Andrew Blair

• He previously worked as a solicitor at both Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Freehills (as it then was) as a construction litigator and general commercial litigator respectively. During his time at Corrs, he was an instructing solicitor in the matter of Altsom Ltd v Yokogawa Australia Pty Ltd and anor (No. 7) [2012] SASC 49.
• Formerly a full time logistics officer in the Royal Australian Air Force before his law career, Andrew continues to serve in the RAAF reserve, now as a legal officer.

Recent appearances the subject of published decisions include:

• Ikosidekas v MWL Financing Pty Ltd & Ors (Costs) [2022] VCC  887 – An application for costs in the County Court of Victoria.
• CNC Kitchens Melbourne Pty Ltd v Markscon Pty Ltd [2021] VCC 2072 – An application for an order pursuant to section 16(4) for the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002
• Parkins v Procycles (Hornsby) Pty Ltd (Civil Claims) (Costs) [2022] VCAT 421 – An application for costs in VCAT.
• Dylanbella Pty Ltd v Loung (Building and Property) [2022] VCAT 412 – A retail lease dispute concerning whether a tenant validly exercised an option for a new term under the lease
• Australian Waste Recyclers Pty Ltd v Professor Bin Pty Ltd [2021] VSC 674 – An application for an injunction
• Parkins v Procycles (Hornsby) Pty Ltd (Civil Claims) [2021] VCAT 1508 – A bailment dispute regarding a motor vehicle in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
• Iuim Pty Ltd v Grandtra Investments Pty Ltd & Anor ([2020]unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria)- an application for security for costs in the Supreme Court of Victoria
• Jolen Holdings Pty Ltd v Bella Barista Pty Ltd (deregistered) & Ors (unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria) – An application to dismiss proceedings for want of prosecution, where an application for leave to appeal a VCAT decision had not been prosecuted for four years.
• QBH Commercial Enterprises Pty Ltd v Dalle Projects Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2018] VSC 231 – an application for the honourable judge to recuse himself from the proceeding;
• P & JM De Leo Pty Ltd v Alphonso [2017] VSC 786 – an appeal from a VCAT decision at first instance relating to a domestic building dispute;
• Radojevic v JDA Design Group Pty Ltd [2017] VSC 554 – an application for judicial review of a refusal by a magistrate to make an order to stay a proceeding pursuant to section 57 of the Domestic Building Contracts Act;
• Elmarraoui v Building Practitioners Board (Review and Regulation) [2017] VCAT 150 – an application for review of a decision of the Building Practitioners Board.
• Alphonso v P & JM De Leo Pty Ltd (Building and Property) [2016] VCAT 1459 – a domestic building contract dispute.
• Pendrigh v Australian Bight Abalone Ltd & Ors (unreported judgement of the VSC, 13 August 2014) – an application to set aside summary judgement.