Kieran Hickie practices in commercial litigation and arbitration, and accepts briefs in a broad range of commercial, property, employment and regulatory matters.  Within his commercial practise, Kieran has a strong focus on corporations and contract disputes, trusts disputes, trade practices, insolvency and disputes encompassing equitable relief. 

Kieran appears in State and Federal Courts and tribunals in trials, interlocutory hearings and mediations.

Before coming to the bar, Kieran was the senior associate to the Honourable Justice Croft in the Supreme Court of Victoria.  Prior to this, Kieran practiced as a solicitor at Gadens where he was an associate in the litigation and dispute resolution group.

At Gadens, Kieran was seconded to a major Australian bank as a solicitor in its in-house legal team.  Kieran understands the importance of delivering practical, commercial and timely legal advice for clients and in-house legal teams.

Kieran is a co-author of Australian Commercial Arbitration published by LexisNexis. 

Kieran is the Honorary Secretary of the Commercial Bar Association of Victoria.  He read with Michael Osborne QC and his senior mentor is Nicholas Hopkins QC.

For a list of decided cases in which Kieran has appeared click here.  For a list of current and recent matters in which Kieran has been briefed click here.  To view Kieran’s CV click here.