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

Before coming to the Bar, Duncan was a Senior Lawyer at the Victorian WorkCover Authority (WorkSafe) where he prosecuted offences under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Accident Compensation Act 1985 and Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013.  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 matters related to safety law, employment law and workers’ compensation.

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

Rohan practices predominantly in common law with a particular focus on personal injury, product liability, and insurance law.

Before coming to the Bar, Rohan worked as a Senior Associate in the General Insurance team at Wotton Kearney. Rohan acted as the solicitor with conduct in a range of public and product liability claims across the Victorian jurisdictions, including advising on indemnity issues. Rohan also worked as a solicitor at DLA Piper in the Litigation & Regulatory team, focusing on general insurance matters. This included an extensive Dust Diseases Practice.

Rohan has appeared unled in the Victorian County and Supreme Courts, as well as the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Rohan also worked as an Associate at DAC Beachcroft in London, primarily working on the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry and related civil litigation proceedings.

Rohan holds a Bachelor of Laws with honours from the University of Melbourne, as well as a Bachelor of Arts and an Associate Performance Diploma (Piano).

Rohan is reading with Mr Daniel Wallis and his senior mentor is Ms Barbara Myers SC.

Ray is an experienced legal practitioner, having practised as a lawyer for over a decade, including as a barrister for more than seven years.  He has a broad and considerable practice, reflecting a desire to be a well-rounded advocate.  He works primarily in personal injury law and also appears regularly in a variety of other matters, particularly administrative law and employment law matters.

Ray has particular experience in claims for psychiatric injury, and acts for clients in statutory entitlement schemes and the common law area including historical abuse matters.  He has significant expertise in handling all types of claims under the Commonwealth workers’ compensation system (‘Comcare’ work).

Ray was awarded the Public Interest / Justice Innovation Pro Bono Award in 2016, as part of team of three barristers, for work on the Hazelwood Mine Fire Board of Inquiry.

Ray has been the Treasurer of the Compensation Law Bar Association since 2015.

Ray completed degrees in Arts and Law (with Honours) at Monash University and then undertook articles at Sparke Helmore Lawyers.  He practised at that firm for a number of years until he took up a position at one of Australia’s best-known companies, where he worked for several years before coming to the Bar.

Ray is pleased to accept e-briefs or conventional hard-copy briefs.

Some notable and recent cases in which Ray appeared include:

Goulburn Valley Suns FC, 2015 FFV Tribunal (TA15022)

Tye and Tase 0508 P/L [2016] FWCFB 8733

Arumugam and TNT Australia P/L [2017] AATA 2660

Halliday v Pomare & Pazzan [2017] MCV (21/6/17, a bailment case)

Gates v Robinson [2018] VCAT 40

KR v BR & Anor [2018] VSCA 159 (led by I Fehring)

Gropel v Comcare [2018] FCA 1146 (led by N Horner)

Li v West Sands P/L & Gao [2018] MCV (20/11/18, a civil penalties case under the Fair Work Act 2009)

Courtney v Ray & State of Victoria [2019] VSC 175

Barnes and Victorian Building Authority [2019] AATA 4796

Davis and Australian Postal Corporation [2021] AATA 30

Chung and Secretary, Attorney-General’s Department [2021] AATA 4804

For a full list of decisions in cases where Ray appeared, please contact him directly.