Karan practices in all areas of commercial law. He has particular expertise in regulatory disputes, having acted for both respondents and applicants in a number of significant financial services, competition and trade practices matters.

Before coming to the Bar, Karan was a Senior Associate in the litigation team at King & Wood Mallesons. He was previously an associate to Justice Weinberg of the Victorian Court of Appeal.

Karan read with Paul Liondas S.C. His senior mentor was Suresh Senathirajah KC.

*Liability limited under a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.

Areas of Practice

Cases

• Mumford v EML Payments Ltd (ongoing) (securities class action, led by R Higgins SC and T Spencer-Bruce, instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills)
• The Trust Company (Australia Limited) v Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group Pty Ltd [2021] VSC 670 (challenge to rent determination under lease, led by N De Young QC, instructed by Allens)
• ACCC v Trivago NV (No 2) [2022] FCA 417 (civil penalties, led by N De Young QC)
• Cromwell Corporation Limited v ARA Real Estate Investors XXI Pte Ltd [2020] FCA 1492 (preliminary discovery, led by M Borsky QC and M Hosking, instructed by Arnold Bloch Leibler)
• ACCC v Samsung Electronics Australia Pty Ltd (ongoing) (misleading or deceptive conduct, led by JC Sheahan QC & N De Young QC, instructed by King & Wood Mallesons)
• Xia v One Funds Management Limited (trustee duties, led by N De Young QC, instructed by Webb Henderson)
• ASIC v Dover Financial Advisers Pty Ltd (2019) 150 ACSR 185 (misleading or deceptive conduct, civil penalties, led by JJ Gleeson QC & G Crafti, instructed by Kalus Kenny Intelex)
• Application by Port of Newcastle Operations [2022] ACompT 1 (review of collective bargaining authorisation, led by N De Young QC, instructed by Clifford Chance LLP)
• Sofat v Berkshire Hathaway [2021] FWC 957 (unfair dismissal, unled)
• A&C Reavin Pty Ltd v Plenty Australia Pty Ltd [2021] VCC 552 (breach of contract, unled, instructed by Northstar Lawyers)
• McFarlane v Insignia (ongoing) (class action, led by N Owens SC and B Holmes, instructed by King & Wood Mallesons)
• Jabiru Satellite Limited (in liquidation) v Societe Generale (ongoing) (led by O Bigos QC, instructed by Banton Group)
• Lin Seng Soo v Yang & Vale Pty Ltd [2022] VSC 256 (appeal under VCAT Act, unled)
• ASIC v Colonial First State Investments Limited (ongoing) (compliance with financial services laws, led by S Senathirajah QC, instructed by Johnson Winter & Slattery)
• Canaan Holdings Pty Ltd v Merricks Capital Investments (injunction to restrain exercise of power of sale under mortgage, led by P Fary SC, instructed by Arnold Bloch Leibler)
• Freestyle Energy Limited v Macquarie Corporate Holdings (ongoing) (shareholder oppression, led by P Liondas, instructed by Addisons)