• Admin Law
• Commercial Law
• Criminal Law
• Crime Compensation(Victims of Crime)
• Consumer Protection
• Bankruptcy and Insolvency
• Disciplinary Law
• Defamation
• Equal Opportunity / Discrimination
• Employment
• Family Law
• Guardianship / Mental Health
• Property Law / Sale of Land
• Regulatory Law
• Trusts/Equity
• Wills /Probate

Surane Fonseka is an experienced litigator, negotiator and advocate. He practiced overseas as counsel for more than 10 years before being admitted to the Queensland Bar in Sept 2003. Mr Fonseka was thereafter admitted as a solicitor in Victoria and practiced for more than 15 years in many areas of law.  In that 15 years, more than 11 years was spent employed as a Principal Lawyer at the Office of Public Prosecutions (‘OPP’), predominantly practicing in proceeds of crime and confiscation matters.

At the OPP Mr Fonseka contributed to law reform (amendments to the Confiscation Act 1997).  He has obtained one of the largest or the largest compensation order in Victoria in the sum of $15.6 million. He has forfeited property running into several millions of dollars. He has a nuanced understanding of the many areas of law that apply to property disputes, whether it is proceeds of crime, property disputes in family law or other types of property disputes.

Prior to being employed at the OPP, Mr Fonseka defended victims suffering from PTSD in the well-known HMAS Voyager and HMAS Melbourne cases. He also acted for ITSA (‘AFSA’) in providing legal advice under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 and examining witnesses internally and in the Federal Court.

He was a partner of a law firm and also a migration agent just prior to joining the OPP.

Mr Fonseka has represented clients in the following areas of law:

• Commercial litigation matters.
• Family Law matters – Family Violence – Child Protection matters – Property Disputes.
• Bankruptcy and Insolvency.
• Consumer Protection.
• Judicial and Merits Review matters.
• Criminal Law – Committals- Bail Applications – Summary Offences– Appeals.
• Employment Law.
• VCAT Matters.
• VOCAT Matters.
• Compensation Applications under the Sentencing Act 1991.
• Testator Family Maintenance Matters,
• Immigration Reviews.
• Human Rights

Mr Fonseka accepts briefs ( including settling of pleadings and advice work) in the above areas of law and is also interested in building a practice in the following areas too:

• ATO Prosecutions
• ASIC Prosecutions
• Local Government and Town Planning
• Disciplinary Tribunals.