Michael practices predominantly in commercial and common law. He frequently appears in Supreme Court matters as well as in County Court, Magistrates Court and VCAT matters.
A selection of recent matters he has appeared in include:
Supreme Court of Victoria (inc. Court of Appeal)
Wadley v Ron Finemore Bulk Haulage Pty Ltd [2013] VSC 102 (Led by Trevor Monti SC)
Tort – choice of law, negligence, determining location of tort, entitlement to compensation, Section 80 of Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic)
Wodonga Regional Health Service v Hopgood [2012] VSCA 326 (Led by Michael Wheelahan SC)
Common Law, negligence, causation, jury trial, adequacy of judge’s direction, verdict reasonably open to the jury.
Victorian Alps Wine Company Pty Ltd v All Saints Estate Pty Ltd [2012] VSCA 81 (Led by Philip Solomon SC)
Contract construction, application of implied terms.
Wodonga Regional Health Service v Hopgood [2012] VSC 326 (Led by Trevor Monti)
Jury verdict, application for judgment notwithstanding jury verdict.
Velissaris v Bruno Distributors Pty Ltd [2011] VSC 395
Appeal from Magistrates Court, appeal from Associate Justice of Supreme Court
Permanent Custodians Limited v Wilfred Pty Ltd [2011] VSC (unreported)
Summary judgment, mortgagor remedies, possession under the Property Law act.
Hoe v Manningham City Council [2011] VSC 37
Appeal from VCAT, appeal from Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Victorian Alps Wine Company Pty Ltd v All Saints Estate Pty Ltd [2010] VSC 599 (Led by Russell Burgland QC)
Contract construction, mitigation of loss
Supreme Court of New South Wales (inc. Court of Appeal)
AMC Commercial Cleaning v Coade [2011] NSWC 932 (Led by Mark Ashhurst SC)
Franchising law, contract, equity.
Australian Maintenance and Cleaning Pty Ltd v AMC Commercial Cleaning (NSW) Pty Ltd[2011] NSWCA 103 (Led by Mark Ashhurst SC)
Contract construction, right to grant sub-franchisee.
AMC Commercial Cleaning v Coade [2011] NSWC 932 (Led by Mark Ashhurst SC)
Contract, termination of Master Franchise Agreement, breach of implied duty of good faith, relief against forfeiture.
AMC Commercial Cleaning v Coade [2010] NSWC 832 (Led by Mark Ashhurst SC)
Contract, construction and interpretation of contracts.
The information referred to above has been supplied by the barrister concerned. Neither Lennon’s List Barristers nor The Victorian Bar Inc have independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information and neither accepts any responsibility in that regard.
