Division of Bar Roll:
Victorian Practising Counsel
Previous Occupation:
Senior Associate, Arnold Bloch Leiber; Associate to the Hon Justice Gordon
Accepts briefs from in-house counsel Profile:
Albert maintains a broad commercial practice in State and Federal courts and tribunals.
In particular, he has experience, both led and unled, in:
- shareholder oppression and Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) proceedings;
- partnership disputes, including under the Partnership Act 1966 (Vic);
- complex family trust litigation, and equity, trusts and property law generally;
- consumer law, financial services and insurance matters;
- personal and corporate insolvency; and
- professional negligence and professional disciplinary proceedings.
Recent cases in which Albert has been involved include:
- Re Sparkling Beverages Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] VSC 419;
- Factory X Pty Ltd v Gorman Services Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 247;
- Australian Executor Trustees Limited v Lokit Investments Pty Ltd & Ors [2023] VSC 141;
- Baker v Punters Show Pty Limited, in the matter of Baker [2022] FCA 1303;
- Mochkin v Klein & Ors (No 2) [2022] VCC 1835;
- Enertek AU Pty Ltd v 8StarEnergy Pty Ltd [2022] VSC 544;
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 438;
- Melbourne Roma Caravans & RV’s v Cunningham [2022] VSC 25;
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission v TAL Life Limited (No 2) [2021] FCA 193;
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Youi Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1701;
- Gandel Metals Pty Ltd v Centennial Mining Limited proceedings: [2020] FCA 794, [2020] FCA 633, [2020] FCA 250;
- Hivance Pty Ltd v Moscatiello & Ors [2020] VSC 183; and
- Hoh v Ying Mui Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 203.
Before coming to the bar, Albert was a senior associate at Arnold Bloch Leibler in the litigation department and an associate to Justice Gordon (then a judge of the Federal Court). Albert graduated with first class honours in law from Monash University, where he won a number of academic prizes and was an editor of the Monash University Law Review.
Albert read with Nicholas De Young KC and his senior mentor was Hamish Austin KC.
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