Jeremy Masters
- Commercial Law Intellectual Property
- Tort Law Public Law
His areas of expertise include real property, product liability, tort, contract, insolvency, professional negligence, trade practices, judicial review and telecommunications. He has appeared in the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia, the Victorian Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Supreme Court of New South Wales, among other courts and tribunals.
Before joining the Bar, Jeremy was a senior associate in the commercial litigation group of Freehills where he worked for 9 years.
Jeremy has a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne. He is the author of the Nuisance subtitle of Laws of Australia and author of the Third Party Procedure chapter of Court Forms, Precedents and Pleadings Victoria. He is a former Editor of the Melbourne University Law Review and a former author of Victorian Conveyancing Law and Practice.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation
Contact
- P03 9225 6232
- F03 9225 8668
- E[email protected]
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Dawson Chambers
Level 1 Room 11
405 Little Bourke St
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
03 9225 8558
Expertise
- Appellate
- Banking & Finance
- Bankruptcy
- Commercial Arbitration
- Competition
- Consumer Law
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporate Insolvency
- Corporations & Securities
- Equity & Trusts
- Private International Law
- Real Property
- Residential & Retail Tenancies
- Privacy & Data Protection
- Telecommunications
- Appellate
- Major Torts
- Negligence
- Product Liability
- Professional Negligence
- Administrative Law
- Appellate
- Freedom of Information
- Judicial Review
- Privacy
Qualifications
Master of Laws (Melb)
Bachelor of Laws (Hons)(Melb)
Bachelor of Arts (Hons)(Melb)
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Recent Cases
Numerous appearances, led and unled, in the Talacko litigation, including one successful appeal to the High Court of Australia and a pending appeal to the High Court of Australia, including the following.
Talacko v Talacko (successful special leave application to the High Court of Australia, 16 October 2020) (led by B W Walker SC) - loss of chance, conspiracy
Talacko v Bennett [2017] HCATrans267 (led by B W Walker SC) - loss of chance, conspiracy
Talacko v Bennett (2017) 260 CLR 124 (led by B W Walker SC) - Bankruptcy law, private international law
Talacko v Bennett [2017] HCATrans 47 (led by B W Walker SC) - Bankruptcy law, private international law
Bennett v Estate of Talacko [2020] VSCA 99 (led by D G Collins QC) - loss of chance, conspiracy
Bennett v Talacko [2017] VSCA 163 (led by Glick QC) - Conspiracy
Bennett v Talacko (2016) 312 FLR 159 (VSCA) (led by Glick QC) - Bankruptcy law, private international law
Talacko v Talacko [2018] VSC 807 (unled)
Talacko v Talacko [2018] VSC 751 (led by D G Collins QC) - loss of chance, conspiracy
Talacko v Talacko (2015) 305 FLR 353 (VSC) (led by Merralls QC) - Bankruptcy law, private international law
Talacko v Talacko [2015] VSC 287 (led by Glick QC) - Conspiracy
Jeremy regularly advises and appears (particularly in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal) in relation to a broad range of property related matters. His recent matters include:
Phobos Nominees Pty Ltd v Pioneer Automotive Group Pty Ltd (VSC) (unled) - mortgage dispute
The Groundsmen Cheltenham Pty Ltd v Perpetual Corporate Trust Ltd [2019] VSC 812 (unled) - commercial lease dispute
Nicola Properties Pty Ltd v Vie de l'Eau Investments Pty Ltd (SCV) (unled) - mortgage dispute
Di Losa Property Pty Ltd v Parmalat Australia Pty Ltd (SCV) (unled) - commercial lease dispute
Wethersdane Drive Pty Ltd v Mitterer (SCV) (unled) - contract of sale dispute
687 Mt Alexander Rd Pty Ltd v 3XY Pty Ltd (SCV) (unled) - contract of sale dispute
Hui v Esposito Holdings Pty Ltd (2017) 345 ALR 287 (FCA) (led by Uren QC)
Privacy Commissioner v Telstra Corporation Limited (2017) 249 FCR 24 (FFCA) (led by K L Walker QC) - Administrative law (judicial review), privacy law
Telstra Corporation Limited and Privacy Commissioner (2015) 254 IR 83 (AAT) (unled) - Administrative law (merits review), privacy law
Jeremy regularly advises Telstra Corporation Limited, one of Australia's largest corporations, in relation to a broad range of legal areas including telecommunications law, privacy law and contractual disputes.
Meyertran Pty Ltd v TVS-Asianics Australia Holdings Pty Ltd [2020] VSC 287 (led by Batt QC)
Surgical Specialties Holdings Pty Ltd v Euros Orthopaedics Australia Pty Ltd (NSWSC) (unled) - contract
VINCI Energies SA v McConnell Dowell Holdings Pty Ltd (SCV) (led by T J Walker QC and R J Harris) - contract and trade practices
Memberships
National Product Liability Association
Australian Institute of Administrative Law
Victorian Bar - Commercial Bar Association