• Victoria
• Federal Jurisdictions

• Bankruptcy/Insolvency
• Commercial Law
• Equity and Trusts
• Family Law (Including Defacto)
• Property Law/Sale of Land

John practices in family law.

He has a particular interest in bankruptcy and third party claims.  In parenting disputes, he has a particular liking for parental alienation and unacceptable risk cases.

Some of the more useful appearances he has made include:

• Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Nagarno & Talbert [2024] FedCFamC1F 19 (summary dismissal, s.79A claim by bankruptcy trustee, with Peter Fary SC)
• Garton & Dale (No 2) [2023] FedCFamC1F 24 (international relocation)
• Cabelo & Cabelo (No. 2) [2021] FamCA 370 (asset freezing orders, with Bruce Geddes QC)
• Cavour & Cavour [2019] FamCA 478 (parental alienation)
• Seabrook v Seabrook [2018] FCCA 2311 (parental alienation)
• Hall v Hall (2016) 257 CLR 490 (spousal maintenance, at first instance, with Noel Ackman QC)
• Stativa v Stativa [2015] FamCAFC 170 (summary dismissal, actual bias)
• Turner v Alexander (2014) FamCA 334 (sexual misconduct, unacceptable risk).
• Black v Raynor (2012) FamCA 1051 (sexual misconduct, unacceptable risk).
• Senior v Anderson (2011) FLC 93-470 (binding financial agreements)
• Malak v Mairie (2011) FamCAFC 134 (procedural fairness)
• Hartford v Ansilda (2009) FamCA (malicious sexual abuse allegations, unacceptable risk)
• Knowles v Gaudi (2008) FamCA 436 (sham transactions)

 He identifies the principal distractions from his practice to be motorcycles, domestic building projects, and any worthwhile garage-based activities.

Circuit briefs not accepted.

Direct access briefs not accepted.

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