Search

Paul A Hannan

QUALIFICATIONS  BA, LLB
ADMITTED  1993    BAR  1998
CHAMBERS  ODE 207

CLERK CONTACT  03 9225 7999
PHONE  9225 8743
MOBILE  0438 046 398
EMAIL  phannan@vicbar.com.au

Paul A Hannan , BA, LLB

AREAS OF PRACTICE

  • De Facto Relationships
  • Family Law

Name *

Email *

Phone *

Preferred Date *

Comments

Search

Experience

Paul has practiced exclusively in family law since signing the Bar Roll in 1998 and in his previous occupation as a Solicitor from 1993-1998 .

Paul's practice at the Bar includes appearances in all areas of family law litigation including complex parenting & financial proceedings, child support cases, international relocation cases and Appeals.

Paul is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and accepts appointments as mediator in all family law mediations including fixed fee AIFLAM mediations .

Paul assisted the Victorian Bar Readers Course for a number of years in the evaluation of family law moots/advocacy and he is currently a volunteer Mentor with the VicBar Student Engagement Committee -Barrister Shadowing Program .

Paul is a member of the Family Law Bar Association, Law Council of Australia - Family Law Section, and AIFLAM.

Notable Cases- A selection of Judgments in cases where Paul appeared include:

Baumann & Tanev (No 3) [2023] FedCFamC1F 593 - Application for stay of order pending Appeal.

Infield & Oberlin [2022] FedCFamC2F 1584 - Application to reopen proceedings - application opposed on Rice and Asplund principles - where mother's health has materially improved -application meets threshold.

Cottrell & Cottrell [2022] FedFamC2F 704 - Sole use & occupation -deceased party - whether estate entitled to occupy property.

Napier & Malpass [2020] FCCA 745 - International Relocation - mother's application to relocate to Italy with child.

Easton & Easton [2017] FCCA 2126 - Application to set aside Final Property Orders - whether parties were thereafter engaged in a defacto relationship.

Newson & Gaffy [2016] FCCA 3397 - Whether proceeds of litigation held in fund of Supreme Court of Victoria property for the purposes of S.79 of the Family Law Act.

Scrivener & Neill [2016] FCCA 1758 - Initial Contributions- Business Income.

Griffith & Griffith [2015] FCCA - Competing applications to retain the family home -legal costs -add backs - S75(2) considerations.

Delaney & Delaney [2008] FMCAfam 674 - child expresses strong views to live with father - alienation of child - Court Expert urges court to extrictae child from "emotionally toxic enviroment" in father's care - court concludes shared care is the only viable alternative.


'Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.'