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Christine Boyle is an experienced advocate practising primarily in Common Law.  Her main areas of practice are Workcover, TAC, public liability and professional and medical negligence.

Christine acts for both plaintiffs and defendants and appears regularly in damages trials, serious injury applications, mediations and statutory benefits proceedings.

In 2016 Christine was a damages assessor of claimants in the Kilmore and Murrundindi bushfire class actions.  In 2017 and 2018 she is briefed to appear on circuit as well as in the Metropolitan courts.

Before coming to the Bar, Christine was a solicitor at Freehill Hollingdale and Page (now Ashurst), Rigby Cooke and for a major international funds manager in its Melbourne, London and Paris Offices.

 

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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. 

 

Phillip welcomes briefs in common law, commercial and criminal matters. He has particular experience in personal injury claims of all types and has a general interest in commercial, administrative law and crime.

Before coming to the Bar, Phillip worked in mid to large tier law firms serving both plaintiff and defendant clients.

Most recently, Phillip worked in a defendant firm as part of the WorkCover and Commonwealth teams. He defended worker’s compensation claims under the Accident Compensation Act, handled claims against Comcare and claims made under the Asbestos and Dust Diseases Torts legislation.

Prior to this, his experience was as a senior lawyer with two plaintiff firms where he had the conduct of numerous WorkCover, medical negligence, public liability and TAC matters.

Before coming to Australia Phillip was a sole practitioner in South Africa where he ran a law practice that focused on personal injury, corporate work in regards to small to medium commercial enterprises, family law and crime. The broad experience of running such a practice empowers Phillip to accept briefs across these wide areas of interest.

Phillip completed his Bachelor Procurationsand postgraduate Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Kwa Zulu Natal, in South Africa. He was awarded Certificates of Merit in Partnership and Company Law and Specific Contracts by the Dean of Law.

Phillip read with His Honour Judge Rob Dyer, before he was called to the County Court bench and his senior mentor is Mr Philip Jewell SC.

 

Prior to coming to the Bar, Millicent was a Judge’s Associate at the County Court of Victoria.

Carina accepts briefs in a broad range of civil matters, with a particular focus on common law.

Before coming to the Bar, Carina was Senior Associate to the Honourable Justice Keogh in the Supreme Court of Victoria. She had previously held positions as a Research Associate and as Associate to the Honourable Justices Redlich and Tate in the Court of Appeal, and as class actions legal officer and research assistant in the Court’s Common Law Division. In her work at the Court, Carina was involved in a wide range of personal injury matters including workplace injuries, asbestos litigation and common law class actions. She is also experienced in wills and probate, defamation, and judicial review matters, and in civil and criminal appeals.

Carina has assisted some of Victoria’s most disadvantaged people through her work as a solicitor in Victoria Legal Aid’s civil justice and summary crime divisions.

Carina holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws (both with First Class Honours) from Monash University. She is currently studying a Master of Laws at the University of Melbourne. Carina is a member of the Common Law Bar Association and the Women Barristers’ Association.

Carina is reading with Maria Pilipasidis, and her senior mentor is Bernard Quinn QC.

Daniel has a broad practice in common law, personal injury, commercial, property and administrative law matters. He is currently counsel assisting in the inquest into the death in custody of Mr Ferman. He is regularly briefed by Victoria Legal Aid as duty barrister in VCAT residential tenancy matters and in Mental Health Tribunal hearings across Victoria.

Daniel was previously the Class Actions Coordinator at the Supreme Court of Victoria. He worked with the Hon. Jack Forrest QC in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfire proceedings and other judges in a number of class actions.

He began his legal career as Associate to the Hon. Tony Pagone QC, who was then head of the Commercial Court at the Supreme Court. He completed his legal internship at criminal defence firm Galbally Rolfe.

Daniel read with Coroner Simon McGregor and his senior mentor is Justice Andrew Keogh.

Examples of recent cases:

• Inquest into the death of Mr Ferman (2019): acting as Counsel Assisting in the Coroner’s Court inquest into a death in custody (ongoing).
• Sherman & Ors v McArthur [2019] VCC 2156: County Court of Victoria criminal compensation application under s 85B of the Sentencing Act 1991 (for the applicant).
• DPP v Gild (2017); Gild v The Queen [2018] VSCA 317: County Court of Victoria jury trial of theft charges (led by Paul Kounnas for the defence) and subsequent appeal on conviction (led by Deborah Mandie).
• Changzhou Laoson Group Imp. & Exp. Co Ltd v Rodd & Gunn Australia Ltd (2016): County Court of Victoria proceeding involving a claim for debt in relation to invoices for the manufacture of articles of clothing (for the plaintiff).
• Angeleska v Walshes World Agencies Australia Pty Ltd [2016] VCAT 31 (4 January 2016): a claim for misleading and deceptive conduct and negligence made purportedly against Swiss International Airlines (for the first respondent).
• Brewer v Avouris (2016): Supreme Court of Victoria appeal hearing on judicial registrar’s order to strike out proceedings – procedural fairness issues (led by Simon McGregor for the applicant).

Memberships:

• Victorian President and founding committee member – Asian Australian Lawyers Association.
• Member – Victorian Bar Council
• Australian Advocacy Institute Advocacy Instructor – he has taught advocacy at the Legal Institute in Papau New Guinea and the Victorian Bar Readers Course.
• Secretary General – International Commission of Jurists Victoria (Past)
• Board Member – Flemington-Kensington CLC (Past)

Presentations and publications:

• ‘Victims of Crime Assistance and Crime Prevention’ presented at Ho Chi Minh University of Law on 2 October 2018.
• ‘Recent TAC and WorkCover Statutory Benefit Decisions’ presented at the Legalwise Personal Injury Conference: Statutory Benefits and Common Law Claims, Melbourne on 14 September 2017.
• ‘The Advent of E-Litigation: The Paperless Trial’ an article published in the Australian Lawyers Alliance, Precedent Journal, March/April 2017 Edition.
• ‘Death Penalty Developments in the USA and Australia’ presented at the Amendment of Vietnam’s Criminal Procedure Codes and Overseas Experiences Conference, Ho Chi Minh University of Law on 25 September 2015.
• ‘Contract Drafting Tips Arising out of the Unanimous High Court Decision of Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 & Anor’ presented at the Legalwise 4th Annual Contracts Conference on 30 March 2015.
• ‘Class Actions in Victoria’, presented with Hon. Jack Forrest QC at the Victoria Commercial Teachers Association Conference on 25 November 2014.

Ray’s been a lawyer for over a decade, and a barrister for more than five years.  He has a broad practice, reflecting a desire to be a well-rounded advocate.  He works primarily in personal injury law, but also appears regularly in administrative law, employment law and commercial law matters.  He appears in Victoria and interstate.

Ray has an interest in claims for psychiatric injury, and acts for clients in statutory entitlement schemes and the common law area.  He has particular 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 (report dated 2/12/15).

He’s 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)
• Hill and Comcare [2018] AATA 670
• 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

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