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Experience

John has a broad commercial practice with a particular interest in professional negligence matters. John also acts in matters involving contract law, property law (including leasing), insolvency and bankruptcy, the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and incorporated associations.

John is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and accepts briefs to mediate commercial disputes and disputes involving incorporated associations.

John also has experience in sports law having been a tribunal member for the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) since 2018. John is also the chair of the Independent Integrity Division at the VAFA and has undertaken racial discrimination conciliations on behalf of the VAFA.

Prior to coming to the Bar, John was a lawyer at Allens Arthur Robinson (now Allens) where he worked primarily on professional negligence, product liability and Corporations Act matters. John was also Associate to the Honourable Justice Macaulay at the Supreme Court of Victoria and he assisted his Honour in establishing the Professional Liability List in the Supreme Court of Victoria.

John is an author for the Victorian Courts civil procedure commentary published by Thomson Reuters. John graduated from the University of Melbourne with bachelors degrees in Laws (Hons) and Arts.

Cases

• Re Windsor Development Co Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2) [2024] VSC 297 A contested application by a liquidator for approval of a settlement with allegedly defaulting officers of the company.
• Zou v Yang; Wei v Yang; Yang v Zheng [2024] QDC 21 A trial involving the application of the law of the People's Republic of China in relation debt, contractual construction and proprietary rights and the application of principles of conflicts of laws.
• Yang v Zou; Wei v Yang [2024] QCA 183 Appeal of judgment in Zou v Yang; Wei v Yang.
• Endresz v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] FCFCA 18 An appeal of a sequestration order involving questions of nullity/irregularity of judgment and orders and payments out of consolidated revenue without parliamentary authority.
• Endresz v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] ACTCA 48 An application for leave to appeal out of time in relation to issues of tracing into the real property of innocent volunteers.
• Ran Bi v Yingde Investments Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 324 A trial in relation to the validity of nomination forms in relation to the purchase of several parcels of land.
• Imagebuild Group Pty Ltd v Fokust Pty Ltd [2017] VSCA 131 An appeal of a decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria dismissing an application to set aside a statutory demand under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
• Sino Iron Pty Ltd v Worldwide Wagering Pty Ltd (2017) 52 VR 664; [2017] VSC 101 A trial in relation to the recovery of payments made by the plaintiffs by mistake/by reason of fraud.
• Braham v Stephan (2015) 49 VR 260; [2015] VSC 87 A trial in relation to the purported termination of a 99 year lease.

From 01 May 2014, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.