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Scott is a commercial barrister with a particular focus on insolvency, banking & finance, class actions, defamation & contractual disputes.

He appears regularly at various Court levels in Victoria and interstate, both led and unled. 

He is also a Nationally Accredited Mediator and a member of the LEM and the County Court Panel of Mediators. 

Prior to coming to the Bar in May 2019, Scott was a Special Counsel at HWL Ebsworth, Australia’s largest legal partnership. This followed a decade of experience as both an in-house lawyer and a commercial litigator, in which he had the conduct of matters including the landmark ASIC v Healey directors’ duties proceedings and the Centro class actions.

Scott is a member of the Victorian Bar Ethics Committee and an honourary member of the Commercial Bar Association Executive and co-editor of CommBar Matters. 

Scott read with Nicholas De Young KC and his senior mentor is Jonathon Moore KC.

Admitted

13 Apr 2010

Bar

02 May 2019

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Areas of Expertise

Commercial Law 12 Areas

  • Building Law & Construction Law
  • Contractual Disputes
  • Property & Probate
  • Bankruptcy Law & Insolvency Law
  • Banking & Finance
  • Corporations Law & Securities Law
  • Sports
  • Civil Procedure Law
  • Competition Law & Consumer Law
  • Insurance Law & Professional Negligence Law
  • Class Actions
  • International Commercial Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) 1 Areas

  • Mediation

Appellate 2 Areas

  • Civil Appeals
  • Merit Appeals

Common Law 2 Areas

  • Intentional Torts
  • Class Actions

Public Law & Administrative Law 5 Areas

  • Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Constitutional Law
  • Human Rights Law
  • Merits Review
  • Compliance & Investigations

International Law 5 Areas

  • Conflict of Laws
  • Choice of Law / Jurisdiction
  • Private International Law
  • Public International Law
  • Trans-Tasman

Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions 1 Areas

  • Royal Commissions

Equity & Trusts 1 Areas

  • Real Property

Defamation

Technology Law & Media Law

CPD Resources

Podcasts & Papers

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