Sean Cash
- Bar :
1989 | - Admitted :
1987
With over three decades of extensive experience at the Victorian Bar, Sean Cash practises across the Disciplinary, Coronial, Common Law (Medical Negligence) and Criminal Law jurisdictions.
Phone : +61 3 9225 7133
Mobile : 0423 247 115
Email : seancash@vicbar.com.au
Chambers : Greens List Barristers, Owen Dixon Chambers, 525 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Expertise
Medical Negligence
Professional Negligence
Criminal Appellate
Commissions or Tribunals and Other Inquiries
Coronial Inquests
Disciplinary Proceedings
Health and Medical
Profile
With over three decades of extensive experience at the Victorian Bar, Sean Cash practises across the Disciplinary, Coronial, Common Law (Medical Negligence) and Criminal Law jurisdictions. .
In coronial proceedings, Sean Cash appears in Coroners’ Courts across Australia at Inquests in relation to deaths which arise in medical, workplace and police related contexts. In medical related coronial investigations, he regularly accepts briefs to advise and appear at Inquests on behalf of health practitioners, hospitals, government departments and other organisations, and brings his knowledge and experience of investigatory (including police) practice and procedure when appearing on behalf of interested parties (including employers) in workplace and police related coronial investigations. His long established practice of representing health practitioners (particularly doctors, nurses and/or hospitals) in Medical Negligence Common Law proceedings naturally compliments his coronial practice.
In disciplinary proceedings, Sean Cash appears on behalf of Health Practitioners, Legal Practitioners and other professionals across the board, most notably at VCAT (and the various state and territory equivalents). On behalf of Health Practitioners in particular, he generates written submissions and/or appears regularly at Immediate Action Hearings, Medicare Australia PSR (Professional Standards Review) hearings and in proceedings prosecuted by the Department of Health & Human Services, Victoria Police and/or the Department of Public Prosecutions.
In criminal proceedings, Sean Cash appears in all jurisdictions, in both summary and indictable matters, and brings a wealth of cross-examinational experience in jury trials which have run to verdict . He predominantly appears on behalf of health professionals who face allegations which arise out of the practise of their profession and for employers in relation to allegations concerning Occupational Health & Safety.
Sean Cash has had 9 readers: Haley Bate, Phil Brown, Daniel Cash, Adam Coote, Samantha Dixon, Jason Harkess, Andrew Imrie, Diana Price and Vytas Valasinavicius. [Please note that Sean Cash does not take any more readers]
Selected Cases
VCAT
Medical Board of Australia v Islam [2020] VCAT 994 - representing radiation oncologist in disciplinary proceedings
Medical Board of Australia v Jigau [2022] VCAT 30 - representing general medical practitioner in disciplinary proceedings
Medical Board of Australia v CQW [2021] VCAT 346 - representing trainee intensivist in disciplinary proceedings
Medical Board of Australia v Pang [2021] VCAT 1175 - representing specialist geriatrician in disciplinary proceedings
Medical Board of Australia v Sayeed [2020] VCAT 432 - representing general medical practitioner in disciplinary proceedings
Medical Board of Australia v Leowe [2019] VSC 532 - representing dermatologist in appeal brought by Medical Board of Australia against Immediate Action decision
Medical Board of Australia v Lee [2019] VCAT 2036 - representing general medical practitioner in disciplinary proceedings
Medical Board of Australia v Xie [2019] 1924 - representing general medical practitioner in disciplinary proceedings
Medical Board of Australia v Jiang [2018) VCAT 1999 - representing general medical practitioner in disciplinary proceedings
Piesse v Medical Board of Australia [2017] VCAT 1615 - representing general medical practitioner upon stay application regarding immediate action decision
Medical Board of Australia v Griffiths [2017] VCAT 822 - disciplinary proceedings representing general medical practitione
Physiotherapy Board of Australia v Sette [2015] VCAT 932 - disciplinary proceedings representing physiotherapist
Medical Board of Australia v Garland [2015] VCAT 873 - disciplinary proceedings representing general medical practitioner
Dental Board of Australia v White [2014] VCAT 1968 - disciplinary proceedings representing dentist
Physiotherapy Board of Australia v Amerasekera [2013] VCAT 1548 - disciplinary proceedings representing physiotherapist
Medical Board of Australia v Topchian [2013] VCAT 86 - disciplinary proceedings representing cosmetic surgeon
Legal Services Commissioner v Barrett [2012] VCAT 1800 - disciplinary proceedings representing legal practitioner
Legal Services Commissioner v Dwyer [2012] VCAT 886 - disciplinary proceedings representing legal practitioner
Medical Board of Australia v Skehan [2011] VCAT 2424 - disciplinary proceedings representing general medical practitioner
Medical Board of Australia v Laska [2011] VCAT 1888 - disciplinary proceedings representing rheumatologist
Medical Board of Australia v Erhardt [2011] VCAT 1702 - disciplinary proceedings representing general medical practitioner
Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria v Eskander [2011] VCAT 1387 - disciplinary proceedings representing general medical practitioner
Medical Board of Australia v Janz [2011] VCAT 1026 - disciplinary proceedings representing general medical practitioner
Medical Board of Australia v Samaddar [2011] - disciplinary proceedings representing general medical practitioner
Medical Radiation Practitioners Board of Victoria v Munzel [2011] VCAT 712 - disciplinary proceedings representing radiation therapist
LMB v. Secretary to the Department of Justice [2011] VCAT 595 – Working With Children
Psychology Board of Australia v. Love [2010] VCAT 2040 - disciplinary proceedings representing psychologist
Medical Radiation Practitioners Board of Victoria v. Sketcher [2010] VCAT 1770 - disciplinary proceedings representing radiographer
Medical Board of Australia v. Young [2010] VCAT 1542 - disciplinary proceedings representing general medical practitioner
Optometrists Registration Board of Victoria v. De Santis [2010] VCAT 1055 - disciplinary proceedings representing optometrist
Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria v. Schulte [2010] VCAT 457 - disciplinary proceedings representing Chinese medicine practitioner
Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria v Kelly [2009] VCAT 2109 - disciplinary proceedings representing general medical practitioner
Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria v. Naik [2009] VCAT 755 - disciplinary proceedings representing general medical practitioner
Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria v. Swieca [2009] VCAT 419 - disciplinary proceedings representing general medical practitioner
Lal v. Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria [2008] VCAT 2077 - review of Decision of the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria representing general medical practitioner
Coroners Court
Inquest into the death of Stuart Judd - representing general medical practitioner; et al
Inquest into the death of Kylie Lightfoot - representing general medical practitioner
Inquest into the death of Phul Kumari - representing general medical practitioner
Inquest into the death of Sebastian Hewitt - representing general medical practitioner
Inquest into the death of William Keays - representing obstetrician
Inquest into the death of Jason Barnsley - representing general medical practitioner
Inquest into the death of Lauren James - representing plastic surgeon in relation to death following liposuction
Inquest into the death of Lillian McClurkin - representing Stanlake Private Hospital in relation to a death following bariatric surgery (i.e. Iaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy)
Inquest into the death of Domenic Chiodo - representing the Alfred Hospital
Inquest into the death of Salvatore Accardo - representing the Austin Hospital in relation to a death due to an aortic dissection
Inquest into the death of Caroline Lovell - representing midwife
Inquest into the death of Jesse Sangster - representing Ambulance Victoria
Inquest into the death of Zoran Georgievski - representing the Northern Hospital
Inquest into the death of Connie Petzierides - representing the Western Hospital
Inquest into the death of Andrew O'Donnell - representing Monash Hospital
Inquest into the death of Anton Bartolich - representing Geelong Hospital
Inquest into the death of Nathan Francis - re death of Scotch College Army Cadet from peanut anaphylaxia - representing general medical practitioner
Inquest into the death of 5 occupants of Broughton Hall Nursing Home - re gastroenteritis related deaths representing 3 locum general medical practitioners
County Court
OPP v Dr Adel Botrous -County Court criminal trial representing general medical practitioner charged with rape of patient
OPP v Dr Arthur Obi – County Court trial criminal trial representing general medical practitioner charged with Rape of patient
OPP v Dr Manu Gopal - County Court criminal trial representing general medical practitioner charged with rape of patient
OPP v Dr David Mackey - County Court criminal trials representing general medical practitioner regarding historical indecent assault allegations regarding former patients
OPP v Dr Parminder Singh - County Court criminal trial representing orthopaedic surgeon charged with rape (originally) and sexual assault of a patien
OPP v Dr Azit Das - County Court criminal trial representing general medical practitioner regarding allegation of sexual assault of a patient
OPP v Dr Christopher Foord - County Court criminal trial representing general medical practitioner charged with sexual assault of a patient
Supreme Court
OPP v Aaron Rolls – Conspiracy to Murder trial (Supreme Court)
OPP v Peter Rattya - Murder trial (Supreme Court)
OPP v Benjamin Smith - Murder trial (Supreme Court)
OPP v Frank Babic – Murder trial (Supreme Court)
OPP v Vincent Benvenuto – Murder trial - Supreme Court
Commissions & Inquiries
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse 2015 - representing survivor.
Committee for Counselling and the Presbytery of Loddon Mallee v Rev Colin Honey - prosecuting discipline proceedings on before the Uniting Church in Australia Synod of Victoria and Tasmania Committee for Discipline
Professional Standards Committee of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne v. Fr Antony White - prosecuting disciplinary proceedings on behalf of the Anglican Archdeacon of Yarra before the Professional Standards Board of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
Supreme Court - Court of Appeal
Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria v Lal [2009] VSCA 109 - representing respondent general medical practitioner upon appeal by Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria
To get in touch with Sean Cash | or for more information please contact the Clerk on:
+61 3 9225 7222
clerkb@greenslist.com.au