Jonathan Barrington

Jonathan practises primarily in public and commercial law. He also accepts briefs in criminal and regulatory matters. 

Jonathan regularly appears in trial and appellate courts, both with and without a leader, as well as in VCAT and the AAT. His public law practice includes advising and acting on behalf of a broad range of government clients, including the Department of Home Affairs, Child Support Registrar, National Disability Insurance Agency, Migration Agents Registration Authority, and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. 

Some of Jonathan's recent cases include:

Public Law

• RRFM v Minister for Immigraiton, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCAFC 27
• RGCZ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCAFC 201
• DNU20 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCAFC 148 (led by Nick Wood SC)
• AVJ17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 1056 (led by Graeme Hill SC)
• Lui v Migration Agents Registration Authority [2022] AATA 215
• Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v MB (a pseudonym) [2021] FCAFC 194 (led by Matthew Albert)
• Chopra v Child Support Registrar [2020] FamCAFC 92 
• Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Mohammed [2019] FCAFC 49 (led by Matthew Albert)
• Navoto v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 135 
• TTY167 v Republic of Nauru [2018] HCA 61 (led by Guy Gilbert SC and Matthew Albert)
• Barker v Australian Labor Party [2018] VSC 596 (led by Michael Pearce SC)
• Barker v Australian Labor Party (No 2) [2018] VSC 646 

Commercial Law

• Jafari v 23 Developments Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 201 (led by Peter Willis SC)
• Jafari v 23 Developments Pty Ltd [2018] VSC 404 (led by Peter Willis SC)
• Leaf Supplements Pty Ltd v Aus Made Expresss Group International Pty Ltd (County Court, resolved by consent)
• Zolgadhr v Akbary (County Court, resolved by consent)
• Buckley v Buckley (County Court, resolved by consent)  

Jonathan holds a Masters of Law from the University of Melbourne.

Jonathan is a sessional lecturer in Administrative Law and Evidence in the Juris Doctor at Monash University. He is also a member of the Football Federation Victoria Disciplinary Tribunal and a reporter for the Victorian Reports and the Federal Law Review. 

Jonathan read with Alistair Pound SC and his senior mentor was Simon Steward QC (now Justice Steward).