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Cal has a broad public law practice across first instance and appellate matters, and also accepts briefs in industrial, common law and commercial matters.

He has appeared in the High Court (special leave, led), the Federal Court (led and unled), the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Supreme Court of Queensland (each in the Court of Appeal and Trial Division), the County Court of Victoria, and various tribunals.

Cal regularly acts for CEOs, senior public and private sector executives, and Ministers of the Crown before boards of inquiry, parliamentary inquiries, regulators (such as APRA), anti-corruption commissions (such as IBAC) and ombudsmen — including in compulsory examinations.

He holds an LLM (Public Law) from the London School of Economics, where he studied as a Chevening Scholar and won the Stanley de Smith Prize for the best performance in the public law specialism. As an undergraduate, he was awarded the Dean's Merit List in Law.

Cal read with Nick Wood SC, with Sturt Glacken KC as his senior mentor. Before the Bar, he was Deputy General Counsel and Senior Adviser to the Premier of Victoria (2016–2021), an adviser at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (2014–2016), and a solicitor at Hunt & Hunt Lawyers (2011–2012).

He sits on the Indigenous Justice Committee of the Victorian Bar and is a member of Koiki Mabo Chambers.

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From 7 May 2021, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.