Kylie Weston-Scheuber

Profile

Dr Kylie Weston-Scheuber has a broad commercial law practice, with particular experience in the areas of contractual disputes, building and construction (including Security of Payments), consumer law, insurance, property law and corporations.

Kylie has recently appeared or advised in matters in the Federal Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme and County Courts, involving issues including breach and termination of contract, adverse possession, prescriptive easements, estoppel, damages for delay, building defects (including combustible cladding), proportionate liability, security of payment claims, misleading and deceptive conduct, oppression, insurance indemnities, and unjust enrichment. Matters Kylie has appeared or advised in the past year include:

• Appearing unled in a commercial trial involving a claim for wrongful termination in the County Court (judgment pending);
• Acting as junior counsel in a claim for breach of contract and misleading and deceptive conduct in the Federal Court (ongoing);
• Appearing unled in a commercial building dispute in the County Court involving issues of breach of contract and wrongful termination (judgment pending);
• Appearing unled in the ACT Court of Appeal on a sentencing appeal involving issues of statutory construction;
• Acting for one of a number of defendants in a commercial building dispute in the Supreme Court (matter ongoing);
• Appearing unled in a commercial building dispute in the County Court (matter resolved during trial);
• Acting as junior counsel in environmental litigation in the Supreme Court (ongoing).

Coronial, royal commission and disciplinary proceedings

In addition to her commercial practice, Kylie has experience in coronial and royal commission matters.

She acted as junior counsel in the Victorian Royal Commission into Management of Police Informants in 2020 and appeared as part of a team of counsel appearing for the families in the Bourke Street inquest. She has appeared as counsel assisting the Architects Tribunal and the Building Practitioners Board.

Prior to coming to the Bar

Kylie has a PhD in law from the ANU, and Bachelor Degrees in Music, Arts and Law. She was awarded the University Medal for Music (QUT) and Law (UQ). Prior to coming to the Bar, she was a senior advocate with the ACT Office of the DPP, and before that worked at Allens Arthur Robinson in Brisbane and the Commonwealth DPP in Canberra.

She is the former convenor of the Women Barristers Association (2017-2020) and a current director of the Victorian Homeless Fund, and is a member of the Commercial Bar Association's Civil Procedure Committee. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Kylie also regularly reports for the Victorian Reports.

Kylie is listed in Doyle's Guide as a Recommended Construction and Infrastructure Junior Counsel in Victoria for 2021 and has previously been listed in Doyles Guide nationally and for Victoria.

Kylie read with Matthew Harvey QC.

Kylie is also a member of BottledSnail Productions, which produces musical and theatrical productions involving members of the legal profession. 

Kylie participated in the Court of Appeal Advocacy Program in August 2018, coordinated by her Honour Justice Tate of the Court of Appeal in conjunction with Women Barristers Association.