Expertise

Appellate | Commercial Law | Common Law | Environmental Law & Planning Law | Equity & Trusts Law | Government Law | Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions | Public Law & Administrative Law | Tax Law & Revenue Law |

Profile

Tom practises in commercial and public law, with a focus on property, insolvency, contracts, corporations and administrative law. He also has an interest in investigations by regulatory and integrity agencies. 

Before coming to the Bar, Tom practised as a solicitor: 

• in Hall & Wilcox's commercial dispute resolution team, where he acted in disputes relating to contracts, property development, leasing, oppression, winding up, injunctions and the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 (Vic). He also advised government clients on public law issues; 
• in the public law team of the Department of Premier and Cabinet's Office of the General Counsel, where he advised on state significant litigation and various high profile public law matters, as well as freedom of information, privacy and aboriginal heritage matters. He also advised on investigations by the Auditor-General, the Ombudsman and the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission; and
• in Allens' disputes and investigation team, where he acted in group proceedings, tort claims, regulatory action (ASIC / ACCC / AER) and insolvency matters.

Prior to his admission as a solicitor, from 2017-2019, Tom was Associate and then Senior Associate to the Honourable Justice Croft at the Supreme Court of Victoria, where he assisted with general commercial, leasing, class action and state taxation matters, as well as arbitration related proceedings. 

Tom is reading with James McKay and his senior mentor is Elizabeth Bennett SC.

To get in touch with Tom Egan | or for more information please contact the Clerk on:

+61 3 9225 7222

clerkb@greenslist.com.au

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