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Experience

Seb practises in commercial litigation, with particular experience in contractual disputes, corporations law, class actions, insurance, insolvency, and equitable claims. He has experience appearing in trials, appeals and interlocutory applications before the Federal Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of Victoria, and other courts and tribunals, both led and unled.

In addition to his commercial practice, Seb also practises in sports law. He is a Tribunal Member for Football Victoria and Treasurer of the Sports Law Section of the Commercial Bar Association.

Prior to coming to the Bar, his experience included:

• Associate at Allens in the commercial litigation and banking & finance groups;
• Federal Prosecutor with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions; and
• Integrity Partner at Cricket Australia, working in the Cricket Australia Integrity Unit.

Seb commenced his legal career as Associate to his Honour Judge William Everson of the District Court of Queensland. He graduated from the University of Queensland with degrees in Law (Honours) and Science.

He read with Banjo McLachlan. Philip Crutchfield KC is his senior mentor.

Selected cases:

Appellate

Australian Grand Prix Corporation v World Touring Melbourne Limited – Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria – alleged breach of contract (led by Philip Crutchfield KC and Kathleen Foley SC)

Class actions

Daniel McDonald v Australian Life Insurance Distribution Pty Ltd & Anor – Federal Court of Australia – financial services class action alleging contraventions of the Corporations Act and the ASIC Act (led by Kathleen Foley SC and Banjo McLachlan)

Jarad Maxwell Rooke v Australian Football League & Geelong Football Club Limited & Ors – Supreme Court of Victoria – concussion class action brought by former AFL players (led by Robert Heath KC)

Commercial law

Indi Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Hewitt Business Trust v InComm TCN Holdings Pty Ltd – Supreme Court of Victoria – alleged breach of contract (led by Nicholas De Young KC)

Newman & Anor v Chubb – Supreme Court of Victoria – insurance dispute (led by Hamish Austin KC)

Intellectual property

Deakin University v Peter Macreadie & Anor – Federal Court of Australia – alleged breach of consumer law and trade mark dispute (led by Luke Merrick KC)

Roller Networks Australia Pty Ltd v Rat Pack Adventures Pty Ltd & Ors – Federal Court of Australia – alleged breach of copyright and misuse of confidential information (led by Luke Merrick KC)

Interlocutory

Ryan Meuleman v Slater & Gordon Ltd – Supreme Court of Victoria – application for the return of subpoenaed documents (led by Philip Crutchfield KC)

Stuart Smith (Liberal Party of Australia) v City of Boroondara – Supreme Court of Victoria – urgent interlocutory injunction concerning election materials during the 2025 Federal Election (led by Dean Luxton)

Sports law

AFL – providing written advice to the board of an AFL club.

AFL – preparing written submissions to the AFL Tribunal on behalf of players.

Cases

• CDPP v Cutajar [2022] VCC 1062Appeared on behalf of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in the County Court of Victoria.Read
• CDPP v Patterson [2022] VCC 1055Appeared on behalf of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in the County Court of Victoria.Read
• CDPP v Varga [2022] VCC 1007Appeared on behalf of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in the County Court of Victoria.Read
• DPP v Thewlis [2022] VCC 782Appeared on behalf of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in the County Court of Victoria.Read
• DPP (Cth) v Scott [2022] VCC 499Appeared on behalf of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in the County Court of Victoria.Read
• DPP v Bradley [2022] VCC 414Appeared on behalf of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in the County Court of Victoria.Read

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.