Jacob Waller
- Commercial Law Tort Law
- Public Law
Before coming to the Bar, Jacob practised as a solicitor at Allens in commercial litigation.
Jacob holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University, where he was awarded numerous academic prizes. He also completed a Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction) from the University of Oxford.
Jacob read with Paul Liondas KC. His senior mentors are Justice Rowena Orr and Nicholas De Young KC.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under the Professional Standards Legislation
Contact
- P+61 3 9225 8558
- M0419 410 829
- E[email protected]
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Rosanove Chambers
Level 34 Room 17
500 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
+61 3 9225 8558
Expertise
- Appellate
- Class Actions
- Competition
- Consumer Law
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporate Insolvency
- Corporations & Securities
- Equity & Trusts
- Taxation
- Regulatory Investigations
- Appellate
- Class Actions
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Defamation
- Major Torts
- Negligence
- Product Liability
- Professional Negligence
- Administrative Law
- Appellate
- Civil & Human Rights
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Constitutional Law
- Discrimination
- Environment
- Judicial Review
- White Collar Crime
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Monash)
Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (Monash)
Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction) (Oxon)
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Recent Cases
Capic v Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (ongoing) (with Wendy Harris KC, Mark Costello KC and Tim Farhall, instructed by Allens)
Star Entertainment Group Class Action (for the court-appointed contradictor, with Nicholas De Young KC and Kate Burke)
Demery v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd (ongoing) (with Jonathan Kirkwood SC, instructed by Allens)
Knox v Commonwealth of Australia (ongoing) (with David Batt KC, Geoffrey Kozminsky and David Heaton, instructed by Gordon Legal)
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited v ASIC [2024] FCAFC 128 (with John Sheahan KC and Paul Liondas KC, instructed by Allens)
ASIC v Oak Capital Mortgage Fund Limited (ongoing) (with Nicholas De Young KC and Joshua Kohn, instructed by CE Corporate Lawyers)
Environment Protection Authority of Victoria v Landfill Operations Pty Ltd (ongoing) (with Elizabeth Bennett SC, instructed by Minter Ellison)
Valuer-General Victoria v WSTI Properties 490 SKR Pty Ltd (High Court, ongoing) (with David Batt KC and Geoffrey Kozminsky, instructed by Maddocks)
Valuer-General Victoria v WSTI Properties 490 SKR Pty Ltd [2024] VSCA 157 (with Adrian Finanzio SC and Geoffrey Kozminsky, instructed by Maddocks)
Epic Games, Inc v Apple Inc; Epic Games, Inc v Google LLC (ongoing) (with Neil Young KC, Garry Rich SC, Ruth Higgins SC, Thomas Prince, Anais d'Arville, Andrew Barraclough, Olaf Ciolek, Kate Lindeman, Ben Hancock, Robert Marsh and Jessica Apel, instructed by Allens)
ExMachi Pty Ltd v Breakthrough Victoria Pty Ltd (with Geoffrey Kozminsky, instructed by Clayton Utz)
Ballymoss Pty Ltd v Kollaras & Co Pty Ltd (with Sam Hay KC and Brad Barr, instructed by Holding Redlich)
Mishra v NBN Co Ltd (ongoing) (with Paul Liondas KC, instructed by Webb Henderson)