Mark James

Profile

Mark has a broad practice in commercial and public law. He is regularly briefed to draw pleadings, draft and settle submissions and evidence, and to appear (led and unled) in all Victorian courts and tribunals.

Mark is experienced in general commercial disputes, and has a particular focus on:

• Corporations Act matters;
• Australian Consumer Law matters;
• building and construction;
• insolvency;
• property; and
• retail leases.

He also has experience in professional negligence, migration and criminal law.

Before coming to the Bar, Mark was the Associate to the Honourable Justice Kennedy of the Victorian Court of Appeal. He was also her Honour’s Associate in the Supreme Court Trial Division, working predominantly on commercial, property, judicial review, and tax matters.

Mark was also the Associate to the Judicial Registrars of the County Court’s Commercial Division (now their Honours Judge Tran and Judge Burchell). He is experienced in Commercial Division pre-trial case management, interlocutory applications, and judicial mediation.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) from Monash University.

Mark read with Sam Rosewarne SC and his senior mentor is Jeff Gleeson KC.