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Experience

Dylan practises in all areas of commercial law. In addition to his commercial practice, Dylan has experience in defamation law.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Dylan was Associate to the Honourable Justice Niall (as his Honour then was) in the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Before that, Dylan worked as a solicitor in the Media team at MinterEllison.

As a solicitor, Dylan was a representative of the respondents in defamation proceedings brought by Ben Roberts-Smith in the Federal Court of Australia. The respondents successfully established substantial and contextual truth defences in a 110-day trial (Roberts Smith v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 41) [2023] FCA 555, subject to appeal).

Dylan holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University, and a Master of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Cambridge, from which he graduated ninth in his class.

Dylan read with Sandip Mukerjea. His senior mentor is Dr Matt Collins AM KC.

Matters in which Dylan has been briefed include:

• Re CD [2024] VSC 456 (led by Elizabeth Bennett SC, now the Honourable Justice Bennett, and Robert Marsh)
• Deeming v Pesutto [2024] FCA 1430 (led by Dr Matt Collins AM KC, Toby Mullen and Holly Jager)

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.