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Duncan practices in the areas of occupational health and safety, environmental prosecutions, disciplinary proceedings, employment law and coronial inquests.

Duncan regularly appears in appeals, jury trials, committals, contested hearings and pleas in occupational health and safety matters in Victoria and interstate.  He also regularly appears in disciplinary proceedings and review hearings at the VCAT and VSC as well as conducting workplace investigations on behalf of employers and government departments.

Duncan is recommended in Doyle’s Guide’s Leading Work Health and Safety Junior Counsel – Victoria (2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025).

Before coming to the Bar, Duncan was a Senior Lawyer at the Victorian WorkCover Authority (WorkSafe) where he prosecuted safety offences.  Before joining WorkSafe, Duncan was a Senior Solicitor in the Workplace Relations Branch of the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office, where he provided advice on employment and safety law matters.

In 2010, Duncan was an Associate to His Honour Judge Misso.  Prior to that, Duncan completed his legal traineeship at Slater & Gordon Lawyers.

Since signing the Bar Roll in 1981, Brian has practised in a number of areas of law including common law, commercial law and probate law including TFM.

Over the past 25 plus years, he has practised primarily in commercial cases at interlocutory, mediation, trial and appellate levels in the Supreme and County Courts of Victoria, the VCAT (Property Law Act, Retail Leases Act and Owners Corporations Act) and the Federal Court of Australia.

Brian also has an extensive paperwork practice including pleadings, affidavits and advices.