Fatmir is an experienced commercial and regulatory litigator specialising in contractual and corporate law disputes; tax disputes; environmental, major torts and product liability claims; regulatory investigations and prosecutions as well as proceedings before inquisitorial forums including coronial investigations and inquests, IBAC and Ombudsman's investigations; Judicial, Parliamentary and Royal Commissions of Inquiry.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Fatmir was a Partner in the Disputes team at Gadens Melbourne (2010-2017) and a Senior Associate in the litigation group at Blake Dawson (now Ashurst).
Fatmir is the current president of the National Product Liability Association and a Director of Inquire Australia.
Fatmir has been listed in the Australian Financial Review's Best Lawyers for Litigation for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
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Adam has a general commercial practice which includes:
Adam also has specialist knowledge in aviation law. He has appeared in personal injury and broader liability disputes for claimants and insureds, and in coronial inquests concerning aviation accidents. As a solicitor, he worked in London on major aviation disasters for large international carriers and insurers.
Prior to being called to the Bar, Adam was also Associate to Justice Middleton at the Federal Court and Justice D Beach at the Supreme Court.
Adam graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Science in 2006. He read with Chris Winneke KC and the Hon. Justice Stephen O'Meara was his Senior Mentor.
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Before being called to the Victorian Bar, Andrea was a partner at Hall & Wilcox Lawyers, acting for WorkSafe Victoria and its agent insurers and employers. Prior to that she was the Senior Legal Manager of the Common Law team at the Transport Accident Commission. She has worked in the UK and she commenced her career in Tasmania, where she had an extensive plaintiff based personal injury practice.
Andrea practised for over 20 years as a solicitor, primarily in the area of personal injury and common law. She acted as a solicitor in matters in VCAT, the Magistrates Court, the County Court, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Australia and obtained extensive experience in serious injury applications and negligence Jury trials, including multi-defendant matters.
She became a LIV accredited specialist in personal injury law 2011 and currently serves on the Law Institute of Victoria committee responsible for accrediting
Personal Injury specialists in Victoria.
Andrea read with Dugald McWilliams and her senior mentor is Roisin Annesley QC.
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Tamir has a broad practice in insurance, administrative and regulatory law (including investigations and merits / judicial review), coronial inquests and investigations, and common law with a specific focus in health and medical law and medical negligence. He has also acted for parties and water authorities in relation to water liability claims under specific state legislation.
Prior to coming to the bar, Tamir was a Special Counsel at Meridian Lawyers where he commenced as a solicitor in 2011. He has developed extensive experience and industry knowledge acting for allied health practitioners as well as medical practitioners and hospitals. He has extensive industry knowledge in pharmacy, dental and oral surgery, chiropractic / osteopathy, and other manual therapies, among other areas of professional practice.
Tamir has been a regular guest presenter on medico-legal and insurance topics including risk management, AHPRA and regulatory process, health records, coronial inquests and investigations.
Since 2016, he has presented each year to post-graduate students of Monash University’s Master of Public Health Administration course on the topic informed consent in healthcare.
Before coming to Meridian Lawyer, Tamir was a solicitor at DLA Phillips Fox in its dispute resolution and health law team in Melbourne, and a solicitor at Turks Legal before that.
During his career as a solicitor, Tamir has acted for health practitioners of almost all disciplines and other non-health professionals, in defence of malpractice allegations and in regulatory / disciplinary investigations. He has acted for interested parties in many coronial inquests, and as solicitor instructing Counsel Assisting the Coroner in several Coronial Inquests.
Tamir has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science (Genetics Major) from the University of Melbourne. He draws on his science background to understand and assist clients in relation to the technical matters which arise in disputes and litigation.
Tamir read with Ben Jellis. His Senior Mentor is Jeremy Ruskin KC.
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Alice practises primarily in commercial and public law, including constitutional and judicial review matters. She also accepts briefs in common law, employment and industrial relations matters.
Before coming to the Bar, Alice practised as a solicitor in both public law and commercial litigation. Most recently, she was Principal Solicitor in the Constitution and Advice team at the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office, where she conducted complex litigation in the High Court, State courts and the Federal Court. Alice also advised on issues of administrative decision-making, constitutional law and statutory interpretation.
Prior to joining the VGSO, Alice was a lawyer in insolvency and commercial litigation at Allens, and Associate to the Hon. Justice Davies in the Federal Court.
Alice holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons, 1st Class) and Bachelor of Arts (French) from the University of Adelaide. She was awarded multiple academic prizes, including for the highest average mark in all compulsory and elective subjects in the Bachelor of Laws.
Alice read with Frances Gordon KC. Her senior mentor is Philip Solomon KC. Her CV can be found here.
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Hannah has a broad practice in public, commercial and criminal law.
Before coming to the Bar, Hannah was an associate to the Hon Justice Stephen Gageler AC at the High Court of Australia (now Chief Justice of Australia). Hannah also worked as a Senior Lawyer in the Appeals and Strategic Litigation team at Victoria Legal Aid, an Associate Public Defender in Victoria Legal Aid Chambers and an associate to the Hon Justice Richard White in the Federal Court of Australia.
Hannah holds a Master of Laws from Columbia Law School and a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours from the University of Adelaide. She is a reporter for the Commonwealth Law Reports.
Hannah read with Catherine Boston SC. Her senior mentor is Kathleen Foley SC.
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Paul was admitted to practice in 1985, coming to the Victorian Bar in 1987. Paul practised in a broad range of commercial litigation until he was appointed as a Justice of the Federal Court of Australia on 2 February 2019. He practised in fields that included insolvency, managed investment schemes, ASIC and ACCC investigations, Royal Commissions, professional negligence, product liability, securities class actions and other class actions, banking, equity, companies' regulation and intra company disputes such as oppression claims and cognate partnership and joint venture disputes, as well as many other subject- matter jurisdictions.
During his time at the Bar, Paul was a director of Barrister’s Chambers Limited for many years and Chairman of that Company, and was a member of the Bar Council in the Senior Category and President of the Victorian Bar.
Paul took silk in 2002 and thereafter appeared as leading counsel in many large and complex trials, including several large class actions, as well as appeals in the Federal Court and Supreme Court of Victoria. Paul is a very experienced advocate with extensive experience leading and cross-examining witnesses, including in relation to complex expert evidence. The last matter he appeared in prior to his appointment to the Federal Court was Cargill v Glencore. In Cargill, Paul led a team of juniors together with Lisa Nichols QC, now Justice Nichols of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Paul approaches his cases with an astute appreciation of forensic, evidentiary, and legal issues.
Paul retired from the Federal Court on 29 April and has returned to the Bar. He is now looking for new challenges as an advocate, arbitrator, or mediator. He has extensive experience as a mediator and has acted as arbitrator in several matters.
As a mediator, Paul has a proven track record of assisting parties to resolve their disputes by focusing on the real issues likely to be dispositive of the matter if it were run to judgment. He is also experienced with ‘Early Neutral Evaluations’ and referrals to experts or referees. In relation to litigation generally Paul is concerned to find solutions to problems and disputes which focus on the real interests of the parties and cost-effective resolutions, by compromise, or by judicial or arbitral determinations. Paul’s experience as a trial judge and appellate judge has deepened his expertise in finding ways to resolve complex disputes and, if necessary, determining the disputes by curial or arbitral processes.
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Paula signed the bar roll in 1997 practising in family law, family violence and Children’s Court matters.
She left the bar to work in the family violence sector. Paula held managerial roles at InTouch, the Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence and the Eastern Domestic Violence Service. From 2019 to 2022, she was CEO of Refuge Victoria, the largest family violence refuge service in Victoria accommodating a thousand people per year with 50 staff and an annual budget of $6 million.
She re-signed the bar roll in July 2022 resuming her practice bringing a deep and broad understanding of the family violence sector. She is also a qualified and experienced Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner.
Paula believes in giving back to the community and has held numerous governance roles including serving as:
She is married with three children and the sister of the renowned Australian artist, Patricia Piccinini.
The Hon Ross Robson QC was admitted in 1972, signing the Victorian Bar Roll in 1973.
He had a very busy practice as a barrister and later as a silk, appearing in some of the important trials in and out of Victoria.
In addition to his practice Ross was chairman and director of Barristers Chambers Limited and Barfund Pty Ltd and a trustee of the Victorian Bar Superannuation Fund for over twenty years.
He was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2007, where he was the Head of Corporations List until 2016.
Ross returns to the Victorian Bar to provide strategic advice to clients and as a Mediator or Arbitrator.
Tony has a broad practice in commercial and public law. He has appeared in numerous complex trials, appeals and arbitrations.
Tony appears in Federal Courts and State Supreme Courts.
Professional Associations: International Council for Commercial Arbitration
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Ruby accepts briefs in a range of areas encompassing common law, administrative law and criminal matters, with a focus on personal injury and judicial review matters.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Ruby was Associate to the Honourable Justice Forbes of the Supreme Court of Victoria. She assisted her Honour in relation to matters regarding negligence, judicial review and appeals, urgent applications in the practice court and confiscations and proceeds of crime matters.
Ruby practiced as a solicitor at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers where she gained experience litigating claims primarily in the TAC, WorkCover and Comcare schemes.
Ruby is reading with Richard Stanley. Her senior mentor is Michelle Britbart KC.
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Niko practises primarily in employment and commercial law. He also accepts briefs in public law and common law matters.
Before coming to the bar, Niko was the Associate to His Honour Justice Cosgrave (then Judge Cosgrave) and later worked as a solicitor-advocate for Safe Transport Victoria where he ran prosecutions and merits reviews.
Earlier, Niko practised as a solicitor in the employment and dispute resolution teams at Gadens.
Niko holds a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University and a Bachelor of Laws (first class honours) from Victoria University where he sits on the Law Faculty’s Program Advisory Committee.
Niko read with Jack Tracey SC and his senior mentors are Anthony Strahan KC and Paul O'Grady KC.
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Angus is a common law barrister, practising predominantly in personal injuries and insurance law. He is available to appear in all metropolitan and regional courts.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Angus was Associate to Her Honour Judge K L Bourke at the County Court of Victoria. Angus gained significant experience assisting Her Honour in the hearing and management of civil trials (both jury and judge alone), serious injury applications and a range of interlocutory matters. Angus also assisted Her Honour in the management of the Infant Compromises List.
Angus is reading with Michael Clarke and his Senior Mentor is Ross Middleton KC.
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Emily has a broad practice in commercial law and general litigation.
Before joining the bar, Emily worked as a senior in-house lawyer at Ford Motor Company. Prior to this, Emily was a Senior Associate at CIE Legal and an Associate at Covington & Burling LLP in London. She completed her articles at Minter Ellison in 2006.
Emily is well versed in operating within different industries and regulatory environments, and accepts briefs directly from in-house counsel.
Emily was also admitted to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales and holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Science from Monash University.
Emily read with Naomi Hodgson and her senior mentor is Robert Heath KC.
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Sarah practises in commercial law and has extensive experience in complex disputes, arbitration, and litigation.
Before joining the Bar, Sarah was a senior litigator (Special Counsel) at King & Wood Mallesons.
She read with Jeremy Masters and her senior mentor is Christopher Archibald KC.
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Angus practices in industrial, commercial and public law.
His recent cases include:
Industrial and Employment
Equity and Trusts
Class actions
Angus has particular experience in regulatory cases in the Federal Courts, and is the current author of LexisNexis’ Federal Civil Litigation Precedents: Industrial Law. Before the bar, Angus was a senior associate at Maurice Blackburn and associate to the Honourable Justice Cavanough of the Supreme Court, Judge in Charge of the Judicial Review and Appeals List.
Angus read with Dean Guidolin KC. His senior mentor is Fiona Forsyth KC.
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Kelly practises in all areas of commercial and public law.
Before coming to the Bar, Kelly was a Senior Associate in the litigation team at King & Wood Mallesons. She has particular expertise in regulatory disputes and class actions, having acted in a number of significant competition and financial services matters.
Kelly was previously an associate to Justice Katzmann of the Federal Court of Australia.
Kelly holds a Bachelor of Arts with first class honours and a Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne.
Kelly read with Kateena O’Gorman SC. Her senior mentor is Wendy Harris KC.
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Camilla practises in commercial, public and common law.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Camilla was an associate to the Hon Justice Gageler AC at the High Court of Australia and the Hon Justice Wheelahan at the Federal Court of Australia.
Camilla practised as a solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills. She was also an Assistant Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague where she worked on international commercial and investment arbitrations, as well as arbitrations arising under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Camilla holds undergraduate degrees in Music and Laws (Hons I) from the Australian National University and a Master of Laws (Hons I) from the University of Melbourne. She is a sessional academic at the Australian National University.
Camilla read with Matthew Hooper KC. Her senior mentors are Claire Harris SC and Penny Neskovcin KC, as their Honours then were.
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Isabelle practices predominantly in common law with a particular focus on personal injury, medical negligence and insurance law. Isabelle is available for both plaintiff and defendant briefs.
Isabelle has extensive personal injury experience, practicing exclusively in personal injury litigation since 2013, with a particular focus in WorkCover, Transport Accident, Public Liability (including Product Liability and Consumer Law), Medical Negligence and Institutional Abuse claims. Prior to coming to the bar, Isabelle was a Senior Associate with a busy litigation practice.
Prior to that Isabelle was the Senior Associate to Judge Philip Misso at the County Court of Victoria, during which time his Honour sat as head of the Damages & Compensation/Serious Injury List.
Isabelle read with David Oldfield and her senior mentor is Maria Pilipasidis SC.
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Allen has a broad practice in commercial and public law, human rights and general litigation.
Before joining the bar, Allen was a Senior Associate at Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Prior to this, Allen worked for 9 years in Beijing, China and New York, USA. Allen completed his articles at Allens Arthur Robinson (now Allens Linklaters) in 2008.
Allen is experienced in operating across multiple jurisdictions, particularly China, the United States of America and Australia and accepts briefs directly from in-house counsel.
Allen was also admitted to practise New York in 2017 and holds a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Laws from New York University (NYU). Allen has been the recipient of an Australian Government Endeavour Award and is an affiliated scholar at the U.S.-Asia Law Institute (USALI) at NYU and the Asian Law Centre (ALC) at The University of Melbourne.
Allen is reading with Tom Clarke and his senior mentor is Meg O’Sullivan KC.
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