Division of Bar Roll:
Victorian Practising Counsel
Qualifications:
LLB (Hons I); Grad. Dip. Competition Law; BA; Dip. Arts
Profile:
Andrew practices in commercial law. He has experience in a range of commercial matters including competition, consumer, property, corporations, equity and intellectual property, in State and Federal courts and international arbitrations.
His current and recent matters include:
- Epic Games v Apple; Epic Games v Google – alleged anti-competitive and unconscionable conduct relating to app stores and payment solutions
- ACCC v Qantas – alleged misleading conduct
- ConnectEast v Transurban – money had and received claim concerning roaming fees on toll roads
- ACCC v Mastercard – alleged misuse of market power and exclusive dealing concerning card fees
- ACCC v Australasian Food Group (t/a Peters Ice Cream) - exclusive dealing
- Economic Regulation Authority v Synergy - alleged misuse of market power by an electricity generator
- Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence (for Crown)
- Hasna v Crown Melbourne - alleged unconscionable conduct
- Incitec v Rema - breach of contract, negligence, misleading conduct
- CITIC v Mineralogy - specific performance of an option to acquire a right to mine iron ore
- ACCC v NSW Ports - alleged substantial lessening of competition regarding the leases of Port Botany and Port Kembla
- Telstra v Optus - alleged misleading advertising
- Review of ACCC authorisation of New Energy Tech Code
- AER v Snowtown Wind Farm – proceeding arising out of South Australian "Black System Event"
- ACCC v Sony – alleged misleading conduct
- Wisbey v UBS & Ors – alleged foreign exchange cartel (class action)
- ACCC v Medibank – alleged misleading conduct
- ACCC v Pacific National & Ors – alleged substantial lessening of competition in rail freight markets (trial and appeal)
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (for HostPlus)
- Sanda v PTTEP Australasia – class action arising out of an oil spill in the Timor Sea
- Tabcorp & Tatts merger – authorisation and judicial review applications
- ACCC v Murray Goulburn – misleading and unconscionable conduct towards dairy farmers
- Flash Lighting Company v U&D Mining – trusts and breaches of directors’ duties
- ACCC v Colgate-Palmolive – alleged laundry detergent cartel (trial and appeal)
- Lumen v Frontline – trade marks, copyright, breach of confidence concerning automotive components
- ACCC v Olex Australia & Ors – alleged electrical cable cartel
- ACCC v Informed Sources Pty Ltd & Ors – alleged substantial lessening of competition in retail petrol market(s)
- Asahi v Pacific Equity Partners & Unitas Capital – sale of an alcoholic beverage business
- Sole arbitrator (under the SIAC rules) – sale of helicopters
- Murray Goulburn/Warrnambool Cheese and Butter merger authorisation application
- Acting for Healthscope in various Supreme Court proceedings concerning leases of private hospitals
- Norcast v Bradken – bid rigging and misleading conduct concerning the acquisition of a mining company
- De Brett Seafood v Qantas – price fixing in air cargo markets (class action)
- Tribunal secretary in various international arbitrations, both institutional (under the ICC, LCIA, HKIAC and IAMA rules) and ad hoc
Prior to joining the Bar Andrew was a Senior Associate at Allens where he worked in the Competition and Commercial Litigation groups. He has a First Class Honours Degree in Law from Monash University and a Graduate Diploma in Competition Law from the University of Melbourne.
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