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Experience

Daniel practises in:

(a) corporations law and general commercial disputes;

(b) common law, especially professional negligence and institutional liability; and

(c) inquiries and judicial review proceedings.

Before signing the Bar Roll, Daniel practised at the London office of the New York firm, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. Prior to this, he was an associate to the Chief Justice of Victoria, the Honourable Justice Marilyn Warren AC.

Daniel is also admitted as an attorney in New York and to the roll of solicitors in England & Wales (non-practising). He completed postgraduate studies at Georgetown University, where he was awarded the prize for the most distinguished academic performance leading to a Master of Laws Degree (General Studies).

Representative and ongoing matters include:

Commercial / Corporations

Timeless Sunrise Pty Ltd v Big J Enterprises Pty Ltd (No 3) [2022] VSC 499; (No 7) [2022] VSC 549 (and several other rulings) (Delany J) – Victorian Supreme Court proceeding concerning fiduciary duties / insolvent trustee / fraud (leading L Molesworth)

Cargill Australia v Viterra Malt & Ors (No 28) [2022] VSC 13 (and several other rulings) (Elliott J) – Victorian Supreme Court proceeding concerning breach of warranty / misleading and deceptive conduct in connection with business acquisition agreement (junior to Michael Galvin QC)

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Remedy Housing Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 673 (Moshinsky J) – Federal Court ex parte application for freezing orders, disclosure orders and travel ban orders (unled)

Col Crawford Pty Ltd v Nissan Motor Co (Australia) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 87 (Stevenson J) – New South Wales Supreme Court proceeding concerning unconscionable conduct / breach of obligation of good faith by motor company franchisor (junior to Daryl Williams QC)

Unlockd v Google Asia Pacific & Anor [2018] FCA 826 (Moshinsky J) – Federal Court proceeding concerning anti-competitive conduct / unconscionable conduct / misleading and deceptive conduct in connection with provision of Google Android application (junior to Michael O'Bryan QC)

Sell Your Gold v Australian Diamond Trading Corporation [2018] VSCA 355 (Maxwell P, Ashley and Hargrave JJA) – Victorian Court of Appeal proceeding concerning property / conversion (junior to Daryl Williams QC)

Mr Rental Australia v IRD Services [2016] NSWSC 700 (Meagher JA); Mr Rental Australia v IRD Services (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 918 (Meagher JA) – New South Wales Supreme Court proceeding concerning breach of franchise agreement / unconscionability in franchisor's implementation of new franchise system (junior to Richard Attiwill QC)

Links Golf Tasmania Pty Ltd v Sattler (2012) 213 FCR 1 (Jessup J) – Federal Court shareholder derivative proceeding for breach of director’s duties (junior to Greg Garde QC)

Various Victorian Supreme Court Practice Court interlocutory / emergency applications (unled)

Professional Negligence / Common Law

Bai v Lightspeed Finance Pty Ltd & Anor [2021] VSC 543 (Riordan J) – Victorian Supreme Court proceeding concerning solicitor's breach of retainer (unled)

Payton Securities Pty Ltd v Mason White McDougall (Hurstbridge) Pty Ltd [2021] VSC 375 (Osborne J) – Victorian Supreme Court proceeding concerning solicitor's retainer / land valuer's negligence / fraud in connection with loan (junior to Michael Galvin QC)

Roman Catholic Trusts Corporation for the Diocese of Sale v WCB [2020] VSCA 328 (Beach, Kaye and Osborn JJA) - Victorian Court of Appeal proceeding concerning institutional liability and an application to set-aside an historical settlement agreement (junior to Sam Hay QC)

Group Proceedings / Class Actions

Kamasaee v Commonwealth of Australia & Ors (No 9) [2017] VSC 171 and various other rulings (McDonald J) – Victorian Supreme Court Manus Island Detention Centre group proceeding (junior to Richard Attiwill QC)

A v Schulberg & Ors [2014] VSC 180 (Beach J); A v Schulberg & Ors (No 2) [2014] VSC 258 (Beach J) – Victorian Supreme Court Hepatitis C group proceeding (junior to David Curtain QC and Matt Collins QC)

Regent Holdings v State of Victoria [2013] VSC 601 (Beach J); Regent Holdings v State of Victoria [2015] VSC 422 (Ginnane J) – Victorian Supreme Court / Court of Appeal Abalone Virus group proceeding (junior to Bret Walker SC, David Curtain QC and Richard Attiwill)

Constitutional Law / Public Law / Judicial Review

Knight v Victoria [2017] HCA 29 (Full Court) – High Court constitutional challenge to ad hominem parole legislation (junior to Kris Walker QC)

Falaras v Gouletsas [2017] VSC 495 (Keogh J) – Victorian Supreme Court appeal on a question of law pursuant to section 148 of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 (Vic) (unled)

MZYQZ v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] FCA 948 (Dodds-Streeton J) – Federal Court judicial review proceeding (junior to Richard Niall QC)

Commissions / Inquiries / Regulatory Matters

Professional Standards Committee v Hollingworth, Professional Standards Board for the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, 24 April 2023 (unled)

Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission, Operation Sandon, December 2019 (unled)

Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission, Operation Lansdowne, December 2017 (unled)

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse, Case Study 36: Church of England Boys’ Society, May 2017 (unled)

Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Allegations made against the Auditor-General, November 2015 (junior to Richard Attiwill QC)

Various regulatory investigations by Consumer Affairs Victoria, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Registered Organisations Commission

From 02 Dec 2010, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.