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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 contractual disputes, class actions, taxation, consumer law, and corporations law. He has advised and appeared on behalf of clients across a range of industries, including energy and resources, banking and financial services, 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 4

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 Hons)
University of Adelaide

Bachelor of Commerce (Acc)
University of Adelaide 

Diploma in Languages
University of Adelaide

University Medallist

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:

Sino Iron Pty Ltd v Mineralogy Pty Ltd – Acting for CITIC in various matters connected to the largest magnetite mining and processing operation in Australia, the Sino Iron Project – Western Australian Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Western Australia

Advising a facilities services provider in respect of a dispute concerning exclusivity arrangements with a global logistics provider – Supreme Court of Victoria

Re ZKSM and Commissioner of Taxation – Acting for a property developer in a dispute concerning the margin scheme under the GST Act – Administrative Review Tribunal

Advising an ASX-listed producer of consumer goods in relation to an audit by the Commissioner of Taxation

Advising a global investment management company in relation to an audit by the Commissioner of Taxation

Re Design RV Pty Ltd – Acting for a company subject to a shareholder oppression proceeding – Supreme Court of Victoria

Re Siamidis Nominees Pty Ltd – Acting for shareholders in an oppression proceeding – Supreme Court of Victoria

Memberships

Victorian Commercial Bar Association

Victorian Tax Bar Association

South Australian Bar Association