Cameron practises in a broad range of corporate and commercial law, including contract law, insolvency, real property, consumer law, and equity and trusts. He accepts briefs to advise and to appear in all Victorian and federal jurisdictions, and is also admitted in New Zealand.
Cameron signed the Bar Roll in April 2015 and read with Christopher Archibald KC.
Before coming to the Bar, Cameron was an associate to his Honour Judge Cosgrave (now the Honourable Justice Cosgrave) in the Commercial Division of the County Court of Victoria. In that role, Cameron gained experience in commercial litigation across a number of practice areas and assisted with legal research. Prior to that time, Cameron worked as a consultant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers where he advised Australian and foreign large business clients on a range of domestic and foreign income tax issues, including Top 100 ASX listed companies in most industry sectors.
Cameron studied at the University of Melbourne and holds a Bachelor of Laws with Honours, and a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Chinese Mandarin. He is also self-taught in Korean. As a result of his language studies, Cameron possesses conversational skills in both Korean and Mandarin as well as a strong awareness of the respective cultures.
Cameron is the Assistant Editor and a reporter for the Victorian Reports, a publication of significant judgments handed down by the Supreme Court of Victoria and a valuable resource for legal practitioners. He has also published articles and given papers on various developments in corporate and commercial law.
Cameron is a sessional member of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, sitting predominantly in the Tribunal’s Land and Environment Division.
Cameron is a member of the Australian Bar Association and the Commercial Bar Association of Victoria, and served on the Victorian Bar's ADR Committee for five years. He is an associate member of the Korean Australian Lawyers Association.
Cameron provides commentary and summaries on recent, topical commercial cases and publishes these on his website, charnley-barrister.com.
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