Roxanne Burd
- Commercial Law Tort Law
- Public Law
Her broad practice extends across commercial and public law, and she has acted for and against corporate entities and government. Roxanne appears both led and unled before state and federal courts and tribunals.
Roxanne’s commercial practice incorporates all areas of commercial litigation, including: corporate and consumer law; banking and finance; equity and trusts; professional liability; regulatory matters (ASIC and Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner); and Royal Commission work.
As part of her public law practice, Roxanne is regularly briefed by both State and Commonwealth departments and agencies in litigious matters, and to provide advice. She has particular experience in matters involving the compulsory acquisition of land, and associated claims for compensation.
Roxanne has also acted for prosecuting agencies (Office of Public Prosecutions and Australian Federal Police), and she has conducted unled witness examinations on behalf of those agencies.
Roxanne is a member of the Commercial Bar Association, she participated in the Corporate Counsel Pilot Program, and she has served on the Bar’s Health and Wellbeing Committee.
A selection of Roxanne’s cases can be viewed in the Recent Cases tab below.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under the Professional Standards Legislation
Contact
- P03 9225 8558
- M0408 444 777
- E[email protected]
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Aickin Chambers
Room 5 Level 32
200 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
03 9225 8558
Expertise
- Class Actions
- Consumer Law
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporations & Securities
- Equity & Trusts
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Administrative Law
- Judicial Review
- Planning & Local Government
- White Collar Crime
Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws (Hons)(Melb)
Bachelor of Arts
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Recent Cases
- ASIC v Mercer Superannuation (Australia) Limited: acting for ASIC in a case concerning alleged contraventions of the reportable situations regime (led by Fiona Forsyth KC)
- Acting for the respondent law firm in a proceeding brought by the special purpose liquidators of the Hastie Group re the recovery of legal fees (led by Robert Craig KC; Philip Solomon KC)
- Acting in defence of an investigation commenced by the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner, including acting in relation to matters before the Legal Services Board (led by Lisa Hannon KC)
- Acting for the plaintiff in a contractual dispute, including claims for equitable relief (led by Jeremy Slattery KC)
- Perronnet v Goedemans [2025] VSCA 28: acting for the applicant in an appeal concerning the existence and formation of a contract (led by Robert Craig KC)
- Acting for a solicitor in a commercial dispute involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, misleading or deceptive conduct, and unconscionable conduct on instructions from the Legal Practitioners Liability Committee (unled)
- Acting for the applicant seeking to set aside a personal insolvency agreement under Part X of the Bankruptcy Act (led by Peter Fary SC, and unled)
- Bolitho v Banksia Securities Ltd: acting for one of the lawyer parties in a contested class action settlement approval proceeding (led by Robert Craig KC)
- Acting for the defendants in a commercial dispute involving claims of fraud and breach of trust (led by Kane Loxley)
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry: acting for the National Australia Bank (led by Wendy Harris KC)
- Acting for the plaintiff in a multi-party commercial dispute involving claims of breach of contract, misleading or deceptive conduct, and breach of trust/fiduciary duties (led by Robert Craig KC, with Lara O’Rorke)
- Acting for the plaintiff in a partnership dispute, including seeking an interlocutory injunction to restrain the expulsion of a partner (led by Robert Craig KC)
- Acting for the defendants in a longstanding multi-party commercial dispute concerning the operation of a residential and commercial development (led by John Karkar KC, with Emma Peppler)
- Imam Ali Islamic Centre v Imam Ali Islamic Centre (No 2) [2020] VSC 136: application for a non-party costs order following successful trial concerning trusts law claims and an associations law claim (led by Robert Craig KC)
- Bildom Pty Ltd v Clement (2019) 59 VR 352: acting for the plaintiffs in a civil claim brought against a former employee and a bank concerning the misappropriation of funds and breach of mandate (led by Robert Craig KC)
- Acting for a plaintiff in a proceeding involving allegations of misleading or deceptive conduct and breach of contract, and claims for equitable relief (led by Jonathon Moore KC)
- Acting for the plaintiff in a novel claim for compensation under the Planning and Environment Act arising from the amendment of a planning permit (led by Lisa Hannon KC)
- Regularly advising and acting in compensation claims under the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act and the Planning and Environment Act. Referred matters include:
- - Henry Street Developments v Minister for Environment (compulsory acquisition; for the authority; led by Lisa Hannon KC)
- - Danbre Investments & Ors v Secretary to the Department of Transport and Planning (compulsory acquisition; for the claimant; led by Lisa Hannon KC and Paul Chiappi)
- - Plunkett v Roads Corporation (loss on sale; for the authority; led by Sandro Goubran KC) ([2019] VSC 39; [2019] VSC 230)
- - Fragapane v Secretary to the Department of Transport (compulsory acquisition; for the authority; unled)
- Acting for the Victorian Electoral Commission in challenges to State and local government elections, and matters under the Electoral Act:
- - De Wit v Victorian Electoral Commission: review of a decision to de-register a political party (unled)
- - Victorian Electoral Commission v Yildiz: challenge to a local government election where fraudulent ballot papers cast (led by Peter Gray KC; Kathleen Foley SC, with Edwina Smith) ([2022] VCAT 505; [2021] VCAT 1206)
- - De Santis v Victorian Electoral Commission: challenge to a state election before the Court of Disputed Returns (led by Simona Gory)
- - Fry v Victorian Electoral Commission: challenge to a local government election involving allegations of misleading conduct (led by Liam Brown SC, Crown Counsel)
- Acting for the Australian Federal Police Commissioner in cases brought under the Proceeds of Crime Act in both Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory (led by Robert Craig KC)
- Urgent advice concerning the validity of a regulatory investigation by a statutory body (led by Peter Gray KC)
Memberships
Commercial Bar Association