Aaron Weinstock appears and advises in commercial disputes, focusing on energy and resources, banking and finance, and insolvency.
Before coming to the Bar, Aaron practised as a solicitor in commercial disputes at Mallesons Stephen Jaques, now part of King & Wood Mallesons.
Aaron was educated at the Universities of Melbourne and Cambridge; at Cambridge, he came equal top of his class.
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Jonathan practices in commercial litigation.
Before coming to the bar, Jonathan was a lawyer at Norton Rose Australia. He had a general corporate and commercial law practice, with a focus on commercial contracts, Corporations Act and ASIC regulatory matters, valuation advice, ASX advice, takeovers, and mergers & acquisitions.
Jonathan also worked in the dispute resolution group on a variety of litigious commercial matters. He has worked as a solicitor advocate on debt recovery, insolvency, bankruptcy, employment, trade practices and contract dispute matters.
Jonathan has appeared or instructed in most State and Federal courts including the Supreme, Federal, County and Magistrates' Courts, and VCAT.
He is a recipient of the prize for most outstanding advocate in the Supreme Court of Victoria's Hanover Moot.
In 2010, Jonathan was Associate to the Honourable Justice Hargrave in the Supreme Court of Victoria. He worked predominantly in the Commercial Court and the Commercial & Equity list. During this time, His Honour's chambers also sat in the Practice Court and the Court of Appeal.
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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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Stephanie has a diverse practice with a particular focus on insurance law, common law, personal injuries and public law. Stephanie is reading with Justin Hooper and her senior mentor is Jeremy Ruskin KC.
Prior to joining the Victorian Bar, Stephanie was a Senior Associate at Barry Nilsson where she built upon her extensive knowledge in the area of professional indemnity claims in addition to managing a number of public liability and institutional abuse claims. Prior to this, Stephanie was a Managing Principal Solicitor with the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office (VGSO), where she developed a general and diverse litigation practice for a range of government clients and emanations of the State. Her portfolio spanned torts and breach of statute, general public law litigation, judicial review proceedings, and reviews pursuant to the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997.
Before joining the VGSO, Stephanie spent five years at specialist insurance litigation firms, where she built her practice in professional indemnity, management liability claims and subrogated recoveries. Stephanie was admitted as a lawyer in the State of New York in 2009 and worked in a small reinsurance law firm for a number of years before moving to Melbourne in 2011.
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Daniel practises in commercial and public law, with a particular focus on building and construction, environment, land and property disputes. He also accepts briefs in industrial and employment law.
Before coming to the Bar, Daniel practised in commercial litigation and public law at Minter Ellison and Baker McKenzie. He acted for private, government and overseas clients in a range of complex disputes, including planning challenges and nuisance proceedings involving major projects, construction disputes, class actions, high-profile public inquiries and regulatory prosecutions. He was also an Associate to the Honourable Justice Digby, when his Honour was the Judge-in-Charge of the Technology, Engineering and Construction List at the Supreme Court of Victoria. He holds a Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne.
Daniel is reading with Georgie Coleman and his senior mentor is Meg O’Sullivan KC.
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Melanie practices in commercial, tort and consumer law in the Federal and State courts. She has particular experience in class actions.
Melanie is the Chair of the Class Actions Committee of the Commercial Bar Association.
Before commencing in law, Melanie worked as a scientific researcher, predominantly in synthetic organic chemistry.
Class actions
Clarke v JB Hi-Fi Group Pty Ltd – Supreme Court of Victoria, consumer class action
Bergman v Sportsbet Pty Ltd – Supreme Court of Victoria, consumer class action
Krakouer v AFL – Supreme Court of Victoria, racial vilification class action
Thomas & anor v The A2 Milk Company Limited – Supreme Court of Victoria, securities class action
Tham v Australian Capital Territory [2024] FCA 1508 – Federal Court of Australia, employment class action, settlement approval hearing
Laricchia v Wisetech Global Limited – Supreme Court of Victoria, securities class action
Gawler v Fleetpartners Group Ltd – Supreme Court of Victoria, securities class action
Stallard & anor v Treasury Wine Estates Limited – Supreme Court of Victoria, securities class action
Huang v Star Entertainment Group Ltd – Supreme Court of Victoria, securities class action
Lay v Nuix Ltd; Batchelor v Nuix Ltd; Bahtiyar v Nuix Ltd - Supreme Court of Victoria, securities class action, led by Simon Marks KC
Bogan v Estate of Peter John Smedley – Supreme Court of Victoria, securities class action
Crawford v ANZ & ors – Supreme Court of Victoria, unfair conduct claim, led by Michael Rush KC
McNickle v Huntsman Chemical Company Australia Pty Ltd & ors – Federal Court of Australia, negligence class action concerning Roundup
Shimshon v MLC Nominees Pty Limited & anor – Supreme Court of Victoria, superannuation class action, led by Nicholas Owens SC and with Dr Shipra Chordia
Andrianakis v Uber Technologies Inc & ors and Salem v Uber Technologies Inc & ors – Supreme Court of Victoria, conspiracy by unlawful means
Turner v Bayer Australia Ltd & ors, product liability class action, led by Fiona Forsyth KC
ACN 117 641 004 Pty Ltd v S&P Global Inc – Federal Court of Australia, acted for the second applicant in a dispute concerning whether the proceeding ought to be stayed
Sister Marie Brigid Arthur (Litigation Representative) v Northern Territory of Australia, settled, administrative law class action, led by Dan Star KC
Court v Spotless Group Holdings Limited – Federal Court of Australia, settled, securities class action, led by Peter Collinson KC
Fernbrook (Aust) Investments Pty Ltd v AMP Limited – Federal Court of Australia, securities class action, led by Richard Attiwill QC (now the Honourable Justice Attiwill)
Fletcher v Lendlease Corporation Limited & anor – Supreme Court of New South Wales, securities class action
Caason Investments Pty Ltd v Simon Xiao Fan Cao – Federal Court of Australia, acted for applicant in dispute with funder
Bywater v Appco Group Australia Pty Ltd – Federal Court of Australia, settled, employment class action, led by Kristine Hanscombe KC
Money Max Int Pty Limited v QBE Insurance Group Limited – Federal Court of Australia, settled, securities class action, led by Bernie Quinn KC
Manus Island Class Action – Kamasaee v Commonwealth & ors
Murrindindi Black Saturday Bushfire Class Action – Rowe v AusNet Electricity Services Pty Ltd & ors
Kilmore Black Saturday Bushfire Class Action – Matthews v AusNet Electricity Services Pty Ltd & ors
Earglow Pty Ltd v Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd – Federal Court of Australia, securities class action (settled), led by Julian Burnside KC and Lachlan Armstrong
Commercial and Consumer Law
Alcoa of Australia Limited & ors v AusNet Transmission Group Pty Ltd & anor – Supreme Court of Victoria
Gold Coast Marine Aquaculture Pty Ltd v Aqua Star Pty Ltd & ors – Federal Court of Australia, led by David Collins KC
Riley v Riley – Supreme Court of Victoria, settled, partnership dispute
Cargill Australia Ltd v Viterra Malt Pty Ltd – Supreme Court of Victoria, sale of business, led by Richard Attiwill KC; Court of Appeal [2023] VSCA 304 – application for leave to appeal indemnity costs order
Riviera Farms Pty Ltd v Accensi Pty Ltd – Supreme Court of Victoria, settled, contaminated herbicides, led by David Collins KC
IOOF Holdings Limited v Maurice Blackburn Pty Limited – Supreme Court of Victoria, settled, confidentiality in whistleblower documents, led by Richard Attiwill KC and Fiona Forsyth
Other
Chief Commissioner of Police v Paterson [2023] VSC 172 – firearm prohibition
Inquiries
Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry 2015 – Investigation into increased incidence of deaths (report available at http://hazelwoodinquiry.vic.gov.au/201516-report/volume-ii-investigations-into-2009-2014-deaths)
Own Motion Inquiry of the Office of the Racing Integrity Commissioner – Investigation into Laming, Potgieter and Zeyaur Rahman (public summary of the report available at https://racingintegrity.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/164151/Public-Summary-Report-Own-Motion-June-2021.pdf)
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Myles practises mainly in commercial law, with particular experience in contract, equity, class actions, trade practices, competition, corporations, insurance, professional negligence, telecommunications and technology matters. Myles also has experience in matters involving sports law and defamation.
Before coming to the Bar, Myles spent over 7 years as a solicitor and then senior associate in the Dispute Resolution group at King & Wood Mallesons, working on a broad range of commercial disputes.
Prior to undertaking his Articles, Myles spent a year as an Aide to two Governors of Victoria – John Landy AC MBE and Professor David de Kretser AC.
Myles is a member of the Bar’s Audit, Finance and Risk Committee.
Some representative matters include:
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Philip holds Commerce and Honours Law Degrees from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Laws from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
He did articles at Mallesons Stephen Jaques in 1987 and was admitted to the partnership on 1 January 1996. He signed the Bar Roll in November 1998 and took silk in 2009.
Philip is a former Senior Fellow in the Law Faculty of the University of Melbourne, a member of the University of Melbourne Law School Foundation Board, a member of the University of Melbourne Humanities Foundation Board, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law, a board member of the Victorian Bar Foundation and a former President of the Commercial Bar Association of Victoria.
He was a reporter for the Commonwealth Law Reports and the author of a text book, Corporate Voluntary Administration Law, now known as Crutchfield’s Voluntary Administration.
Outside of the law, Philip is a public company director and the Chair of the Bell Shakespeare Theatre Company.
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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 proceedings.
Nicola also had the carriage of appeals from VCAT to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in relation to questions of law arising from planning matters.In 2007, Nicola was seconded to the Department of Sustainability and Environment to prosecute summary and indictable wildlife, forestry, and environmental offences and matters on behalf of Heritage Victoria and in her final year at Maddocks Nicola was seconded to Yarra City Council as in-house counsel.
On her admission, Nicola worked for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Qld) and in the Advocacy Unit at Crown Law. Nicola also gained commercial litigation experience at a specialist property and litigation firm before joining Maddocks in 2005.
Nicola currently practises in the local government, planning and environment field. She also appears in liquor licensing matters and at the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation.
Nicola lectures in health and environment law at Swinburne University and teaches statutory planning at RMIT.
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Nicola is currently acting as junior counsel for Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria, the CFA volunteer firefighters representative association, in the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission.
Sarah's practice has a particular focus on professional negligence, disciplinary matters and costs disputes.
She is also regularly briefed in general commercial matters and particularly insurance disputes.
She also appears in guardianship, administration and Part IV proceedings.
Sarah appears in interlocutory applications, trials (in Melbourne, regional Victoria and interstate) and on appeals, as well as in mediations. She is regularly briefed to advise in costs disputes, potential disciplinary proceedings and general commercial matters. Her advice is practical and solution-focussed.
Before coming to the bar in 2005, Sarah was a solicitor for 9 years in Australia and the UK. She was the inaugural head of the Ethics Department at the Law Institute of Victoria and has lectured regularly on professional standards issues.
She is a former member of the panel of examiners for Monash University, an occasional tutor at the Leo Cussen institute, and a regular speaker by invitation at law practices and conferences.
Recent decisions include -
Costs disputes and appeals arising from costs proceedings
Russels v McCardel [2014] VSC 287 (instructed by the Australian Legal Costing Group before Bell J), successfully defending an appeal from the Costs Court involving provisions of the Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000 and Part 3.4 Legal Profession Act 2004.
GLS v Goodman Group Pty Ltd (2015) VSC 627 (instructed by Debra Paver Costs Lawyer before Macaulay J), successfully defending an appeal from the Costs Court involving complex arguments on the law of accord and satisfaction in the context of legal costs under the Victorian statutory regime and the right to review under Division 7 Legal Profession Act 2004.
Eagle Lawyers v Career Education Consultants Australia Pty Ltd & Anor [2013] VCC 1263 (before Anderson J), successfully obtaining judgment against the first defendant in an action for recovery of legal costs and a dispute as to the basis of charging.
Numerous costs disputes in VCAT, the Magistrates’ Court and the Supreme Court.
Disciplinary hearings and appeals
Tuferu v Legal Services Commissioner [2013] VSC 645 (instructed by the Office of the LSC before Zammit AsJ), successfully defending a judicial review and appeal as to sanction following findings of professional misconduct.
Numerous disciplinary proceedings since 2009. See most recently for example LSC v Rhoden (Legal Practice) [2015] VCAT 1546, LSC v Tuferu (Legal Practice) [2013] VCAT 1438, LSC v Khan (Legal Practice) [2013] VCAT 651.
General commercial
Cross Country Realty Victoria Pty Ltd & Anor v Ubertas 350 William Street Pty Ltd [2015] VCC 1012 (with T North SC instructed by Brand Partners before Lacava J), successfully striking out the plaintiffs’ claim and obtaining summary judgment on a counterclaim relating to payment and retention of commission in breach of mandatory disclosure obligations under the Estate Agents Act 1980, and opposing a subsequent successful application for leave to appeal with D Collins SC.
Solari v CGY Insurance Ltd (No.1) [2015] VCC 207 (before Misso J), considering the construction of contractual terms in a claim against a deemed manufacturer and brought directly against the insurer pursuant to s601AG Corporations Act 2001.
Probate, administration and Part IV
Matthews v Matthews [2009] VSC 308 (Osborn J) - successfully applying to remove an executor on grounds of serious misconduct.
Re will and estate of Angelo Marotta (dec’d) [2011] VSC 324 (Zammit AsJ) - successfully defending a claim for summary dismissal under Part 4.4 of the Civil Procedure Act 2010; the implications of “no real prospect of success†in the context of a Part IV claim.
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Chadwick practises primarily in public law, commercial and regulatory law, and white-collar crime. He has particular interest in corporate misconduct, class actions, international law and human rights.
Before coming to the Bar, Chadwick had a broad career spanning the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. He was most recently General Counsel at Grata Fund, a public interest litigation funder, working on cases involving climate litigation, gender discrimination and First Nations rights. Previous roles have included Acting Principal Solicitor and Senior Solicitor at the Public Interest Advocacy Centre specialising in strategic litigation, Associate at Allens working on regulatory investigations and disputes, and Adviser at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, advising on public law and policy, including in national security.
Chadwick was also Associate to the Hon Justice Mortimer, now Chief Justice of the Federal Court.
Chadwick holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Relations from the University of Sydney. He also has a Master of Laws specialising in International Law (with Distinction) from the Australian National University
Chadwick read with Fiona Batten. His senior mentor is Neil Clelland KC.
His recent cases include:
Public and regulatory
Class actions
Crime
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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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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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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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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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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).