Douglas is available to appear and advise in a broad range of civil matters. His principal areas of practice include family law, wills & estates and property disputes. He appears routinely in appeals, trials and in mediations as both mediator and advocate.
Tony specialises in insurance, construction, professional liability and environmental law, and is a Victorian Bar Advanced Mediator. He frequently chairs Court ordered conclaves of technical experts.
Ben specialises in commercial law and appears in trial and appellate courts in all jurisdictions in Australia.
Ben was called to the Bar in 2007. He read with Stephen McLeish SC (now Justice McLeish of the Court of Appeal).
Don’s move into local government saw him specialising in town planning and general local government matters involving statutory powers and council meetings.He acted for the State of Victoria creating and progressing the State policy for reducing old and inappropriate subdivisions.
Background
Tristan has significant experience in large commercial and construction disputes.
Dr. Michael Wolff (Dr. Jur; Mag. Jur; MCJ; FCIArb) was admitted to practice in Australia in 2002 and signed the Victorian Bar Roll in 2008.
Andrew has 20 years’ experience in commercial law and litigation, particularly in building and construction, infrastructure, water, insurance, property law and subdivisions, corporations law, administrative law and interpretation of contracts and statute matters.
Andrew practices in all areas of commercial law.
Jonathan is one of Victoria's leading public law barristers in the environmental law field. He also has a busy practice in the fields of construction law, taxation (state and federal),and general commercial law.
Jon has a commercial practice including intellectual property, competition and consumer protection law, marketing and regulatory compliance.
Nicola was an Associate at Maddocks before coming to the bar where she practised extensively in the local government, planning and environment field.As a solicitor, Nicola regularly appeared at VCAT in relation to merits appeals, declaration applications, and enforcement order and contempt proc
Toby principally practices in building and construction litigation and arbitration. Toby advises and appears as counsel in disputes ranging from small scale developments through to complex engineering and major infrastructure projects.
Recent major matters include:
Alison has established a wide commercial practice since coming to the Bar in 2009.
Thomas Warner is an experienced commercial and public law junior counsel. His practice primarily involves contract, insurance, major torts, equity and trusts, banking and regulatory law.
David Morgan is a leading commercial and tax barrister who regularly appears in Victorian and Commonwealth courts and tribunals.
Tom Clarke practises in commercial, regulatory and public law, particularly in energy, commercial arbitration, financial services and private international law.
Morgan's practice is focused on Common Law, Public law and regulatory/white-collar crime, including OHS. He is particularly focussed on where there is a substantial cross-over in practice areas with Crime.
Prior to coming to the Bar, David Kim worked in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team at DLA Phillips Fox (now DLA Piper Australia).
Robin specialises in family law matters with complex questions of law, including matters with issues related to bankruptcy, equity, trusts, and third party disputes. He regularly appears in court for pre-trial hearings, final hearings, and appeals. He has an extensive appeals practice.
Dean practises in commercial litigation, with particular focus upon corporations law, trade practices, equity and professional negligence.
Selected matters in which Dean has recently appeared include:
David brings a wealth of strategic thinking, business and technology experience to dispute resolution. David provides nuanced advice to and advocacy for his clients, whether engaged as a mediator, arbitrator, expert determiner or other neutral evaluator.
Since coming to the bar, Felicity has gained valuable experience in common law actions, medical negligence, inquests, personal injury, Workcover and TAC, TPD, supervision and disciplinary proceedings, and regulatory and criminal prosecutions.
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Trial and appellate advocacy forms the basis of Marian's practice and she has appeared in courts in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.
Adam Rollnik practises in commercial litigation and domestic and international arbitration.
Daniel practises in:
(a) corporations law and general commercial disputes;
(b) common law, especially professional negligence and institutional liability; and
(c) inquiries and judicial review proceedings.
Helen has a broad commercial litigation practice. She has particular experience in contractual disputes, class actions, insurance and professional negligence, corporations law and trade practices matters.
Pierre is a Nationally accredited mediator. Pierre has worked as a senior academic in several universities across Australia and teaches Health Law and Mental Health at Monash University.
Justin Mereine came to the Bar after practising commercial litigation as a solicitor for 10 years where his work was highly regarded. He has been ranked by:
Jack Heeley practises in commercial law and has particular expertise in building, construction and engineering disputes.
During his ten years at the Bar, Jack has acted in: