Luke Stanistreet

- Class Actions
- Commercial Law
- Competition
- Employment & Industrial
- Equity
- Insurance & Reinsurance
- Professional Negligence
SUMMARY
Luke has a broad commercial litigation practice, advising and appearing (both led and unled) in a wide range of commercial disputes. He regularly acts for ASX listed companies, SMEs and individuals. Since 2019, Luke has been recognised in each annual edition of the Best Lawyers™ in Australia for his expertise in Commercial Law. He has significant experience in:
- Contract and Lease disputes
- Insolvency & Bankruptcy
- Corporations law
- Trade practices and Australian Consumer Law disputes
- Partnership, director, and shareholder disputes
- Banking & Finance (Loans, mortgages, guarantees and Banking Code of Practice)
- Building & Construction (Domestic, commercial and Security of Payment Act)
- Property law
- Employment disputes (misuse of confidential information and restraint of trade)
Luke has authored published articles and CPD papers on several topics including construction law, banking & finance law, expert evidence and civil procedure.
BACKGROUND
Before his call to the Bar, Luke was Associate to the Honourable Justice Judd in the Commercial Court of the Supreme Court of Victoria. He completed his graduate year at Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons) and then practised as a solicitor in the firm’s dispute resolution group.
PUBLICATIONS
- D Levin QC and L Stanistreet, ‘Must a payment claim be made in good faith?’ (2012) 28 BCL 388 Download article
CPD PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
- S Minahan, C Brown, and L Stanistreet ‘Weaponising the Code: Guarantors Using the Banks’ own Code of Practice Against Them’, CPD seminar presented at Monash University Law Chambers, 1 September 2016
- L Stanistreet and R Rozenberg, ‘Peace and a Well-Built House Cannot be Bought Too Dearly: The Effective Management of Domestic Building Disputes’, paper presented at Monash University Law Chambers, Melbourne, 10 August 2016 Download paper
- A Robertson and L Stanistreet, ‘A Practical Guide to Expert Evidence: Lessons Learned From the Kilmore East Bushfire Class Action’, paper presented at Monash University Law Chambers, Melbourne, 28 May 2015 (revised 1 November 2017) Download paper
- S Pitt, T Mullen, and L Stanistreet, ‘Civil Procedure in 2014: A Practical Look at How Courts Have Applied the Civil Procedure Act 2010‘, paper presented at Monash University Law Chambers, Melbourne, 12 June 2014 Download paper
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PRACTICE AREAS
- Class Actions
- Commercial Law
- Appellate
- Banking & Finance
- Bankruptcy
- Building & Construction
- Civil Procedure Law
- Consumer Credit Disputes
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporate Insolvency
- Corporations & Securities
- Real Property
- Residential & Retail Tenancies
- Competition
- Consumer Protections
- Restraint of Trade
- Trade Practices
- Employment & Industrial
- Confidential Information
- Employment Contracts
- Restraint of Trade
- Equity
- Property
- Insurance & Reinsurance
- Professional Negligence
ADMISSIONS & QUALIFICATIONS
- Signed Victorian Bar Roll:
- 03 May 2012
BA, JD (Hons)
CONTACT
TEl: +61 3 8600 1736
Email: [email protected]
Clerk phone: +61 3 9225 6777
Clerk email: [email protected]
Chambers: Level 25
Chancery Chambers
200 Queen Street
Melbourne 3000