Dean practises in commercial litigation, with particular focus upon corporations law, trade practices, equity and professional negligence.
Selected matters in which Dean has recently appeared include:
Elcorp International Pty Ltd v JGM Pty Ltd (Supreme Court of Victoria; ongoing) – shipping – allision
ASIC v MobiSuper Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 990 – financial services – promotion of superannuation fund – contraventions (with Suresh Senathirajah QC, Robert Boadle and Laura Johnston)
ASIC v Westpac Banking Corporation & Ors (2022) 159 ACSR 381 – banking and financial services – charging of advice fees to deceased clients (with Renee Enbom QC)
Transit Pty Ltd & Anor v Arch Underwriting at LLoyd's (Australia) Pty Ltd & Ors (and related proceedings) (Supreme Court of Victoria; ongoing) – insurance - business interruption insurance – COVID-19 (with James WS Peters QC)
ASIC v Commonwealth Bank of Australia & Anor (Federal Court of Australia; ongoing) – financial services – alleged conflicted remuneration (with Philip Solomon QC and Anna Wilson)
Aurora Funds Management Ltd v Ragusa Minerals Ltd & Anor (Supreme Court of Victoria; ongoing) – contractual dispute
ASIC v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (No 2) [2021] FCA 966 – financial services – adverse publicity notices
ASIC v TAL Life Ltd (No 2) (2021) 389 ALR 128 – insurance – breach of duty of utmost good faith (with Stuart Donaldson SC and Albert Ounapuu)
Yeshivah Ah-Beth Rivkah Schools Ltd & Ors v Berhshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company & Ors (Supreme Court of Victoria; settled at trial) – insurance – alleged non-disclosure
ASIC v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2021] FCA 423 – banking and financial institutions – misleading or deceptive conduct – pecuniary penalties
ASIC v Youi Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1701 – insurance – duty of utmost good faith – declaratory relief (with Stuart Donaldson SC and Albert Ounapuu)
ASIC v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2020] FCA 1543 – consumer protection – consumer credit
ASIC v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2020] FCA 790 – corporations – financial services – misleading or deceptive conduct (with James WS Peters QC)
Loustas v Sier (2018) 57 VR 249 – costs – personal costs orders
O v S – international arbitration – delay and disruption claim relating to oil and gas drilling program (with Gregory Harris QC and Tim Maxwell)
The Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation v Anstee & Ors (No 1) [2016] VSC 297 – trustees – breach of duty – professional negligence (with Christopher Caleo QC)
Owners Corp PS 5011391P v Balcombe (2016) 51 VR 299 – owners corporations – statutory interpretation (with Timothy Margetts QC)
Central Cleaning Supplies (Aust) Pty Ltd v Elkerton [2016] VSC 164 – retention of title – trial of issues
Central Cleaning Supplies (Aust) Pty Ltd v Elkerton (2015) 296 FLR 25 – contract – interpretation – retention of title
Bond & Anor v Rees Corporate Advisory Pty Ltd & Anor [2013] VSCA 13 – contract – restraint of trade – repudiation
Before coming to the Victorian Bar, Dean practised for five years at the Bar of England & Wales in the Chambers of Lord Carlile of Berriew QC (as it then was). He specialised in tax offence litigation, regulatory proceedings, the restraint and confiscation of the proceeds of crime, and commercial crime.
Dean maintains a Practising Certificate with the English Bar. He is able to advise and appear in respect of English law matters.
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