Nationally Accredited Mediator:
Division of Bar Roll:
Victorian Practising Counsel
Qualifications:
BCom; LLB; Nationally Accredited Mediator
Profile:
Andrew has a broad commercial and equity practice at the Bar. He is regularly briefed in respect of contract, trust, property, insolvency (both personal and corporate), partnership and/or corporations law disputes.
Andrew was listed in Doyles Guide's 'Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Junior Councel - Victoria' in 2023.
In addition to his trial practice, Andrew is regularly briefed to mediate disputes. He has been listed by Doyles Guide's 'Leading Mediators - Victoria' in each of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Andrew holds a Victorian Bar Advanced Mediator accreditation.
Andrew accepts briefs to advise, appear and to mediate in all Australian jurisdictions.
A selection of recent matters in which Andrew has appeared include:
- Bolwell & Anor v NWC Finance Pty Ltd & Ors [2024] VSC 30: claims against receivers and managers appointed by mortgagee in possession of land
- Joseph Finance and Investment Pty Ltd v Eastwood Retirement Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 731 (led by Jonathan Evans KC): claim for breach of option agreement, consideration of 'reasonable endeavours' clause
- Re Training and International Certification Pty Ltd (in liq) [2023] VSC 550 (led by Fary SC): claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, Barnes v Addy claims, equitable tracing and voidable transactions
- Burhala v Yeo [2023] FCA 962 (led by Fary SC): security for costs in appeal proceeding
- Yeo, in the matter of Burhala [2023] FedCFamC2G 303: directions to trustee in bankruptcy to assist with the prosecution of recoveries in Romania
- Southside Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors v D.B. CLS-B1 Pty Ltd & Anor [2023] VSC 187: judicial sale of land
- Tucker v Victoria [2022] FCA 1449: appeal from interlocutory decision in bankruptcy proceeding
- International Assets Pty Ltd v Richard Rubin [2022] VSC 250 (led by J Evans QC): freezing orders (allegations of fraud)
- Re Blockchain Global Ltd (Admins Apptd) [2021] VSC 762: extension of convening period for second meeting of creditors of company involved in complex cryptocurrency trading platform
- Rysze International Pty Ltd v Guan & Anor [2021] VSC 706: voidable transaction claim - stay of proceedings
- Kennedy v Proctor [2021] VSC 521: appeal of decision concerning inter vivos gift of chattels
- Walsh Engineering Services Pty Ltd (in liq) & Ors v Walsh Group (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors [2021] VSC 206: insolvent trading claim and contract dispute
- Du v Georgiadis [2020] VSCA 306 (led by T Messer): appeal relating to breach of trust, interpretation of arbitral award and limitation of actions
- Commissioner of Taxation v Yeo as Liquidator of Ready Kit Cabinets Pty Ltd (in liq) [2020] FCAFC 199 (led by L Glick QC): appeal relating to voidable preference claim pursuant to s588FE(2B) of the Corporations Act 2001
- Yeo, Bradi Transport Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Sklenovski (No 2) [2020] FCA 1541: freezing orders to prevent dissipation of assets post judgment
- Yeo, Bradi Transport Pty Ltd (in Liq) v Sklenovski [2020] FCA 1540: insolvent trading claim
- Yeo, Ready Kit Cabinets Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Commissioner of Taxation [2020] FCA 632 (led by P Fary): voidable preference claim pursuant to s588FE(2B) of the Corporations Act 2001
- CAG v Cheruku and Kosaraju [2020] VCC 13: contractual dispute
- Re Regulated Debtor’s Estate of Bensimon [2020] FCCA 596 (led by S Maiden QC): determination of application for bankrupt to have passport returned
- Georgiadis v Du [2019] VCC 1911: breach of trust, interpretation of arbitral award, limitation of actions
- MCCA Asset Management Ltd v Kamata Homes Pty Ltd (admin’s appt’ed) [2019] VSC 742: review of deed of company arrangement and application to set aside same
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) v Merlin Diamonds Ltd [2019] FCA 1546: appointment of provisional liquidators to company
- Saba v Hakim & Anor [2019] VCC 1624: debt claim, summary judgment
- AAD Services Pty Ltd (In liq) v ALD Wholesale Pty Ltd (No 3) [2019] VSC 564: validity of equitable assignment of rights in funds held in trust
- Re New Homes Shop (Vic) Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 317: corporation winding up application and application pursuant to s 459S of the Corporations Act 2001
- Suzhou Haishun Investment Management Co Ltd v Zhao [2019] VSC 110: registration of Chinese judgments in Victoria in the face of allegations of fraud
- AAD Services Pty Ltd (in Liq) v ALD Wholesale Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 99: dispute over ownership of funds in court
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