Andrew Kirby

• Arbitrators & Mediators
• Commercial Law
• Competition
• Equity
• Insurance & Reinsurance
• Professional Negligence

Andrew is a highly regarded commercial barrister with extensive experience in providing legal and strategic advice and appearing in trials and appeals, particularly in the following areas:

• shareholder, trust and partnership disputes and oppression cases.
• banking and finance cases.
• property cases, including ownership disputes, mortgage enforcement, caveats, lease disputes and restrictive covenants.
• negligence and fraud cases involving the liability of financial advisers and promoters and failed investments.
• insurance cases involving professional negligence, property and building matters.
• advice and litigation concerning governance and disputes at corporations, incorporated associations, not for profits and sporting clubs.

Andrew was recognised in the Best Lawyers Awards for 2025 in the areas of Litigation and Insolvency and Reorganisation Law.

Andrew is available to be briefed for urgent advice and injunctions.

To view a selection of Andrew’s recent cases please click here.

As part of his practice, Andrew is often briefed to provide written advice. He is available to take direct access briefs for advice work from in-house solicitors and clients.

He is currently a member of the Young’s List Committee. From 2011 to 2017 he was the Chairman of the Banking and Finance section of the Commercial Bar Association. Andrew was listed as a leading Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Junior Counsel in Victoria in Doyle’s Guides for 2021 and 2022.

To view Andrew’s CV please click here.

Andrew has written and delivered numerous articles and seminars on topics involving banking and investment issues, the liability of financial advisers, mortgage fraud and property matters.
To view a selection of Andrew’s papers and seminars please click here.

Andrew also writes posts on legal topics on his LinkedIn site.

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