Expertise

Commercial Law | Common Law | Competition Law & Consumer Law | Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law | Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions | TAC/WorkCover |

Profile

Lachlan specialises in personal injury matters.

He is experienced in preparing, advising and appearing in all jurisdictions for both plaintiffs and defendants in damages actions, serious injury applications, recoveries proceedings, and statutory benefits claims.

Lachlan accepts work in the area of institutional abuse, and also acts in inquests and commissions.

Lachlan has also advised and appeared in judicial review matters, including reviews of Medical Panel opinions, and appeals from the Magistrates' Court and VCAT on questions of law. Lachlan prepares paperwork in all of his listed areas. He also accepts brief to appear on Circuit.

Lachlan was the Senior Associate to Judge Philip Misso, head of the Damages & Compensation/Serious Injury List at the County Court of Victoria, for 18 months prior to coming to the Bar. Through his work at the Court, Lachlan gained a wealth of experience in serious injury applications, common law damages trials and a range of interlocutory hearings.

Prior to working as an Associate, Lachlan worked at Clayton Utz and DLA Piper. In 2013, Lachlan was seconded to the Supreme Court of Nauru as Associate to Chief Justice Geoffrey Eames OAM QC.

Lachlan holds degrees in Law and Arts (Media & Communications) from the University of Melbourne and is currently completing a Master of Laws (LLM) at the Australian National University with a focus on compensation law.

Lachlan read with Jacinta Forbes QC (now The Hon. Justice Forbes) and his senior mentor was James Mighell QC.

Recent Cases

• COUNTY COURT: Fuller v TAC [2015] VCC 797; appeared for the Commission - led by Paul B Jens QC./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Kelly v VWA [2015]; appeared for the plaintiff - led by Jacinta M Forbes QC./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Priddle v TAC [2015]; appeared for the Commission - led by Andrew J McG Moulds QC./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Veal v JBS Australia PL [2015]; appeared for the plaintiff - led by Andrew D Clements QC./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Breznansky v Crown Limited [2015]; appeared for the plaintiff - led by Richard W McGarvie QC./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Jordan v Woolworths Limited [2015]; appeared for the plaintiff - led by James Mighell QC./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Dempsey v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd [2016]; appeared for the plaintiff - led by James Mighell QC./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Damjanovic v KAH Australia Pty Ltd (trading as Bayview Eden) [2016] VCC 140; appeared for the plaintiff - led by James Mighell QC./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Bentara v Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited [2016] VCC 441; appeared unled for the plaintiff./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Zhang v Victorian WorkCover Authority [2016] VCC 770; appeared for the plaintiff - led by Paul Elliot QC./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Chapman v Shamic Sheetmetal Australia Pty Ltd [2016] VCC 813; appeared for the plaintiff - led by James Gorton QC./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Stanilovic v JV Marine World [2016] VCC 857; appeared for the defendant - led by Paul Scanlon QC./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Nielsen v Schiavello Manufacturing of Australia Pty Ltd (Ruling) [2016] VCC 1096; appeared unled for the plaintiff./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Sarac v Ozdemir Holdings Pty Ltd (Ruling) [2016] VCC 1058; appeared unled for the plaintiff./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Turan v TT Logistics (Australasia) Pty Ltd [2016] VCC 1862; appeared for the plaintiff - led by James Mighell QC./span>
• COUNTY COURT: Whiteman v Victorian WorkCover Authority [2017] VCC 11; appeared for the plaintiff - led by Morry Nightingale./span>
• SUPREME COURT: Newing v Dr David Barton & Ors [2015]; judicial review of the Opinion of a Medical Panel - with Robin P Gorton QC./span>
• Magistrates' Court - WorkCover: Refika Serifovska v Corrigans Produce Farms [2015] VMC 36; appeared unled for the worker./span>
• Magistrates' Court - WorkCover: Denise Gili v Keilor Hospital for the Aged Association Inc. [2015]; appeared for the worker - led by Morry Nightingale./span>
• Magistrates' Court - WorkCover: Allianz Australia Ltd v Sayed Hussaini [2015]; appeared unled for the worker./span>
• Magistrates' Court - WorkCover: CGU v Kim Taylor [2015]; appeared unled for the worker./span>
• Magistrates' Court - WorkCover: Kim Taylor v Tehree Gordon [2015] VMC 42; appeared unled for the worker./span>
• Magistrates' Court - WorkCover: Lenehan v Sargeant Transport Services [2016] VMC 14; appeared unled for the worker./span>
• Magistrates' Court - WorkCover: Elaine Holland v Divadeus Pty Ltd [2016] VMC 23; appeared unled for the worker./span>
• VCAT: Coppola v Transport Accident Commission (Review and Regulation) [2016] VCAT 1608; appeared unled for the applicant./span>

Publications

22.11.16 - Katanas - High Court to revisit test for sub-section (c) serious injuries7.11.16 - The Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 201628.06.16 - When driving negligently, does a son owe his mother a duty of care not to die (or suffer serious injury)? Homsi v Homsi [2016] VSC 354 (28 June 2016)28.02.16 - Identifying an invalid Notice to Produce in a statutory benefits proceeding10.02.16 - Jarvis II - Revenge of the Salvos14.01.16 - "Jarvis" - what does it mean, and where is it at?18.12.15 - Pitfalls when completing Solicitor Enquiry Forms for IB Claims - the ruling in Australian Commercial Doors Pty Ltd v Anthony Close [2015] VSC 553

To get in touch with Lachlan Allan | or for more information please contact the Clerk on:

+61 3 9225 7222

clerkb@greenslist.com.au

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.