D’Arcy Hope

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D’Arcy practises in commercial litigation, and has particular expertise in large scale litigation and arbitration, construction and engineering, infrastructure, class actions, contract, insurance, and competition and consumer.

Prior to coming to the Bar, D’Arcy was a commercial litigation lawyer in Mallesons’ Dispute Resolution Group.

D’Arcy holds a Master of Laws, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Mandarin. He ranked first in his cohort in multiple law subjects.

D’Arcy read with Helen Tiplady and Nasos Kaskani, and his senior mentor was Robert Craig KC (as his Honour then was).

A sample of D’Arcy’s experience includes:

• • ADCO Group Pty Ltd* v Boroondara City Council (Supreme Court of Victoria) (construction and engineering), instructed by MinterEllison and led by Kathleen Foley SC and Elizabeth Bateman (2025-2026).
  • Advising JV in connection with a major Public-Private Partnership project (construction and engineering / tunnelling), instructed by Pinsent Masons and led by John Gurr KC (2025-2026).
  • Advising the State of Victoria in connection with dispute resolution (contract / corrective services), instructed by MinterEllison and led by Christian Juebner KC and Fiona Cameron (2024-2026).
  • Arbitration under ACICA Rules regarding electrical engineering works (construction and engineering / tunnelling), instructed by MinterEllison and led by Peter Braham SC and Fiona Cameron (2024-2025).
  • Advising tier 1 construction company regarding claims in connection with major industrial facility (construction and engineering), instructed by Maddocks and led by Robert Craig KC (2024-2025).
  • Lin* v Lin [2025] VSC 691; [2025] VSC 712 (equity and trusts), instructed by Hunt&Hunt and led by Nasos Kaskani.
    Fairbank Haven Pty Ltd v Merkon Constructions Pty Ltd & Ors* (Supreme Court of Victoria) (building and construction / insurance), instructed by Barry Nilsson and led by Gabi Crafti SC (2023-2025).
  • J and M Kheir Builders* v 7 Annette (County Court of Victoria) (domestic building), instructed by Maddocks and led by Richard J Harris SC (2024-2025).
    Arbitration under ACICA Rules regarding a Public-Private Partnership project (construction and engineering), instructed by Maddocks and led by Richard J Harris SC (2024).
  • Nicholas Gehrke v Freedom Foods Group Limited* & Anor (Supreme Court of Victoria) (shareholder class action), instructed by Arnold Bloch Leibler and led by Robert Craig KC, Jennifer Findlay and Andrew McRobert (2022-2025).
  • Keppel Prince Engineering Pty Ltd v Vestas – Australian Wind Technology Pty Ltd* (Supreme Court of Victoria) (contract / wind farm), instructed by Pinsent Masons and led by Richard J Harris SC (2022-2023).
  • Chuanmei Lu and YL Enterprises Pty Ltd v Grand Land Property Pty Ltd & Ors* (Supreme Court of Victoria) (oppression), instructed by Holding Redlich and led by Robert Craig KC and Colette Mintz (2022-2023).
  • Luke* v Aveo Group Limited (Federal Court of Australia) (class action), led by Nick Kidd SC, Emrys Nekvapil SC and Jim Hartley (2022-2023). See for example Luke v Aveo Group Limited (No 2) [2022] FCA 1072.
  • Raffin v Modern Assets Australia Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1130 (cryptocurrency), unled for a director of the respondent.

 

Further information is available on request.

 

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