Kane Loxley
- Commercial Law Tort Law
Kane has a broad commercial practice. Kane is recognised in Best Lawyers in Australia and Doyle's Guide to Leading Barristers. He commenced his career as a solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills and was an associate to Justice Whelan at the Supreme Court of Victoria.
See below for a selection of Kane's recent cases.
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Contact
- P03 9225 7295
- M0421 554 585
- F03 9225 8668
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Aickin Chambers
Level 19 Room 12
200 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
03 9225 8558
Expertise
- Appellate
- Commercial Arbitration
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporations & Securities
- Equity & Trusts
- Class Actions
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Inquests
Qualifications
Master of Laws (Sydney)
Bachelor of Laws (Dist)
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (UWA)
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Recent Cases
- BHP (see, eg, Klemweb Nominees Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Klemweb Superannuation Fund) v BHP Group Limited [2019] FCAFC 107) (with W Harris QC);
- UGL (with W Harris QC and R Craig SC);
- Vocus (see Fisher (trustee for the Tramik Super Fund Trust) v Vocus Group Limited [2019] FCA 712) (with M Garner);
- Brambles (with C Button QC);
- Newcrest (with W Harris QC and R Craig SC);
- PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the Vocation class action (with M Garner);
- Wilson Security, a third party in the Manus Island class action (see, eg, Kamasaee v Commonwealth of Australia & Ors (Approval of settlement) [2018] VSC 138 (with R Craig SC);
- Babscay in proceedings arising from the collapse of Slater & Gordon (see, eg, Babscay Pty Ltd v Pitcher Partners (a firm) [2019] FCA 480) (with W Harris QC and R Craig SC);
- Victorian councils in proceedings against the insurer Jardine Lloyd Thompson (with P Crutchfield QC and R Craig SC);
For the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in the Financial Services Royal Commission (with C Scerri QC, P Kulevski and others);
- the former President of Tennis Australia in proceedings brought by ASIC (with N Young QC and P Flynn SC);
- Bupa in proceedings brought by the ACCC (with R Higgins SC);
- For Fingal Pastoral in a professional negligence claim in the Supreme Court of Tasmania (Fingal Pastoral Pty Ltd v Page Seager Lawyers [2019] TASSC 48) (with M Roberts QC);
- For Aventus in a lease dispute (Masters Home Improvement v Aventus Cranbourne Thompsons Road [2019] VSC 428) (with J Karkar QC and E Batrouney);
- For Bega Cheese in a contractual dispute with Fonterra (see, eg, Fonterra Brands Australia Pty Ltd and anor v Bega Cheese Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 209) (with C Button QC);
- For the litigation funder of the Banksia class action (see, eg, Botsman v Bolitho [2018] VSCA 278);
- For an estate in a long-running family dispute concerning property in the Czech Republic (see, eg, Bennett v Talacko [2017] VSCA 163) (with N O’Bryan SC);
- For the State of Victoria in High Court appeals against Tabcorp and Tatts in relation to gaming licenses (see, eg, Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Victoria [2016] HCA 4 and Victoria v Tatts Group Limited [2016] HCA 5) (with W Harris QC and R Craig);
- For Mercer Superannuation in a Full Court appeal regarding superannuation entitlements (Mercer Superannuation (Australia) v Billinghurst [2017] FCAFC 201 (with P Collinson QC);
- For a company director in an insurance claim in the Court of Appeal (Note Printing Australia Ltd v Leckenby [2015] VSCA 105 (with N O’Bryan SC);
- For the Tax Practitioner’s Board and the Architect’s Registration Board of Victoria in disciplinary proceedings and administrative appeals.