Brian’s practice primarily encompasses commercial law, administrative law, building and construction law and employment law matters.

Brian’s work on commercial and public law issues has been published in numerous Australian and international journals, including the Public Law Review, the Journal of Equity, the Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly and the International Construction Law Review.

He also contributed winning entries to the 2012 and 2013 Brooking Prize competitions conducted by the Society of Construction Law, Australia.

Brian’s experience before coming to the Bar included seven years as a solicitor at Minter Ellison and Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons) in Melbourne, and Herbert Smith (now Herbert Smith Freehills) in London, and as an in-house legal adviser at the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet.

He holds a Master of Laws (2016) from the University of Melbourne, and first class honours degrees in Commerce and Law from Monash University (2004).

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Areas of Practice

Cases

• Kamasaee v Commonwealth (ongoing) – negligence and false imprisonment class action brought against the Commonwealth and others by a former detainee at the Manus Island Regional Detention Centre (led by Christopher Blanden QC)