Profile

Oliver practises in common law, personal injury, insurance, and occupational health and safety. He appears regularly in the Magistrates’, County and Supreme Courts of Victoria.

Oliver's areas of expertise include: 

• Public/product liability;
• Industrial accident claims (incl. serious injury applications);
• Medical negligence;
• Intentional torts;
• TAC;
• VWA s138/369 statutory recoveries;
• WorkCover/Statutory benefits;
• Prosecutions / investigations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004.

Prior to joining the Bar, Oliver practised as a Solicitor in the General Insurance and Workplace teams at Moray & Agnew Lawyers. 

Oliver has a Master of Laws from Monash University. He read with Richard H Stanley and Peter Rozen SC. His senior mentor is James Gorton QC. Oliver is a Nationally Accredited Mediator, and a member of the common law and compensation law associations.

Recent cases:

Wigney v Superior Paving Pty Ltd & Anor (Supreme Court, February 2020) (jury)

John Kirk v TAC [2019] VCC 1126 (jury)

Bruce Kelson v TAC (County Court of Victoria, November 2018) (jury)

Susan Biasci v Peter McConachy (Supreme Court of Victoria, August 2018) (jury)

Kaine West v VWA [2019] VCC 703 

Starecki v TAC [2019] VCC 1024 

Threadwell v Victorian WorkCover Authority [2019] VCC (9 February 2019) 

Raczek v Innovative Retail Pty Ltd [2018] VCC 1875 

Eric Garth v Star Track Express (County Court of Victoria, May 2018) 

Kelb v Department of Human Services [2018] VCC 964 

Velkovski v Stables Services Pty Ltd [2018] VCC 217 

Slater (a pseudonym) v Unilodge Australia Pty Ltd (Ruling) [2018] VCC 2072 (intentional torts)

Little v Morello [2019] VCC 1424 (application under s85B of the Sentencing Act 1991)

Publications 

Summary Table - General Damages & Pain & Suffering Awards 2013-2019

Common Law Review 2018

Article: Pain & Suffering Damages Update - March 2018

Bullying / Harassment & Psychiatric injury claims - 2017 year in review

What constitutes a business record? - Charan v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2018] VSC 3


Victorian Bar Profile 
https://www.vicbar.com.au/profile/9054