Harley practises in all areas of commercial, employment and regulatory law.
Prior to coming to the bar, Harley had a career spanning over 15 years in Australia and Hong Kong. He held senior positions across both private practice and in the government, including as a senior lawyer at the Fair Work Ombudsman and as a partner of global law firm, Mishcon de Reya.
During his career, Harley has specialised in commercial litigation and arbitration, and particularly in the fields of contract, insolvency, employment, professional negligence and civil penalty proceedings. He has been involved in and led some of the largest and most complex financial cases in Australia and Hong Kong, particularly in the context of corporate fraud with significant cross-border elements, involving the intersection between Australia, Hong Kong SAR, Mainland China and offshore jurisdictions.
Harley holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours, as well as a Masters in Law (BCL) from the University of Oxford, graduating with Distinction (highest honours).
Harley is admitted as a solicitor in the High Court of Hong Kong and was conferred Higher Rights of Audience to practise as a Solicitor Advocate in civil matters in Hong Kong, where he developed experience in advocacy. He was also an Associate to the Honourable Justice Layton in the Supreme Court of South Australia.
Harley is reading with Georgie Coleman and his senior mentor is Kathleen Foley SC.
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Tom practises broadly and accepts briefs in all areas, with a particular emphasis on criminal law and media law, and a keen interest in common law and public law.
Before coming to the Bar, Tom was an Associate to the Honourable Justice Incerti of the Supreme Court of Victoria. In that time, Tom assisted her Honour with a series of landmark bail rulings (including Re PJ, Re Terei and Re McLaughlin) and several significant decisions under the Serious Offenders Act. Prior to admission, Tom worked closely with a criminal barrister and at a boutique media law firm. In an earlier life, Tom was an actor (bartender) in LA.
Tom holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Sydney, where he was awarded the Aaron Levine Prize for Criminal Law, and is currently pursuing a Master of Laws at the University of Melbourne (with a focus on media and IP law). Tom also holds a Bachelor of Arts (English, Australian Indigenous Studies) from the University of Melbourne and a certificate in winemaking from UC Davis.
Tom is reading with Amelia Beech and his senior mentor is Chris Winneke KC.
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Brianna practises broadly across common law and criminal jurisdictions, with a particular interest in torts and personal injury. Brianna is available to appear in all metropolitan and regional courts.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Brianna was associate to her Honour Judge Morrish at the County Court of Victoria. Brianna assisted her Honour in hearing and management of civil and criminal jury trials, appeals, and interlocutory matters. As her Honour is the Judge in Charge of the Medical Negligence List, Brianna also assisted in the daily running and administration of the list.
Earlier, Brianna worked at a small suburban law firm where she assisted in providing general legal services to clients in a wide range of areas including wills and estates, building disputes, binding financial agreements and sale of businesses.
Brianna holds a Juris Doctor from Monash University and a Bachelor of Arts (criminology and politics) from the University of Melbourne.
Brianna is reading with Rachel Ellyard and her senior mentor is Michelle Britbart KC.
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Alex practises mainly in public and commercial law.
Before coming to the Bar, Alex was Counsel Assisting the Solicitor‑General of the Commonwealth, an Associate to Chief Justice Kiefel of the High Court of Australia, a Senior Solicitor in the constitutional law team at the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office, and Counsel at the Australian Government Solicitor. He commenced his legal career at Allens, in litigation and dispute resolution.
Alex has a Bachelor of Arts (Economics), a Diploma in Languages and a Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne. He later obtained a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School. He has taught constitutional law at the University of Melbourne.
Alex is reading with Olaf Ciolek. His senior mentor is Kathleen Foley SC.
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Tess practises primarily in commercial and public law.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Tess served as an associate to the Honourable Justice Elliott of the Supreme Court of Victoria. She also worked as a solicitor at Holding Redlich where she acted in a range of complex commercial disputes, royal commissions and white-collar criminal law matters.
Tess holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne.
In addition, Tess holds Negative Vetting 1 security clearance from the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency. She has a particular interest in corporate crime and regulatory investigations.
Tess is reading with Katherine Brazenor and her senior mentor is Kateena O’Gorman SC.
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Colette practises primarily in public and commercial law.
Before coming to the Bar, Colette served as Associate to Justice Edelman of the High Court of Australia.
Earlier, she practised as a solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons, predominantly in competition law, and served as Associate to Justice Katzmann of the Federal Court of Australia.
Colette holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws, with first class honours, from Monash University and a Master of Laws from Columbia University, which she attended on a scholarship and where she was named a James Kent Scholar.
Colette has served as a Fellow at Melbourne Law School, where she lectured in constitutional law. She has also published work in the Public Law Review.
A selection of her recent matters is as follows:
Commercial law
Public law
Colette is also regularly briefed to advise government on questions of constitutional law and statutory construction.
Colette read with Kathleen Foley, now SC, and her senior mentor is Wendy Harris KC.
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Astrid Haban-Beer has a practice incorporating criminal law, public law and regulatory investigations. Astrid’s practice includes appearing in jury trials, royal commissions, inquests and investigation hearings.
Astrid has particular experience with matters involving organised crime, white collar crime including Federal Court criminal matters, corruption matters, Commonwealth Code matters, public interest immunity, and matters involving the intersection of criminal and civil law.
Astrid is on the panel of special counsel able to be appointed under the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 (Vic).
Astrid also has a special interest in mental impairment and hearings conducted pursuant to the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act. Astrid appears in special fitness hearings and supervision order/review proceedings.
Astrid has a strong civil regulatory background and has acted for and against regulators across jurisdictions, including in both civil and criminal proceedings in the Federal Court, and state courts and tribunals.
Astrid has a current high level security clearance and has capacity to undertake sensitive matters in a range of legal and/or investigatory contexts.
Astrid undertakes court appearances (trials, pleas, committals and applications) and advice work across all jurisdictions, in criminal, quasi-criminal and civil proceedings, covering areas of:
Astrid has frequently acted for government and institutional clients, and individuals in a number of Royal Commissions including:
Astrid is a Victoria Legal Aid Criminal Trial Preferred Barrister, and holds an Indictable Crime Certificate (ICC).
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Eugene practises principally in tax law. He has acted for both taxpayers and the Commissioner of Taxation in leading cases in the High Court and Federal Court.
Eugene advises and acts in disputes involving issues such as consolidation, transfer pricing, the CFC rules, thin capitalisation, double tax treaties, capital gains tax, the debt/equity rules, capital/revenue distinctions, losses, GST, taxation of trusts and Part IVA. He acts for clients in the mining, infrastructure, telecommunications and financial services industries, among others, providing opinions and assisting them in their dealings with the Commissioner during reviews, audits, objections and litigation.
Eugene has a Master of Tax from the University of Melbourne where he is a Senior Fellow of the Law Faculty lecturing in the subject Tax Litigation and, previously, Tax Avoidance and Planning.
He is the immediate past President of the Tax Bar Association and a Fellow of the Tax Institute of Australia.
Eugene is consistently recognised in publications such as Doyles Guide, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, Who's Who Legal and Best Lawyers.
Recent or significant cases in which Eugene has appeared as silk include (client in bold):
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Mr Moloney is a senior barrister in Melbourne and a member of the Victorian Bar who practises in corporate and commercial law, administrative and constitutional law, equity, professional discipline, professional negligence, common law, insurance, defamation, medical negligence and family law (appellate).
He holds a trial and appellate practice and an advice practice.
His specialisation in public law includes all aspects of the regulation of medical practitioners, particularly at a Commonwealth level.
He acts for both all Health Professionals and their regulatory Boards in disciplinary proceedings (trial and appellate).
He is experienced in Inquiries and Arbitration (both local and international) and he has chaired an Inquiry into the probity of scientific research under the NHMRC guidelines and appears in Inquiries, including as counsel assisting.
He has appeared and been retained in a number of large-scale commercial cases over the last twenty years.
He practises in the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Federal Court (trial and appellate). He is a Member of the Australian Bar Association, is admitted in New South Wales and Western Australia and is a member of the Bar in each of those States.
He is the Chairperson of the Medicare Participation Review Committee of Australia, thrice appointed by the Federal Government. By this office he chairs a committee which makes determinations about whether certain health practitioners should retain the right to participate in the Medicare Scheme and whether their provider rights are to remain.
He is the immediate Past-Chairperson of the Australian Institute of Administrative Law (Victorian Chapter), and The Medico Legal Society of Victoria, and is a member of the Administrative Law Committee of the Law Council of Australia. He currently chairs a large private secondary school of 1200 students.
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Fiona has a broad national practice as an advocate and adviser, in private and public law matters.
She practises principally in taxation law (federal and state), commercial law, regulatory law and administrative law, at trial and appellate level.
Fiona is listed as a leading administrative and public law barrister in Victoria in Doyle's Guide.
Fiona is a former Deputy President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (2012-2017). She is a member of the International Association of Tax Judges.
Fiona is also a former Senior Fellow at Melbourne Law School (2002, 2004-2005).
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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Tom specialises in criminal law and accepts briefs in other areas.
Tom has appeared unled and with a leader in jury trials as counsel for the defence, and in numerous summary trials, intermediate appeals, and contested applications.
He commenced his legal career as a solicitor at Galbally & O’Bryan, and worked for a number of years at NAAJA as a solicitor-advocate and the manager of the East Arnhem Land practice. Tom has also worked at Legal Aid New South Wales. Before signing the Victorian bar roll, Tom practised at the Northern Territory bar and was a founding member of Mindil Chambers.
Tom holds a master’s degree from UCLA School of Law where he was a Dean's Fellow.
He was also judicial extern for the Honorable David O. Carter of the Federal District Court of Central California, sitting principally in the civil docket.
Tom also worked as a researcher for Professor Angela Riley, and represented the Native Nations Law & Policy Centre at the United Nations in Geneva as an accredited delegate in relation to his research.
Tom accepts work internationally, most recently spending time in northern Myanmar training local lawyers and advising on strategic human rights litigation for an international non-governmental organisation.
Tom has spent a number of seasons as the reporting officer representing AFLNT in tribunal hearings.
Tom also accepts work in jurisdictions interstate, and is a member of the New South Wales Legal Aid Indictable Criminal Law Barrister Panel, and the Northern Territory Indictable Legal Aid Panel.
He is reading with Anthony Lewis and his senior mentor is Ruth Shann SC.
Brittany practises in common law, insurance law and administrative law (judicial review), with a special interest in class actions. She is available to appear in all metropolitan and regional courts.
Before coming to the Bar, Brittany was Associate to the Honourable Justice J Forrest and the Honourable Justice Tsalamandris at the Supreme Court of Victoria. Brittany assisted their Honours in the hearing and management of civil trials (both jury and judge alone), appeals and a range of interlocutory matters. Prior to this, Brittany worked at a national firm in the area of professional indemnity insurance.
Brittany holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Speech Pathology from the University of Melbourne, and a Juris Doctor from Monash University.
Brittany read with Ben Jellis KC and her senior mentor is Jeremy Ruskin KC.
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Alannah practises broadly across public law, commercial law and all areas of employment, industrial relations, discrimination and occupational health and safety law.
Before coming to the Bar, Alannah was a Senior Solicitor in the Human Rights team at the Victorian Government Solicitor's Office, where she conducted litigation under the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) and advised the Victorian Government on a range of Charter issues.
Earlier, Alannah worked as a Senior Associate in the Workplace Relations & Safety team at Lander & Rogers, where she advised and represented private and public sector clients in general employment, industrial, discrimination and occupational health and safety matters.
Alannah also served as an Associate to the Honourable Justice Richards of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Alannah has a Juris Doctor and a Bachelor of Arts with first class honours from Monash University, where she won prizes for individual subjects and overall performance.
Alannah is reading with Sarala Fitzgerald and her senior mentors are Jonathan Kirkwood SC and Kylie Evans KC.
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Sarah practises primarily in commercial and public law. Sarah also accepts briefs in law enforcement, quasi-criminal and some common law matters.
Sarah is regularly briefed to advise and appear in trials, appeals and other hearings within those fields, including in competition and consumer, financial services, constitutional and statutory interpretation matters. In 2018, Sarah was part of the team of counsel assisting the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.
Before coming to the Bar, Sarah was an Associate to the Hon Justice Stephen Gageler AC at the High Court of Australia. Sarah also worked as a Trial Division Researcher at the Supreme Court of Victoria, a solicitor in the Dispute Resolution team of King & Wood Mallesons, and a sessional lecturer in the JD program at Melbourne Law School.
Sarah holds undergraduate degrees in Arts and Law (with First Class Honours) from the University of Melbourne, and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School.
Recent matters in which Sarah has been briefed include:
Commercial and regulatory law
Sarah also has experience in: other aspects of Part IV of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), including misuse of market power (Federal Court of Australia, led by R Orr KC, with D Roche) and informal merger clearances (led by P Collinson KC with S Hogan and S Rajanayagam); the Australian Consumer Law (led by M Hodge KC); and proceedings under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth).
Constitutional law
Sarah also has experience in matters relating to ss 51(xxxi) (High Court of Australia, led by R Orr KC, with T Goodwin), 90 (High Court of Australia, led by K Walker KC, Solicitor-General for Victoria, R Orr KC and C Young SC) and 109 of the Constitution (Supreme Court of Victoria, led by P Hanks KC).
Other public law matters
Law enforcement and quasi-criminal matters
Sarah also has experience in foreign bribery matters (led by R Orr KC, with M Keks).
Common law
Sarah was a reporter for the Commonwealth Law Reports from 2016-2022.
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Ben appears in common law, public law (administrative and constitutional law) and insurance, often in appeals and for judicial review.
Before coming to the Bar, Ben completed the Bachelor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford, graduating with Distinction (highest honours). He was the associate to Justice Redlich at the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court Victoria. He practiced as a solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons.
Ben has particular expertise in the regulation of the medical profession and in medical negligence. Ben has appeared in many reported insurance cases. He was counsel in the Banksia class action.
Ben has a national practice in administrative law, with a focus on the regulation of health practitioners.
Ben's current reader is Shane Dawson. His is a former member of the Victorian Bar Council and the Counsel Committee. He is currently a member of the Ethics Committee of the Victorian Bar.
Some matters in which Ben has appeared as counsel:
Judicial Review
T v Coroners Court of Victoria and Northern Health [2022] VSC 70
Zhao v Medical Board of Australia [2021] VSC 763
Kew v Director of Professional Services Review [2021] FCA 1607
Nursing and Midwifery Board v Robinson [2021] VSC 823
Appanna v Medical Board of Australia [2021] VSC 679
Gilhooley v Health Complaints Commissioner [2021] VSC 232
Municipal Association of Victoria v VWA [2021] VSC 128
Ridd v JCU [2021] HCAtrans 15
CDC v Health Complaints Commissioner [2020] VSC 597
JCU v Ridd (2020) 382 ALR 8; [2020] FCAFC 123
CFMMEU v Anglo American Australia Ltd (2019) 164 ALD 451 [2019] FCAFC 109 (Full Court) (unled)
RIdd v JCU (Peter Ridd Academic Freedom Case) [2019] FCCA 997
AWU v ROC (the AWU Raids Case) [2019] FCA 188
AMMA v CFMMEU (CFMEU and MUA Amalgmation Case) (2018) 363 ALR 343 (Full Court)
Adams v Dr Wadesley [2018] VSC 604 (with J Noonan QC)
SDA v AIG (the Penalty Rates Case) (2017) 253 FCR 368 (Full Court)
Rajendran v The Heritage Council (2017) 220 LGERA 303; [2017] VSCA 48 (Court of Appeal)
Sevdalis v PSRC (Medicare) [2017] FCAFC 9 (with C Winneke QC) (Full Court)
Cremorne Commercial v Arnold Prince [2017] VSC 714 (with J Pizer QC)
McDermott v AWU (2016) 255 IR 146 (Full Bench)
Sevdalis v PSRC (Medicare) (2016) 241 FCR 266 & [2016] FCA 433 (with C Winneke QC)
Rajendran v The Heritage Council (No 2) [2016] VSC 286
Just Group Ltd v Nicole Peck [2016] VSC 432
CSR Ltd v CSR and Holcim Staff Association (2015) 232 FCR 302 (Full Court)
CFMEU v Boral (2015) 256 CLR 375 (High Court)
Baytech Trades v Coinvest [2015] VSCA 342 (Court of Appeal)
CFMEU v Grocon [2014] VSCA 298 and (2014) 47 VR 527 (Court of Appeal)
CFMEU v John Holland (2015) 228 FCR 297 (Full Court)
Energy Australia Yallourn v CFMEU (2014) 218 FCR 316 (Full Court)
Dr Bruce Reid v Australian Football League (Defence of Dr Reid/ AFL ASADA) (with R Gillies QC)
Insurance
Delta Pty Ltd v Team Rock Anchos [2019] 3 QD R 438 (Queensland Court of Appeal)
Delta Pty Ltd v Team Rock Anchors [2018] 1 QD 564 (with J Gleeson QC) (Supreme Court Qld )
Daffy v MLC [2017] VSCA 110 (with P Murdoch QC) (Court of Appeal)
Service v Post Super Pty Ltd [2017] VCC 1500
Montclare v Metlife (2016) 344 ALR 685 [2016] VSCA 386 (with J Gleeson QC) (special leave refused) (Court of Appeal)
Linfox Australia v TAC (2016) 78 MVR 177 [2016] VSC 592 (with P Solomon QC)
Montclare v Metlife [2015] VSC 306 (with J Gleeson QC)
Common Law, Inquests and Health Practitioners
Acciarito v Anthony Parcel Services [2022] VSCA 13
Fischer v Brown [2021] VCC 108
Appanna v Medical Board [2021] VCAT 277
Medical Board v Arulandarajah [2021] VCAT 85
Nursing Board v Meek [2021] VCAT 68
Fischer v Brown VCC [2020] VCC 2041
Belgrave Heights Christian School v Moore [2020] VSCA 240 (with J Ruskin QC) (Court of Appeal)
Billington v Sussan Corporation [2020] VSCA 12 (with S O'Meara QC) (Court of Appeal)
Medical Board of Australia v Islam [2020] VCAT 994
Medical Board of Australia v Ellis [2020] VCAT 862
Nursing Board of Australia v Keenoo [2020] TASHPT 3
Leow v Medical Board of Australia [2019] VSC 532 (appeal)
CJE v Medical Board of Australia [2019] VCAT 178
Dental Board of Australia v Ho [2019] VCAT 467
XDH v Medical Board of Australia [2019] VCAT 377
CDC v Health Complaints Commissioner [2019] VCAT 171
CDC v Health Complaints Commissioner [2018] VCAT 1844
Hunt & Numurkah District Health Service v Holcombe [2018] VSCA 248 (Court of Appeal) (with P Solomon QC)
Medical Board of Australia v Farschi [2018] VCAT 1617 with Dr I Freckleon QC
Pharmacy Board of Australia v Hanna [2018] VCAT 1817
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v Macrae [2018] VCAT 1707
Pharmacy Board of Australia v Hopkinson [2018] VCAT 982
Hunt v Hunt [2018] VSC 55 (with P Solomon QC) 5970
Inquest into the death of Campbell (COR 2014 5828)
Inquest into the death of Ljepojevic (COR 2015 5970)
Holcomb v Mr Hunt & Numurkah Hospital District Health Service [2017] VSC 666 (with P Solomon QC)
Northern Health v Kuipers [2015] VSCA 172 (with R Gillies QC) (Court of Appeal)
Stapleton v Central Club Hotel [2016] VCC 91 (with S O'Meara QC)
Swansson v Harrison & Ors [2014] VSC 118 (with R Gillies QC)
Curran v Loddon and Campaspe Centre Against Sexual Assault [2017] VCAT 999
E v Physiotherapy Board of Australia [2017] VCAT 1401
Khouri v Business Licensing Authority [2015] VCAT (with J Pizer QC)
CMJ v Crewdson [2015] VCAT 402
DPP v JPH (No 2) (2014) 239 A Crim R 543 [2014] VSC 177 (for the Attorney General) (part trial)
Commercial Law
Roohizadegan v Technologyone [2020] FCA 1571, [2020] FCA 1734, [2020] FCA 1729
Mandie v Memart Nominees Pty Ltd [2017] VSCA 177 (Court of Appeal) (with R Gillies QC)
McCarthy v Camil Holdings Pty Ltd [2016] VSCA 235 (Court of Appeal) (for the respondent)
Mandie v Memart Nominees Pty Ltd [2016] VSC 267 (with R Gillies QC)
Bolitho v Banksia Securities Ltd (Banksia Class Action) [2014] VSC 8 (with T Kelly QC)
Bolitho v Banksia Securites Ltd (No 2) (2014) 100 ACSR 161; [2014] VSC 184
Cosmopolitan Hotel v Crown (2014) 45 VR 771 (Court of Appeal) (with N Hopkins QC)
Shaw v MAB Corporation Pty Ltd (2014) 220 FCR 425
Shaw v Yarranova Pty Ltd [2014] VSCA 48 (Court of Appeal)
Crown v Cosmoplitan Hotel [2013] VSC 614 (with N Hopkins QC)
Shaw v MAB Corporation Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1231 (with T Kelly QC)
Point of Pay Pty Ltd v Darryl Roots [2012] VSC 380 (with P Solomon QC)
MP Investments Nominees Pty Ltd v Bank of Western Australia [2012] VSC 43 (with P Solomon QC)
Werner Motoring Group Pty Ltd v NMX Pty Ltd [2012] VSC 211
Select Publications
"Making Sense of Project Blue Sky" Melbourne 21 March 2012 (with Peter Hanks QC)
"The Intersection between Administrative and Constitutional Law" Melbourne March 2013 (with Peter Hanks QC)
"Preventative Detention. Constitutional Issues" March 2014 (with Peter Hanks QC)
"Challenging Administrative Decisions; Constitutional Considerations" March 2015 (with Peter Hanks QC)
"Constructive Jurisdictional Error" March 2016 (with Peter Hanks QC)
"The Obligation of Procedural Fairness During Multistage Decision Making Processes" March 2017 (with Peter Hanks QC)
Administrative Law: Disciplinary and Statutory Investigations September 2021 (with S Dawson)
Reporter, Commonwealth Law Reports 2012-2015
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Advises and appears in cases at interlocutory, trial and appellate levels, (common law litigation, commercial & equity litigation, international law & arbitration, large scale litigation, constitutional & administrative law and sporting disputes), conducted in multiple jurisdictions, but primarily in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, London, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Lausanne. Frequently appears in common law jury cases and causes conducted in the Supreme and County Courts of Victoria, including in the field of defamation.
Appointed a Senior Fellow (Course Director of the subject 'International Sports Arbitration') at Queen Mary University of London (School of Law) in 2022. Previously a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne (Faculty of Law), 2010-2022. Recognised internationally in Who's Who Legal (2016-2025 editions) as a leading lawyer in the specialty of sports law and listed by Doyle’s Guide as a leading senior counsel in arbitration and administrative & public law.
Holds degrees from the Queensland University of Technology (LLB) and the University of Cambridge (MSt). Prior to commencing practice at the Bar, practised as a Lawyer (1986 to 1990) at: Power & Power, Brisbane; Allen Allen & Hemsley (Allens), Sydney; and Baker & McKenzie, Sydney.
Chambers located in Melbourne (Owen Dixon Chambers West, Level 9 - Dever's List) and London, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur (39 Essex Chambers).
Ed has a broad commercial practice, including financial services, international arbitration, professional negligence, civil fraud, class actions, corporations, insolvency, and regulatory matters. He also acts in media / defamation matters and disciplinary proceedings.
Ed has been recognised in Doyle's Guide as a leading commercial litigation and dispute resolution barrister since 2020.
Ed has also been called to the Bar of England and Wales and is a member of Essex Court Chambers, a leading international law and arbitration set.
Ed graduated with first class honours in law from Melbourne University and completed the BCL (Distinction) at the University of Oxford.
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Paul practises in common law for both plaintiffs and defendants / insurers.
Paul has particular experience in medical negligence and also appears in public liability, product liability, class actions, professional disciplinary matters for medical practitioners and appeals. He frequently appears unled or leading.
He is recommended by Doyle’s Guide in Insurance and Personal Injury Law and has been since 2019.
Before coming to the bar, Paul was a senior associate at DLA Piper. He read with Judge Patricia Riddell and his senior mentor was Ross Gillies KC.
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Keith practises in commercial and public law.
He remained a Member of the Bar while serving as the Federal Member for Menzies (2022-2025), during which he sat on the Economics and National Anti-Corruption Commission Committees. Before coming to the Bar in 2010, he was a solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons and Ashurst.
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