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Experience

Josh practices in appeals of all kinds and, at first instance, in commercial and public law.

Before coming to the Bar, Josh was Associate to Justice McLeish of the Victorian Court of Appeal. Before that, he was Associate to Justice Elliott of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

He also practiced as a solicitor in the dispute resolution team at Arnold Bloch Leibler.

Josh holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), and a Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne, where he has lectured in public and constitutional law.

Recent cases in which Josh has been briefed include the following:

Appellate

Victorian Workcover Authority v George (VSCA, in progress) – Workers’ compensation – credit – Led by Philip Solomon KC

Sittrop v Victoria (VSCA, resolved) – Police torts – permanent stay – Led by Shaun Gladman KC

Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne v Coughlan (VSCA, resolved) – Statutory interpretation – separate questions – Led by Perry Herzfeld SC

Clifford (a pseudonym) v Corporation of the Society of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart [2025] VSCA 169 – Adducing further evidence on appeal – Led by Roisin Annesley KC

Spotless Facility Services Pty Ltd v Victorian Workcover Authority [2025] VSCA 50 – Negligence – contribution – causation – Led by Philip Solomon KC

Kesper v Victorian Workcover Authority [2025] VSCA 50 – Workers’ compensation – standard of appellate review – Led by Philip Solomon KC

Juma v Kone Elevators [2024] VSCA 217 – Accident compensation – credit – Led by Shaun Gladman KC

First instance

Han v Town & Country Aged Care Pty Ltd (SCV, in progress) – Judicial review – statutory interpretation – Led by Matthew Hooper SC

Bi v Touvanna [2025] VSC 153 – Property – summary dismissal – amendments – Led by James WS Peters AM KC

Boyd Industries Pty Ltd v 1297 KRL McMillans Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 229 – Corporations – provisional liquidator – Unled

Re Amy Gillett Foundation Pty Ltd (FCA, VID 796/2024) – Corporations – charities – termination of winding up – Unled

Australian Money Exchange Pty Ltd (in liq) v Llewellyn [2024] VSC 207 and [2023] VSC 601 – Practice and procedure – security for costs – want of prosecution – Led by MA Robins KC

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