William Stone
- Commercial Law Intellectual Property
- Tort Law Public Law
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
- P+61 3 9225 7362
- E[email protected]
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Aickin Chambers
Level 23 Room 5
200 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
+61 3 9225 8558
Expertise
- 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
- Appellate
- Confidential Information
- Copyright & Designs
- Information Technology
- Media & Entertainment
- Patents
- Privacy & Data Protection
- Telecommunications
- Appellate
- Class Actions
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Common Law
- Defamation
- Inquests
- Major Torts
- Medical Negligence
- Negligence
- Product Liability
- Professional Negligence
- 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
Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours)
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
Diploma in Languages (Italian)
University Medallist
University of Adelaide
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Italian
Recent Cases
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 Australia – instructed 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 Victoria – instructed 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 Victoria – instructed 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 Victoria – instructed 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 Tribunal – instructed 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 Tribunal – instructed 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 Tribunal – instructed 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