Eugene Twomey

• Class Actions
• Commercial Law
• Competition
• Employment & Industrial
• Equity
• Public Law
• Taxation

Eugene practices predominantly in commercial law. He has a broad practice with interests in regulatory enforcement and contractual disputes. Eugene has appeared unled in the Supreme Court of Victoria, the County Court of Victoria, VCAT, the AAT and various magistrates courts.

In addition to his work at the bar, Eugene is a lecturer at Melbourne Law School, where he instructs Juris Doctor students on the principles of contract law.

Prior to coming to the bar, Eugene was an associate to Justice Elliott on the Supreme Court of Victoria from 2021 to 2022, assisting while his Honour drafted his decision in a long running dispute between Cargill Australia and Viterra.

Eugene also worked in the Disputes and Investigations team at Allens. While there he worked on matters including transfer pricing litigation, corporate investigations, and enforcement actions brought by ASIC, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Energy Regulator.

Eugene  completed a Juris Doctor at Melbourne Law School, where he won the Routledge Award for Legal Theory. During his studies he worked as a research assistant to Professor Jeannie Paterson and Professor Elise Bant, focusing primarily on remedies under the Australian Consumer Law.

Eugene read with Daniel Bongiorno. His senior mentor was Philip Solomon KC.

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