Dylan Dexter
QUALIFICATIONS BCom, LLB (Hons) (Monash), LLM (Cantab)
ADMITTED 2020 BAR 2024
CHAMBERS ACK 2706
CLERK CONTACT 03 9225 7999
PHONE 9225 7999
MOBILE 0423 634 742
EMAIL dylan.dexter@vicbar.com.au
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Administrative Law
- Banking and Finance
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency
- Commercial Law
- Common Law
- Contract
- Coronial Inquests
- Corporations
- Defamation
- Disciplinary Tribunals
- Institutional Abuse
- Insurance
- Media
- Property Law
- Public Law
- Regulatory Tribunals
- Sports Law
- Trade Practices
ENQUIRIES: dever@vicbar.com.au
Experience
Dylan practises in commercial and public law.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Dylan was Associate to the Honourable Justice Niall in the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Before that, Dylan worked as a solicitor in the Media team at MinterEllison.
As a solicitor, Dylan was a representative of the respondents in defamation proceedings brought by Ben Roberts-Smith in the Federal Court of Australia. The respondents successfully established substantial and contextual truth defences in a 110-day trial, dubbed Australia's "trial of the century" (Roberts Smith v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 41) [2023] FCA 555, subject to appeal).
Dylan holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University, and a Master of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Cambridge, where he graduated ninth in his class.
Dylan is reading with Sandip Mukerjea. His senior mentor is Dr Matt Collins AM KC.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.