] VSC 528 (Beach J)
- Smith v Australian Grand Prix Corporation and Thiess Farrow Finance Corporation v Farrow Holdings
- Norwich Investments Management Ltd v Burke [1999] VSC 283 (Beach J)
- Kyriakou v Saba [1999] VSC 62 (Beach J)
- Noitaroproc Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Hodgson [1999] VSC 507 (Byrne J)
- Maldonfield Pty Ltd v Office of Fair Trading [1999] VSC 522 (Nathan J)
- Nasir v Feltham [1999] VSC 154 (Beach J)
- Re Avonwood Homes Pty Ltd (Prov Liq App) [2000] VSC 253 (Mandie J)
- Voudiotis v Mobilia (Duggan J)
- Parliv Pty Ltd v Roebuck Pty Ltd & Ors [2000] VSC 518 (Beach J)
- Australian Retail Enterprises Pty Ltd c ND Cowab Nominees Pty Ltd [2000] VSC 538 (Beach J)
- Renzon Newbern Nominees Pty Ltd v Halliday [2000] VSC 344(Beach J)
- Florgale Uniforms Pty Ltd (Rec & Mgr Appt) (In Liq) v Orders (No. 1) [2000] VSC 427 (Warren J)
- Re Avonwood Homes Pty Ltd [2000] VSC 216 (Mandie J)
- Florgale Uniforms v Orders (No. 2) [2000] VSC 470 (Warren J)
- Western Pacific Developments Pty Ltd (In liquidation) v Murray [2000] VSC 436 (Beach J)
- Elan Trading Corp Pty Ltd v Clarence Street Freeholds Pty Ltd[2001] VSC 339 (Warren J)
- Wright v VCAT [2000] VSC 321
- Bantick v Boss Properties Pty Ltd [2001] ANZ ConvR 471 (Gillard J)
- Fitzwood Pty Ltd v Unique Goal (In Liq) (2001) 188 ALR 566 (Finkelstein J)
- Gayden Fern Pty Ltd v John Brudenall (Pannam J)
- AFA Electronics Pty Ltd v Strathfield Group Wholesale Pty Ltd [2001] VSC 289 (Mandie J)
- Nationwide Management Pty Ltd v Brightford Investments Pty Ltd (2002) 42 ACSR 268 (Habersberger J)
- Buffalo Corp Pty Ltd v Leone (2001) 40 ACSR 327 (McDonald J)
- Marshall v CBFC Ltd [2001] NSWCA 296 (NSW Court of Appeal)
- Carter v David Holdings Pty Ltd [2000] VCC 16
- Bisan Ltd v Cellante [2002] VSC 204 (Dodds-Streeton J)
- Polimeni v Villacam Pty Ltd [2003] VSC 86 (Osborn J)
- Bell Commodities Pty Ltd v Burnell Pty Ltd [2003) VSC 220 (Cummins J)
- Jacques Nominees Pty Ltd v Jam Factory No.1 Pty Ltd (24/09/03) (Deputy President Mcnamara)
- Re the Estate of Vosahlo [2003] VSC 81 (Byrne J)
- Environmental Business Strategies Pty Ltd (In Liq)v Phyto Services Pty Ltd [2003] VSC 371 (Hansen J)
- Anstella Nominees Pty Ltd v St George Motor Finance Ltd (2003) 21 ACLC 1347
- Tower Australia Ltd v Ambridge Investments Pty Ltd [2003] VSC 331 (Williams J)
- Saykan v Elhan [2004] VSC 83 (Hansen J)
- Maher v Millennium Markets Pty Ltd [2004] VSC82 (Osborn J)
- G & L Excavation & Earthworks Pty Ltd v Capital Finance Australia Limited (13/11/04) (Davey J)
- Insolvency Litigation Fund Pty Ltd v Advanced Communications Technologies (Aust) Pty Ltd [2004] VSC 228 (Byrne J)
- Hay Property Consultants Pty Ltd v Baytown Properties Pty Ltd (Ostrowski J)
- Global Issues Pty Ltd v De Stefano & Associates [2005] VSC 273 (Kaye J)
- Anchen v Mendes Da Costa [2005] VSC 155 (Ashley J)
- Rage Events Pty Ltd v P.T. Limited (28/06/05) (Deputy President Mcnamara)
- Re Dana Australia (Holdings) Pty Ltd and other [2006] S7 ACSR99 (Finkelstein J)
- Holt v Forehan [2006] VSC 148 (Harper J)
- Miller v JLCS Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 871 (Sundberg J)
- Miller v JLCS Pty Ltd [2007] 71 1PR 499 (Sundberg J)
- Alma Hill Constructions Pty Ltd v Mudat Onal [2007] 16VR190 (Kaye J)
- AG Blondell & Associates Pty Ltd v Ilouri Nominees Pty Ltd [2008] VSC 358 (Forrest J)
- Deckers Outdoor Corporation Inc v Farley (No. 6) (BC 2010024600 (23/04/2010) (Tracey J)
- Angeleski v Bitzer Australia Pty Ltd [2009] VCC 0276
- Cortem SPA v Controlmatei Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2010] FCA 979 (Jessup J)
- Cortem SPA v Controlmatei Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 852
- T.J. Board & Sons Pty Ltd v Samuel Castello & Ors [2008] VSC 91 (Hollingworth J)
- Maguire and Tansey v Makaronis (10/3/94) (Ashley J)
- Hitech Pathology Pty Ltd v Bankberg Pty Ltd 97/12/98) (Deputy President Macnamara)
- Twenty-Second Yeneb Pty Ltd (In liquidation) (30/3/94) (Hayne J)
- Redfern v Beruschi (22/4/96) (Dove J)
- ANZ Bank v Saade (20/12/94) (Brown J)
- Saade v Saade (6/10/94) (Edney)
- Benchmark Healthcare Pty Ltd v Hallmark Properties Pty Ltd (18/12/01) (Permewa)
- Bisan Ltd v Cellante Lors [2002] VSC 504 (Dodds-Streeton J)
- DJ v Trustees of the Christian Brothers or Ors (Levine J) (15/12/94) (NSW Supreme Court)
- Mathews Timber Pty Ltd v Ashley (12/9/96) (Strong J)
- Westpac Banking Corporations v Market Services International Pty Ltd (1/10/96) (Batt J)
- Parliv Pty Ltd v Roebuik Pty Ltd & Ors [2000] VSC 518
- Tarooba Nominees Pty Ltd v Stanburban Pty Ltd (30/4/97) (Phipps)
- Luna Lighting International Pty Ltd v Australian Trade Commission (6/10/2000) (Federal AAT)
- CMA Recycling Victoria Pty Ltd v Doubt Free Investments Pty Ltd [2011] TASSC 29 (Wood J)
- Roch v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd (Misso) (12 September 2011)
- CMA Recycling Victoria Pty Ltd v Doubt Free Investments Pty Ltd [2011] TASSC71 (Crawford CJ)
- Polidoro Developments Pty Ltd v Hayek [2012] VSC20 (J Forrest J)
- CMA Recycling Victoria Pty Ltd v Doubt Free Investments Pty Ltd [2012] TAFC 7 (24 December 2012) (Blow, Tennent and Porter JJ)
- Simonds Homes Melbourne Pty Ltd v Longreach Family Living (Vic) Pty Ltd & Ors [2012] VSC 629 (21 December 2012)
- Everitt Seeley & Bennets Pty Ltd & Ors v Peter Aldrick & Ors (7 August 2013) (Judd J)
- Lee v Quest Investments Ltd & Anor [2013] VCC 1358 (18 October 2013)
- Longreach Family Living (Vic) Pty Ltd & Ors v Simonds Homes Melbourne Pty Ltd[2013] VSCA 274 (27 September 2013)
- Anthony v Goldsmiths Lawyers Pty Ltd (18 October 2013) (VSCA)
- West Coast Developments Pty Ltd v Lehmann [2013] VSC 617 (13 November 2013)
- McDonald's Australia Limited v Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited [2013] VSC 639 (26 November 2013)
- Trustees for the Estate of Camm v Linke Nominees Pty Ltd (November 2012) (Tracey J) (FCA) (Brisbane)
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