Justin O'Bryan

Chambers:

Level 12 Room 25
Owen Dixon Chambers West
525 Lonsdale Street Melbourne

Telephone:

03 9225 8932

Facsimile:

03 9225 8668

Signed Bar Roll:

1986

Admitted in Victoria:

1982

E-Mail:

justinobryan@vicbar.com.au

Practice Profile

Justin O'Bryan has a wide and varied practice with concentration on the areas of public law, equity and commercial litigation. He also has considerable expertise in the law relating to contempt of court, professional disciplinary matters, inquests and Royal Commissions. 

Prior to coming to the Bar Justin was a Senior Legal Officer in the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department. Justin worked in the Constitutional and Financial Branch, providing advice predominantly in the areas of administrative law, statutory interpretation, constitutional law and revenue law. 

Following this role, Justin worked for the National Companies and Securities Commission, providing legal advice on matters concerning the interpretation of statutory powers in the Company Code.

Commercial Law

Commercial Law

Simonovski v Bendigo Bank Ltd [2003] VSC 91; (No 2) [2003] VSC 139

Australian Securities and Investment Commission v Burton-Clay [2003] FCA 111 

Contempt of Court

Australian Industry Group v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing & Kindred Industries Union [2000] FCA 708; [2000] FCA 629 

Re Perkins; Mesto v Galpin [1998] VSC 265; [1998] VICSC 41 

Costs

Perkins v County Court of Victoria & Ors [1998] VSCA 91

Equity and Trusts

Llewellyn v Derrick and Ors [1999] VSC 353

Llewellyn v Derrick Uniti Corporation Pty Ltd v Llewellyn [1998] VSC 74 

Egglishaw v Australian Crime Commission [2007] FCAFC 183

Professional Negligence

The Victorian Bar Incorporated v Himmelhoch [1999] VSC 222

Color Point Pty Ltd (ACN 007 199 813) v Markby's Communication Group Pty Ltd (ACN 069 962 732) & Ors [1998] FCA 1516

Probate/Wills/TFM

Patterson v Halliday [2003] VSC 298

Fennessy v Fennessy [2002] VSC 66

Public Law

Administrative Law

Stewart v Shuey [1999] VSC 114

Kuek v Victoria Legal Aid [1999] VSC 447

Attorney-General for the State of Victoria v The Warehouse Group (Australia) Pty Ltd & Ors [2002] VSCA 76

Strachans SA v Attorney-General [2008] FCA 553 

Dunn v Australian Crime Commission [2008] FCA 424

The Warehouse Group (Australia) Pty Ltd v Bevendale Pty Ltd and Ors [2002] VSC 108

Torts

Frankston City Council v Eyles [2000] VSCA 97