Barrister
David Kelsey-Sugg
LL. B. (Hons), B. Sc.


Biography
David practises in commercial law, common law and public law. He appears led and unled in trials, appeals and interlocutory matters in most courts and tribunals.
Details
Admission
15 August 2006
Signed Bar Roll
24 October 2013
Chambers
Room 1310
Castan Chambers
460 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Castan Chambers
460 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Admitted to Practice
Victoria
To discuss the availability, suitability and fees of this barrister, please contact Chris Chapman.
Chris Chapman
Principal Barristers' Clerk
Details
Admission
15 August 2006
Signed Bar Roll
24 October 2013
Chambers
Room 1310
Castan Chambers
460 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Castan Chambers
460 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Admitted to Practice
Victoria
Some recent matters in which David has been involved include:
Superannuation and Insurance
- Edser v QSuper Board [2021] FCA 1437 (unled, opposed to K F Holyoak and A R Di Stefano)
- Edser v QSuper Board (Costs) [2022] FCA 233 (unled, opposed to K F Holyoak and A R Di Stefano)
- Hall v Suncorp Portfolio Services Ltd & Asteron Life and Superannuation Ltd [2021] (CI-21-01324)
- Moumas v Westpac Securities Administration Ltd & Ors [2020] VSC (Case: S ECI 2020 02438)
- SAI Blessings Pty Ltd v Westpac Life Insurance Services Ltd [2020] VSC (Case: S ECI 2020 00799) (unled, opposed to Jeffery J Gleeson QC)
- Lennen v AustralianSuper Pty Ltd & TAL Life Ltd [2019] VCC (CI-19-03850) (unled, opposed to David McClure SC)
- Macras v Nulis Nominees (Australia) Limited [2018] FCA 1867
- Shepherd v ANZ Staff Superannuation (Australia) Pty Ltd [2017] VCC 566 (unled, opposed to Chris Hanson)
- MLC Nominees Pty Ltd v Daffy [2017] VSCA 110 (led by Jonathan Brett QC, opposed to Peter Murdoch QC and Ben Jellis)
Migration
- CQI18 v Minister for Home Affairs & Anor (No 2) [2021] FCA 1427 (unled, opposed to Jonathan Barrington)
- CQI18 v Minister for Home Affairs & Anor [2021] FCA 1168 (unled, opposed to Jonathan Barrington)
- DBX16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2021] FCA 238 (unled, opposed to Graeme Hill)
- CQI18 v Minister for Home Affairs & Anor [2020] FCCA 3104 (unled, opposed to Julia Lucas)
- GYTW and Minister for Home Affairs (Migration) [2019] AATA 4149
- MZZYS v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2015] FCCA 3221 (led by Richard Niall QC, opposed to Catherine Symons)
Employment Law
- Moranloo v Shield Security (Vic) Pty Ltd [2021] FCA (VID289 of 2021)
- Behsoodi v AMM Supermarket Pty Ltd [2020] FCA (VID168 of 2020) (unled, opposed to Fiona Ryan, Leigh Howard and Fiona Spencer)
- Maleki v Teslim Pty Ltd [2020] FCCA (MLG2635/2020)
- Kortez v ASM Commercial Pty Ltd [2019] FCA (VID413 of 2019) (unled, opposed to Paul Czarnota)
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
Practice Areas
Commercial Law
Competition Law & Consumer Law
Contractual Disputes
Insurance Law & Professional Negligence Law
Common Law
Insurance Law
Intentional Torts
Negligence
Public Law & Administrative Law
Judicial Review
Migration Law
To discuss the availability, suitability and fees of this barrister, please contact Chris Chapman.
Chris Chapman
Principal Barristers' Clerk
Experience
Previous Occupation
- Before coming to the Bar, he was a Senior Lawyer at ASIC working exclusively on the Storm Financial litigation – complex regulatory proceedings brought by ASIC against three major Australian banks.
- Prior to that, he was an Associate at Maurice Blackburn working principally in financial services litigation. He gained extensive superannuation and insurance experience and developed particular expertise in these areas.
Academic Position
- He holds degrees in Law (Hons) and Science from La Trobe University, where he was the third-highest ranked honours student.
Publications and articles
- ‘Formation of Opinions by Insurers’ (2012) 86 Australian Law Journal 379 – considers the exercise of discretionary contractual powers by insurers and the different ways that the exercise of such powers can be reviewed.
- ‘Time Cuts Both Ways’ (2007) 81(8) Law Institute Journal 44- considers a Federal Court decision on timing in disablement claims
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