Andrew Burnett

Barrister

Bar Roll: 26 October 2016
Admitted: 22 April 2009

Andrew practises in corporations, arbitration, taxation, construction, wills, probate, industrial relations and property law, drawing on extensive commercial litigation experience.

About Andrew

Andrew Burnett has over 17 years experience across commercial litigation, taxation, construction, property, wills and probate, and industrial relations. He regularly appears in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Federal Court of Australia. The breadth of his practice allows him to advise on complex litigation that spans multiple areas of law. 

Andrew was admitted in April 2009 and practised as a solicitor for eight years at Clayton Utz, where he conducted litigation in the Supreme Court of Victoria, the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and the Federal Court of Australia across contractual disputes, competition and consumer law, and white collar crime. His eight years as a solicitor at Clayton Utz, including four as Senior Associate, give him a practical understanding of how matters are run from the instructing end.

Andrew is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and accepts appointments as counsel in commercial arbitration disputes.

 Memberships:

  • Commercial Bar Association
  • Tax Bar Association
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Areas of Practice
ASIC investigations and ProsecutionsBanking and FinanceBankruptcy and InsolvencyCarriage of GoodsCompetition and Consumer LawContractual DisputesCustoms and ExciseEmployment Contracts and Restraint of TradeFamily ProvisionGuardianship and AdministrationIndustrial Disputes and Statutory Employment RightsInternational Commercial ArbitrationPartnership DisputesPrivate International LawReal PropertyShareholder DisputesTax RevenueTrustsWills and Probate
Jurisdiction
Federal JurisdictionHigh Court of AustraliaVictoria
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