Dean Guidolin SC
- Commercial Law Tort Law
- Public Law
Dean also has significant expertise in equity and trusts, shareholders disputes, property (real and personal), trade practices, professional negligence and economic torts.
Dean regularly appears in the Supreme Court, Federal Court and in appellate jurisdictions. Dean has also appeared at State and Federal Commissions of Inquiry, Regulatory Examinations & Inquiries and Parliamentary Inquiries. Dean has extensive experience in all aspects of trusts, fraud, corruption and tracing cases.
Dean has experience in class actions, having acted for Powercor Ltd in respect of the Western Districts Black Saturday bushfires and for the non-executive directors in The Great Southern Class actions.
Contact
- P03 9225 6901
- E[email protected]
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Aickin Chambers
Level 20 Room 12
200 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
03 9225 8558
Expertise
- Appellate
- Banking & Finance
- Bankruptcy
- Class Actions
- Contractual Disputes
- Consumer Law
- Corporations & Securities
- Equity & Trusts
- Insurance
- Real Property
- Product Liability
- Professional Negligence
- Aged Care
- Commissions & Inquiries
Qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce
Master of Laws
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Recent Cases
Class actions
Perry & Anor v Powercor Australia Limited [2011] VSC 308 (4 July 2011) – Western Districts Black Saturday Class Actions
Clarke & Ors v Great Southern Finance Pty Ltd (in liq) & Ors (Ruling No 1) [2012] VSC 295 (29 June 2012) – Great Southern Agribusiness Class Actions
Clarke (as trustee of the Clarke Family Trust) & Ors v Great Southern Finance Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (in liquidation) & Ors (Ruling No 3) [2014] VSC 584
Clarke (as trustee of the Clarke Family Trust) & Ors v Great Southern Finance Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (in liquidation) & Ors [2014] VSC 516
Appellate
Alexander & Anor v. Burne & Ors [2015] NSWCA 377
Vermillion Resources Pty Ltd v Gibbins Investments Pty Ltd (2011) 86 ACSR 246
Powercor Australia Ltd v. Perry (2011) 33 VR 548
Bora Homes Australia v Aim Site Hire Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 23
McWhinney v. Melbourne Health (2011) 31 VR 285
CEPU v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2007) 162 FCR 466
Shaw v Yarranova Pty Ltd & Anor [2011] VSCA 55 (3 March 2011)
Corporations Law and Equity and Trusts
Alexander & Anor v. Burne & Ors [2015] NSWSC 345
Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation v. Anstee & Ors[2014] VSC 426
Ninety First Lieutenant Pty Ltd v. Gateway Concepts Pty Ltd [2014] VSC 85
Alexander & Anor v. Burne & Ors [2013] NSWSC 1953
Sharp & Anor v. Rata International Pty Ltd & Ors [2013] VSC 328 (24 June 2013)
Sitzler Savage Pty Ltd v. Northern Mining Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor[2012] VSC 104
Gibbins Investments Pty Ltd v Savage (2011) 84 ACSR 1
Krok v Szaintop Homes Pty Ltd & Ors (No 1) [2011] VSC 16 (8 February 2011)
Tropicana Limited v Australasia Corporate Services Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 684 (16 June 2011)
Wesley Mission Melbourne Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue[2004] VCAT 419 (19 March 2004)
Trade Practices
ACCC v IPM Operation and Maintenance Loy Yang Pty Ltd (No 2)[2007] 59 AILR 100-621
ACCC v IPM Operation and Maintenance Loy Yang Pty Ltd (2006) 157 FCR 162
ACCC v The CFMEU [2007] ATPR 42-140
ACCC v Edison Mission Operations and Maintenance Loy Yang Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 853 (7 April 2006)
CEPU v Corke Instrument Engineering (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2)[2005] FCA 800 (8 June 2005)
CEPU v Corke Instrument Engineering (Australia) Pty Ltd (2005) 223 ALR 480
Property and Commercial Law
Architecture HQ Pty Ltd v Propertylinc Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 686 (29 June 2015)
Geopec Pty Ltd v BMS Group Pty Ltd [2015] VCAT 12 (7 January 2015)
Shaw v Yarranova Pty Ltd & Anor [2010] VSC 567(13 December 2010)
Underwood v CGP (Aust) Pty Ltd [2010] VCC 1150 (5 November 2010)
Reece Pty Ltd v Southwell & Ors [2010] VCC 86 (1 March 2010)
Open Door Pub Co Pty Ltd v Stefanidakis [2008] VCC 1300 (30 October 2008)
Skyllas v Skyllas [2007] VCC 1266 (19 October 2007)
Dharmalingham v Registrar of Titles [2006] V Conv R 54-718
Perpetual Trustees Victoria Limited v Pilcher [2005] VSC 244 (23 June 2005)
Montaigne Pty Ltd v Nerana at Nicholson Pty Ltd [2004] VSC 116 (1 April 2004)
Professional Negligence
Baxter v Clark & Toop (Legal Practice) [2008] VCAT 117 (23 January 2008)
Mathiasz v Ken Smith and Associates (Legal Practice) [2006] VCAT 416 (17 March 2006)
National Food Corporation Ltd v Silberman (Legal Practice) [2007] VCAT 2480 (20 December 2007)
Lydiard Financial Services Pty Ltd v Moran [2005] VSC 184 (30 May 2005)
Inquiries
2014 – 2015: Appeared for Individuals and Unions in the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance & Corruption:
- The AWU Workplace Reform Association case study;
- Cleanevent case study;
- Paid education leave case study;
- Chicquita Mushrooms case study;
- Unibuilt case study;
- Australian Jockeys’ Association case study;
- Australian Netball Players Association case study;
- Industry 2020 case study;
- Protection of claims of client-legal privilege and without prejudice privilege on behalf of the CEPU and the AWU.
2007-2008: Upper House Inquiry into the Lotteries Licence Review for the State of Victoria (Deparment of Premier and Cabinet).
Memberships
Cycling Australia’s selection and disciplinary review panel in respect of World Championships, Olympic and Paralympic Athlete selections