Grant’s practice is focused on commercial and property law. He appears in Courts and Tribunals at both first instance and appellate level alone, and with Senior Counsel, in a range of commercial matters (including contract, corporations, insolvency and insurance matters) and regularly acts in disputes concerning real property (with a particular focus on laws of equity and trusts). In addition to settling pleadings and preparing for and appearing at trials he is often briefed to give advice, both written and in conference.
Grant also has a broad practice in proceeds of crime and confiscations litigation, both in State and Federal jurisdictions. He is involved in a significant number of cases in which property is being sought to be excluded from restraining orders, and has successfully obtained and negotiated orders excluding property on behalf of a large number of applicants.
Grant is also a nationally accredited mediator and is available to mediate a wide variety of commercial and other disputes. He adopts a practical and "down-to-earth" approach to mediations of all kinds.
Before coming to the Bar, Grant practised as a solicitor in the commercial disputes and insolvency teams at Minter Ellison. More recently, Grant was the Senior Associate to the Honourable Justice Almond at the Supreme Court of Victoria (Commercial Court).
Grant has taught variously in trusts, property and corporations law at Monash University and has had papers published in a number of journals. Recent example of published works are 'A Contractual Path Around Proportionate Liability?' (2018) 34 BCL 5 (available here) and ‘Setting Aside Expert Determinations – A Comprehensive Review’ (2018) 92 ALJ 529 (available here).
Grant holds a Bachelor of Laws with first class honours from Monash University. He read with Rob Heath QC.
To view a list of cases in which Grant has appeared (or in which articles he has written have been judicially cited) please click here.