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William Stone

Bar roll 2024 Admitted 2019
  • Commercial Law Intellectual Property
  • Tort Law Public Law
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William Stone specialises in commercial litigation.

His experience includes class actions, taxation, consumer law, and corporations law. He has acted for clients across a range of industries, including energy and resources, banking and financial services, defence, and automotive.

Before joining the Bar, William was a Senior Associate at Allens.

William read with Andrew Barraclough, and his senior mentor is Stephen Parmenter KC.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under the Professional Standards Legislation

Contact

Correspondence
Chambers & Clerk

Aickin Chambers
Level 23 Room 5

200 Queen Street 
Melbourne VIC 3000 

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Jane King

+61 3 9225 8558

Expertise

Commercial Law
  • Admiralty & Maritime
  • Appellate
  • Aviation
  • Banking & Finance
  • Bankruptcy
  • Building & Construction
  • Class Actions
  • Climate Change
  • Commercial Arbitration
  • Competition
  • Consumer Credit
  • Consumer Law
  • Contractual Disputes
  • Corporate Insolvency
  • Corporations & Securities
  • Energy & Resources
  • Equity & Trusts
  • Greenwashing
  • Insurance
  • Private International Law
  • Real Property
  • Regulatory Investigations
  • Residential & Retail Tenancies
  • Sports Law
  • Superannuation
  • Taxation
Intellectual Property
  • Appellate
  • Confidential Information
  • Copyright & Designs
  • Information Technology
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Patents
  • Privacy & Data Protection
  • Telecommunications
Tort Law
  • Appellate
  • Class Actions
  • Commissions & Inquiries
  • Common Law
  • Defamation
  • Inquests
  • Major Torts
  • Medical Negligence
  • Negligence
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Negligence
Public Law
  • Administrative Law
  • Aged Care
  • Appellate
  • Civil & Human Rights
  • Commissions & Inquiries
  • Constitutional Law
  • Customs Law
  • Environment
  • Freedom of Information
  • Judicial Review
  • Planning & Local Government
  • Privacy
  • Public International Law
  • Taxation
  • White Collar Crime

Qualifications

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours)

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

Diploma in Languages (Italian)

University Medallist

University of Adelaide

Admitted

Victoria

Entitled to practise in

State and Territory Courts and Tribunals

Federal Court of Australia

High Court of Australia

Languages

Italian

Recent Cases

Below is a selection of recent matters in which William has been briefed:

Palmer v CITIC – Acting for CITIC Limited in various proceedings in respect of the Sino Iron Project, the largest magnetite mining and processing operation in Australia – Western Australian Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Western Australiainstructed by Allens, led by S Finch SC, K Dharmananda SC and J Kirkwood SC

Raeken v James Hardie Industries – Acting for the Plaintiff in a securities class action concerning allegations of continuous disclosure contraventions and misleading conduct – Supreme Court of Victoriainstructed by Echo Law, led by W Edwards KC and S Hogan

Heffernan v Melbourne Water – Acting for Melbourne Water in a land acquisition and compensation dispute – Supreme Court of Victoriainstructed by Allens, led by S Goubran KC and E Murphy

A facilities services provider – Advising in respect of a contractual dispute concerning exclusivity arrangements – Supreme Court of Victoriainstructed by Arnold Bloch Leibler

Re ZKSM and Commissioner of Taxation – Acting for a property developer in a trial concerning the margin scheme under the GST Act – Administrative Review Tribunalinstructed by PwC, led by C Pierce SC

Re VZFS and Commissioner of Taxation – Acting for vendors of several hundred subdivided residential lots in a trial concerning taxable supply – Administrative Review Tribunalinstructed by PwC, led by C Pierce SC

A defence contractor Acting for a taxpayer in respect of a dispute with the Commissioner of Taxation concerning the research and development tax incentive – Administrative Review Tribunalinstructed by Hall & Wilcox, led by C Pierce SC

A global investment manager – Advising a taxpayer in relation to an audit by the Commissioner of Taxation concerning Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

An ASX-listed producer of consumer goods – Advising a taxpayer in respect of an examination by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources and a related audit by the Commissioner of Taxation concerning the research and development tax incentive

Re Siamidis Nominees – Acting for shareholders in an oppression proceeding (settled) – Supreme Court of Victoria

Re Design RV – Acting for a company subject to a shareholder oppression proceeding (settled) – Supreme Court of Victoria

Publications

Memberships

Victorian Commercial Bar Association

Victorian Tax Bar Association

South Australian Bar Association