Cameron Andrew

Andrew Cameron

Bar roll 2007 Admitted 2003
  • Commercial Law Public Law
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Andrew Cameron has a broad national commercial and public law practice.

His practice comprises complex matters involving constitutional, corporations law, contract, equity & trusts, valuation and real property, commercial crime, royal commissions and inquiries.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Master of Laws, all from the University of Melbourne. He won a number of academic prizes during his studies.

He completed his articles at Minter Ellison and read with Wendy Harris KC and David Batt KC.

Andrew is currently a director of List G Barristers and teaches in the Bar Readers’ Course on written evidence.

Andrew has been recognised in The Legal 500Best Lawyers in Australia and Doyle’s Guide to Leading Commercial Litigation & Disputes Barristers.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.

Contact

Chambers & Clerk

Aickin Chambers
Level 32 Room 15

200 Queen Street 
Melbourne VIC 3000 

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Jane King

03 9225 8558

Expertise

Commercial Law
  • Appellate
  • Class Actions
  • Commercial Arbitration
  • Contractual Disputes
  • Corporate Insolvency
  • Corporations & Securities
  • Equity & Trusts
  • Real Property
  • Residential & Retail Tenancies
  • Regulatory Investigations
Public Law
  • Administrative Law
  • Appellate
  • Commissions & Inquiries
  • Constitutional Law
  • Freedom of Information
  • Judicial Review
  • White Collar Crime

Qualifications

Qualifications

Bachelor of Commerce (Melb)

Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (Melb)

Master of Laws (Melb)

Admitted

Victoria

High Court of Australia

Entitled to practise in

State and Territory Courts and Tribunals

Federal Court of Australia

High Court of Australia

Recent Cases

Commercial, general

Gillham v Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd & Ors: acting for Symphony Services Australia Ltd in the Federal Court of Australia, settled (with Tim Burn-Francis).

Major Furnace Australia Pty Ltd v Spotswood: urgent ex parte freezing and ancillary orders in the Supreme Court of Victoria (with Haley Aprile).

Stathopoulos v Cremin & Ors: contractual and real property dispute of development land in the Supreme Court of Victoria (with Shakti Nambair, opposed to Silk).

PNB Consolidated No 2 Pty Ltd v Thomson & Sons Pty Ltd: misleading or deceptive conduct claim in the Supreme Court of Victoria (with Bernice Chen, opposed to Silk).

In the matter of New Aim Pty Ltd: acting for one of the founders of the company in a shareholder oppression case in the Supreme Court of Victoria (unled).

Ledge Pty Ltd v Harrison & Anor: contractual and real property dispute with a damages claim in excess of $75 million in the Supreme Court of Victoria (unled, opposed to Silk).

Yara Pilbara Fertilisers Pty Ltd v Oswal & Ors [2016] VSC 440: acting on behalf of interests associated with Pankaj Oswal in relation to claims for in excess of $2.5 billion in the Victorian Supreme Court (led by Steven Finch SC and with Jordon Ross).

Kenros Nominees Pty Ltd & Ors v DPC Tipperary Pty Ltd & Ors [2009] VSC 524: acting on behalf of interests associated with Allan Myers AC KC in a shareholders’ dispute in the Victorian Supreme Court (led by James Elliott SC, as his Honour then was).

Representative proceedings and class actions

Acting in the appeal in relation to representative COVID-19 business interruption insurance claims in the Victorian Court of Appeal (led by Nick De Young KC and with Jessica Appel).

Pacific Current Group Limited v Fitzpatrick & Ors: breach of directors’ duties dispute against five directors in the Federal Court of Australia (led by Ian Waller KC, as his Honour then was, and Rachel Doyle SC and with Paul Annabell and Sahrah Hogan).

Excel Texel Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Mandex Family Trust) & Anor v Quintis Ltd: acting for the applicant in the Federal Court securities class action (led by Hamish Austin KC).

Arbitrations and expert determinations

Currently acting in relation to confidential arbitration involving a gas plant (unled).

Advising in relation to a Confidential Expert Determination: alleged contractual repudiation and damages claim in excess of $130 million (led by Bret Walker SC).

Appearing in a Confidential Expert Determination: construction of a commercial lease of a landmark Collins Street building before the Hon Kenneth M Hayne AC KC (led by Philip Solomon KC).

Public Law

Appearing in the High Court of Australia in relation to a referral under s 376 of Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (led by Wendy Harris KC).

Various advices in relation to the Constitution Act 1975 (Vic) and sections 44 and 92 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act.

Appearances and advice to various Ministers and Government Departments in relation to freedom of information legislation (including being led by Stephen Dongahue KC).

Royal commissions and inquiries

Appearing, unled, at numerous IBAC Public Examinations, including Operation Sandon, Operation Dunham and Operation Landsdown.

Advising and appearing unled at various Boards of Inquiry, IBAC Private Examinations, Parliamentary Inquiries, Ombudsman Examinations and ASIC Section 19 Examinations.

Advising a director of Crown Resorts Limited in relation to the Victorian and Western Australian Casino Royal Commissions.

Regulatory law, white collar crime

Acting for a metropolitan racing club charged with criminal offences relating to allowing a minor to gamble (unled).

Acting for an international gaming company charged with offences relating to using premises for interactive gambling in Qld (led by Jeff Hunter KC).

Acting for an ASX-100 listed company charged with in excess of 50 criminal offences (led by Neil Clelland KC).

Appearing in a 3 week committal for a former Managing Director of an ASX listed company charged with obtaining property by deception (led by Paul Holdenson KC and Jason Gullaci SC).

Acting in the Federal Court of Australia on behalf of the Chair of an ASX listed company seeking to set aside search warrants.

Acting for Racing Victoria and the Tax Practitioners Board in relation to certain regulatory and disciplinary matters.

Memberships

Andrew is currently a member of the Board of Directors of List G Barristers.

He is a former part-time member of the Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal, where he heard a range of matters in the General Division.