David Seeman

BA, LL B

ADMITTED:

2009

SIGNED BAR ROLL:

2011

PHONE:

+61 3 9225 6321

FAX:

+61 3 9225 8968

MOBILE:

0402 435 115

E-Mail:

ds@vicbar.com.au

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CHAMBER:

Room 1815
Castan Chambers
460 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne Vic 3000

Areas of Practice

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Common Law

David practices in common law. He regularly appears in damages trials, serious injury applications and at mediations.

He appears and advises in Workcover, TAC, Public Liability, Sexual Abuse Claims, Police Assaults, Coronial Inquests, Professional and Medical Negligence cases.

Prior to coming to the Bar David was a Judge’s Associate and a Solicitor practicing in Personal Injury and Insurance litigation.

Examples of Recent Cases

Multiple claims against State of VIctoria & Ors re Puffing Billy abuse claims (settled 2019)

Hodson v State of Victoria (ongoing)

Hand v Morris & Ors [2017] VSC 437 (assessment of damages)

Central Gippsland Health v Cooper [2016] VSC 658 (judicial review)

Moorabbin Transit Pty Ltd v Bekhit [2016] VSCA 70 (led A Keogh)

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – Case Study 22 (Sydney, submissions on behalf of AVB).

Erlich v Leifer & Adass Israel School Inc [2015] VSC 499 (vicarious liability)

Williams & Ors v State of Victoria (settled 2015, civil claim arising out of murder in custody).

Publications

Remoteness of Damage in Tort – December 2011 85(12) LIJ, p.46

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CLERK: DANIEL SISCOS

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