James McKay
- Bar :
2009 | - Admitted :
2007
James specialises in commercial and property litigation. He appears regularly in the Supreme Court of Victoria, as well as the County Court of Victoria and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Phone : +61 3 9225 7222
Mobile : 0400 950 002
Email : jamesmckay@vicbar.com.au
Chambers : Chancery Chambers, Level 26, 200 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Expertise
Banking and Finance
Competition and Consumer Law
Contractual Disputes
Insurance and Professional Negligence
Professional Liability
Restraint of Trade
Strata and Community Title
Directors and Officers Claims
Partnership Disputes
Shareholder Disputes
Equity Appellate
Fiduciary Duties
Powers of Attorney
Real Property
Trusts
Private International Law
Judicial Review and Administrative Law
Profile
James specialises in commercial and property litigation.
He appears regularly in the Supreme Court of Victoria (commercial court, property list, and professional liability list), as well as the County Court of Victoria and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. James also appears in the Federal Court and Federal Circuit Court.
James practices in the following areas:
(a) Sale of land;
(b) Contracts;
(c) Misleading conduct and fraud;
(d) Leases and licences;
(e) Shareholder and partnership disputes;
(f) Companies;
(g) Equity and trusts;
(h) Professional negligence;
(i) Appeals and judicial review;
(j) Easements and covenants;
(k) Economic torts;
(l) Administrative and regulatory; and
(m) Guarantees, mortgages, and securities.
James has appeared in numerous matters listed on the Australian Legal Information Institute (‘AUSTLII’) database.
Selected Cases
Supreme Court
Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria v Betta Housing Pty Ltd [2011] VSC 369
Hexin Pty Ltd v Fei [2023] VSC 476
Owners Corporation Plan No RP 015268 v. Yarra City Council [2023] VSC 318
Atanasovski v Qi Yong 7 Pty Ltd [2022] VSC 347
Re Bundoora Park Estate Holding Pty Ltd [2022] VSC 273
Kempson v Haydon [2022] VSC 30
Bai v Lightspeed Finance Pty Ltd [2021] VSC 543
Re Docklands Chiropractic Pty Ltd [2020] VSC 364
Harris v Harris [2020] VSC 256
Re 99A Furlong Road Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 528
E.A. Negri Pty Ltd v Lend Lease Services Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 448
Hermiz v Yousif [2019] VSC 160
Liu v Resi Ventures Leakes Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 50
Adara v Deal Corporation [2018] VSC 831
Re Eball Games Pty Ltd (In liq); Course v. Hannan [2018] VSC 401
Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) v. Bourke [2018] VSC 380
Dai v. Liu [2018] VSC 189
Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) v. Bourke [2018] VSC 113
TL Rentals Pty Ltd v. Youth on Call Pty Ltd [2018] VSC 105
Primrose Meadows Pty Ltd v. River View Pty Ltd [2017] VSC 487
Aurumstone Pty Ltd v. Yarra Bank Developments Pty Ltd [2017] VSC 503
Re Smagala; Cicmilovic v Renwick [2017] VSC 498
Casa Di Iorio Investments Pty Ltd v Guirguis [2017] VSC 266
Tajon Pty Ltd v Arvanitis [2017] VSC 130
McHutchison v Asli [2017] VSC 258
Pin Oak Holdings Pty Ltd v Risi Pty Ltd [2016] VSC 773
Hycenko v Hrycenko & Hrycenko [2016] VSC 247
Hycenko v Hrycenko & Anor [2016] VSC 112
Scrohn Pty Ltd v Newearth Constructions Pty Ltd [2015] VSC 254
Braham v Stephan & Anor [2015] VSC 87
Braham v Stephan & Anor (No. 2) [2015] VSC 87
Weerasinghe & Anor v Jamaly [2015] VSC 45
Jin Dun Pty Ltd v Di & Li Australia Pty Ltd [2014] VSC 562
Paul & Paul Pty Ltd v. Shacklock [2014] VSC 407
Cheok v Papanastassis [2013] VSC 241
Surf Coast Shire Council v Cameron [2011] VSC 604
VCAT
Nguyen v Owners Corporation RP 12053 [2022] VCAT 1386
Bebe Nanaki Ji CHC Pty Ltd v Sovereign Healthcare Pty Ltd [2021] VCAT 330
Bebe Nanaki Ji CHC Pty Ltd v Sovereign Healthcare Pty Ltd [2021] VCAT 725
Evalia Holdings Pty Ltd v Mascoma Metal Design Pty Ltd [2021] VCAT 539
Cooltime Solutions Pty Ltd v. Viva Energy Australia Pty Ltd [2020] VCAT 83
Beaumont Kew Hotel Pty Ltd v. APlus Capital Pty Ltd [2019] VCAT 2006
Rose v Hoare [2019] VCAT 1343
Owners Corporation PS407621Y v Grundl [2017] VCAT 1550
Risi Pty Ltd v Pin Oak Holdings Pty Ltd [2017] VCAT 95
J Enterprises Pty Ltd v The Common Property Group Pty Ltd [2017] VCAT 852
Guirguis v Casa Di Iorio Investments Pty Ltd v Guirguis [2016] VCAT 2209
Wells v Hodges Property Pty Ltd [2016] VCAT 1524
Trakas v Aravopoulos [2016] VCAT 592
Elali v Business Licensing Authority [2016] VCAT 18
Joveski v Melbourne Development Group (Aust) Pty Ltd [2015] VCAT 2020
Keriani Pty Ltd v Long [2015] VCAT 1212
Ferla (trading as PPF Partners) v Judd [2014] VCAT 1594
Toorak Eagle Pty Ltd v Owners Corporation No 1 RP16950 [2014] VCAT 957
Wang v Orion Holdings Australia Pty Ltd [2014] VCAT 812
Di & Li Australia Pty Ltd v Jin Dun Pty Ltd [2014] VCAT 349
Ingram v McLennan & Associates Pty Ltd [2014] VCAT 412
Ingram v McLennan & Associates Pty Ltd [2014] VCAT 133
Societe Commerciale Internationale SARL Pty Ltd v Owners Corp No 448 740J [2013] VCAT 1631
Hopkins v Hopkins & Anor [2013] VCAT 414
McMahon v Owners Corporation PS17539 [2013] VCAT 2042
Owners Corporation PS 10693 v Realty Managers Pty Ltd [2013] VCAT 103
Societe Commerciale S.A.R.L. Pty Ltd v Owners Corp. No 448740J [2012] VCAT 632
Cameron & Ors v Surf Coast SC [2012] VCAT 897
Vellas Home Builders Pty Ltd v Ahmed [2011] VCAT 728
County Court
Owners Corporation No. 1 PS 644619K v. Sofy Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] VCC 577
Toorak Home Developments Pty Ltd v. VPJ Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] VCC 543
Toorak Home Developments Pty Ltd v. VPJ Developments Pty Ltd [2023] VCC 195
The Friendly Backpacker Pty Ltd v Will Ang Drive Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] VCC 114
The Friendly Backbacker Pty Ltd v Will Ang Drive Pty Ltd [2022] VCC 2188
Owners Corporation No. 1 PS 644619K v. Sofy Pty Ltd [2022] VCC 1408
Taylor v Harrison [2022] VCC 380
Rojtarowski v. Payet [2022] VCC 649
Taylor v Harrison [2021] VCC 2097
Karabagias v Katopodis [2021] VCC 1120
Lenoxx Electronics (Australia) Pty Ltd v ADSone Group Pty Ltd [2021] VCC 656
C & F Nominees Securities Ltd v Karbotli (No 3) [2020] VCC 1843
C & F Nominees Mortgage Securities Ltd v Karbotli (No 2) [2020] VCC 1514
C & F Nominees Mortgage Securities Ltd v Karbotli [2020] VCC 987
NHP Co Pty Ltd v. Nguyen [2020] VCC 477
Dorash v. Lindemann [2018] VCC 446
Koay Eng Hooi v Lim [2017] VCC 949
Matthews v. Knight [2017] VCC 1537
Gurupatham v Lim [2017] VCC 948
Ampron Australia Pty Ltd v Quan Yang Investments Pty Ltd [2016] VCC 1138
Connolly Environmental Pty Ltd v Foscari Holdings Pty Ltd [2015] VCC 1430
Bakha Enterprises Pty Ltd v Smith [2015] VCC 350
Birch v Robek Pty Ltd [2014] VCC 68
Fari Isai v The Registrar of Titles & Ors [2014] VCC 325
Newearth Constructions Pty Ltd v Scrohn Pty Ltd [2014] VCC 1735
Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Stellini & Ors [2012] VCC 41
Supreme Court - Court of Appeal
Gianchino v Gianchino [2023] VSCA 162
Vanta Pty Ltd v Mantovani [2023] VSCA 53
Vanta Pty Ltd v Mantovani (No 2) [2023] VSCA 74
Bai v. Lightspeed Finance Pty Ltd [2022] VSCA 242
Karabagias v Katopodis [2022] VSCA 191
C & F Nominees Mortgage Securities Ltd v Karbotli [2021] 64 VR 218; VSCA 134
Harris v Harris [2021] VSCA 138
Pin Oak Holdings Pty Ltd v Risi Pty Ltd [2017] VSCA 317
Federal Court
ASIC v Lightspeed Finance Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 469
Architecture HQ Pty Ltd v Propertylinc Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 686
Mani v Burness [2010] FCA 1132
Federal Circuit and Family Court
Longmuir v Konstantopoulos [2014] FCCA 162
Transcrete Aust Pty Ltd v Mani & Anor [2010] FMCA 434
Publications
- James was a consultant author of the book “Victorian Conveyancing Law and Practice” from 2013 to 2017 together with Dr Clyde Croft, AM SC.
To get in touch with James McKay | or for more information please contact the Clerk on:
+61 3 9225 7222
clerkb@greenslist.com.au