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David Kelsey-Sugg
David Kelsey-Sugg

David Kelsey-Sugg

LL. B. (Hons), B. Sc.

Admission:

15 August 2006

Signed Bar Roll:

24 October 2013

Chambers:

Castan Chambers
Floor 13, Room 10
460 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Admitted to Practice:

Victoria

9225 7666
9225 8450
dkelseysugg@vicbar.com.au
Areas of Practice:
  • Administrative Law
  • ASIC Investigations
  • ASIC Prosecutions
  • Banking and Finance
  • Commercial
  • Common Law and Personal Injuries
  • Coronial Inquests
  • Corporations Law
  • Discrimination and Harassment Disputes
  • Equity and Trusts
  • Equity Opportunity
  • Financial Products Regulations
  • Freedom of Information
  • General Commercial
  • Human Rights Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Migration Law
  • Public Law
  • Revenue and Superannuation Property
  • Taxation
  • Total and Permanent Disability Claims
  • Trade Practices

Bar Practice

David practices in commercial and public law.

David is reading with Rowena Orr.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.

Previous occupation
  • David has 8 years’ experience as a litigator.
  • Before coming to the Bar, he was a Senior Lawyer at ASIC working exclusively on the Storm Financial litigation – complex regulatory proceedings brought by ASIC against three major Australian banks.
  • Prior to that, he was an Associate at Maurice Blackburn working principally in financial services litigation. He gained extensive superannuation and insurance experience and developed particular expertise in these areas.
Academic Position /
Published Articles
  • He holds degrees in Law (Hons) and Science from La Trobe University, where he was the third-highest ranked honours student.
  • He shortly begins a Master of Public and International Law at Melbourne University.
  • ‘Formation of Opinions by Insurers’ (2012) 86 Australian Law Journal 379 – considers the exercise of discretionary contractual powers by insurers and the different ways that the exercise of such powers can be reviewed.
  • ‘Time Cuts Both Ways’ (2007) 81(8) Law Institute Journal 44- considers a Federal Court decision on timing in disablement claims
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