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.
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.
