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Scott has an active commercial practice regularly appearing in trials and appeals in the Supreme and Federal Courts as well as in the County Court and VCAT and private arbitrations. His areas of practice involve commercial law, contractual and partnership disputes, equity and trusts, the domestic building insurance regime, VWA premium calculations and commercial negligence actionsin the agricultural sector and generally.

Scott graduated from the University of Melbourne with a degree of LLB (Hons) and BA (Hons). Having completed articles at Freehill Hollingdale & Page he acted as associate to McGarvie J prior to his appointment as Governor of Victoria and to Harper J until 1993.

Selected cases in which Scott has appeared are:

Hamex Corporation Pty Ltd v Latrobe Street Ventures Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 199 (25 February 2020)

Clementi v Rossi [2019] VSC 725 (7 November 2019)

Pinnacle Runway Pty Ltd v Triangl Limited [2019] FCA 1662 (10 October 2019)

Mirvac Victoria Pty Ltd v Liszka & Anor; Mirvac Victoria Pty Ltd v Pahor [2019] VSC 561 (23 August 2019)

Demetrios v Lehmann [2019] VSC 301 (10 May 2019)

Gabelich v Donaghey [2018] VSC 184 (10 May 2018)

Bauer Consumer Media Ltd v Evergreen Television Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 71 (3 May 2019)

Adventure Golf Systems Australia Pty Ltd v Belgravia Health & Leisure Group Pty Ltd [2017] VCC 185 (22 March 2017)

Blanalko Pty Ltd v Lysaght Building Solutions Pty Ltd [2017] VSC 97 (10 March 2017)

Jovanovic v Magri [2017] VSCA 373 (14 December 2017)

Adventure Golf Systems Australia Pty Ltd v Belgravia Health & Leisure Group Pty Ltd [2017] VSCA 326 (8 November 2017)

Bauer Consumer Media Limited v Evergreen Television Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 507 (12 May 2017)

Luhan v Micallef [2017] VSC 246 (10 May 2017)

Victorian WorkCover Authority v Divadeus Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2016] VSCA 81 (28 April 2016)

Alpine Petroleum Pty Ltd v Jonmac Transport Pty Ltd & Anor [2016] VCC 136 (25 February 2016)

Feiglin v Ainsworth [2015] VSCA 326 (7 December 2015)

Gann v Hosny [2015] VSCA 43 (16 March 2015)

Mayer v Mayer [2015] VSC 2 (20 January 2015)

Divadeus Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority [2014] VSC 578 (5 December 2014)

Bakers Investment Group (Australia) Pty Ltd v Caason Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] VSC 598 (4 December 2014)

Feiglin v Ainsworth & Ors [2014] VSC 233 (22 May 2014)

ACCU Ltd v Fellows [2014] VCC 581 (9 May 2014)

Bakers Investment Group (Australia) Pty Ltd v Caason Investments Pty Ltd & Ors [2014] VSC 154 (4 April 2014)

Feiglin v Ainsworth (No 2) [2014] VSC 376 (20 August 2014) Luong & Anor v Du (No 2) [2014] VSC 37 (14 February 2014)

Luong & Anor v Du [2013] VSC 723 (19 December 2013)

Kalenik v Apostolidis & Ors (No 2) [2013] VSC 395 (8 August 2013)

Feiglin v Ainsworth (No 3) [2013] VSC 560 (21 October 2013)

Samil Power Company Limited v Schneider & Ors [2013] VSC 382 (1 August 2013)

Java Gold Australia & Ors v Java Gold Coffee & Ors [2013] VCC 645 (26 July 2013)

Feiglin v Ainsworth (No. 2) [2013] VSC 83 (5 March 2013)

Anderson v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2013] VCC 77 (22 February 2013)

V & D Zurcas Holdings Pty Ltd v K & S Coolstores Pty Ltd & Anor [2013] VCC 75 (20 February 2013)

The Solicitors' Trust v Oxenbould [2013] TASFC 2 (1 February 2013)

Emu (Aus) Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority [2012] VSC 610 (12 December 2012)

Clifton Developments (Vic) Pty Ltd v Owners Corporation 1 Plan No. PS510766U [2012] VCC 695 (6 June 2012)

King v Lynpete Australia Pty Ltd & Ors [2012] VSC 140 (18 April 2012)

Dura (Australia) Constructions Pty Ltd v Victorian Managed Insurance Authority [2012] VSC 114 (30 March 2012)

Dura (Australia) Constructions Pty Ltd v Victorian Managed Insurance Authority [2012] VSC 34 (9 February 2012)

Oxenbould v The Solicitors' Trust (No 2) [2011] TASSC 63 (2 December 2011)

Oxenbould v The Solicitors' Trust [2011] TASSC 57 (3 November 2011)

United Petroleum Pty Ltd & Anor v Victorian WorkCover Authority; Emu (Aust) Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority [2011] VSC 570 (10 November 2011)

Feiglin & Anor v Ainsworth & Ors [2011] VSC 454 (19 September 2011)

Winter v Equuscorp Pty Ltd [2010] VSC 419 (17 September 2010)

Cibalevski v Ristevski (No. 2) [2010] VCC 503 (19 May 2010)

Dura (Australia) Constructions Pty Ltd v The Victorian Managed Insurance Authority & Anor [2009] VSCA 171 (29 July 2009)

Pearsons Barristers and Solicitors v Avison [2009] VSCA 54 (27 March 2009)

Cibalevski, Robert v Ristevski, Saso [2009] VCC 1270 (16 October 2009)

Aylett v Peter Rowland Catering Pty Ltd & Ors [2008] VSC 467 (11 November 2008)

Dura (Australia) Constructions Pty Ltd v The Victorian Managed Insurance Authority & Anor [2008] VSC 483 (23 October 2008)

Foster v Galea & Anor [2008] VSC 317 (22 August 2008)

Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Douralis & Ors [2008] VSCA 72 (8 May 2008)

Zephyr Property Developments Pty Ltd v Contractors Bonding Limited [2008] VSC 122 (24 April 2008)

Ryan & Anor v Victorian Managed Insurance Authority [2007] VSC 474 (23 November 2007)

Douralis and Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Ninety Second Sonmar P/L and Simpson [2006] VCC 1819 (27 April 2006)

Macdonald v Australian Wool Innovation Ltd [2005] FCA 105 (18 February 2005)

Housing Guarantee Fund Ltd v Ryan [2005] VSC 214 (23 June 2005)

Kalenik v Apostolidis [2005] VSC 27 (18 February 2005)

In the matter of Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourneand Victoria [2003] FCA 1269 (7 November 2003)

Tamas v Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal & Ors [2003] VSCA 113 (21 August 2003)

Caltex Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd v Calypso Haulage Pty Ltd and Ors [2003] VSC 359 (19 September 2003)

Spitfire Nominees Pty Ltd and Anor v Hall & Thompson (a firm) [2001] VSCA 245 (20 December 2001)

Victorian WorkCover Authority v I R Cootes Pty Ltd [2001] VSCA 85 (6 June 2001) Aliferis v Kyriacou [2000] VSCA 123 (20 July 2000)

Croft v McNamara [1999] VSC 495 (7 December 1999)

Northgate Valley Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation [1999] VSC 373 (15 September 1999)

Gibson v ANZ Banking Group Ltd [1999] FCA 1327 (14 September 1999)

Alan Chalmers v Deakin University [1997] FCA 766 (11 August 1997)

Allen John Wilson and Joy Wilson v Hollywood Toys (Australia) Pty Ltd and John Francis Taafe [1996] FCA 1622 (18 July 1996)

Allen John Wilson and Another v Hollywood Toys (Australia) Pty Limited and Others [1996] FCA 1296 (7 March 1996)

Price Higgins and Fidge v Alexander J Drysdale [1995] VSC 208; [1995] VICSC 208 (27 October 1995)

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