Division of Bar Roll:
Victorian Practising Counsel
Qualifications:
LLB (Hons) BSc (Chem) - The University of Melbourne
Previous Occupation:
Senior Associate, Hall & Wilcox
Accepts briefs from in-house counsel Profile:
Lachlan practices primarily in commercial litigation, with a particular focus on corporations law matters, professional negligence claims, trust and shareholder disputes and corporate and individual insolvency. Lachlan also accepts briefs in insurance and administrative law matters.
As a senior associate at Hall & Wilcox, Lachlan appeared extensively as a solicitor advocate in contested matters in all Victorian and Federal Courts. With over seven years’ litigation experience, Lachlan has acted for clients in a broad range of complex disputes, including:
- the liquidators of a $2 billion corporate collapse in public examinations and subsequent director and auditor negligence claims;
- the plaintiff in a $10 million warranty claim regarding an allegedly defective private jet aircraft; and
- shareholders in oppression and breach of directors’ duties proceedings.
Lachlan holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) from the University of Melbourne. He regularly conducts matters involving complex expert evidence and technical issues.
Lachlan read with Jeremy Slattery SC and his senior mentor is Stewart Maiden QC.
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