David Robens
Barrister
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction and Security of Payment legislation
- Insolvency
- Planning and Development
- Banking and Financial
- Personal Bankruptcy
- Equity
- Leases
- Shareholder / Partnership Disputes
- Competition and Consumer Law
- Structuring
- Trusts
Year Joining the Legal Profession
2004
Year Joining the Bar
2018
Positions Held
- 2014—2018 Commercial Partner of Kamy Saeedi Law
- 2013—2014 Practice Leader of Chamberlains Law Firm
- 2008—2013 DibbsBarker Lawyers
- 2004—2008 Williams Love & Nicol Lawyers
Notable Decisions
O'Toole v M Johnson Building [2023] ACTSC 116
Construction | Defects
Ashell Homes Constructions Pty Ltd v Kobus [2022] ACTSC 323
Construction | Repudiatory Conduct
Senatore v Andriolo [2022] ACTSC 285
Financial Structuring | Directors' Duties | Alleged Voidable Transactions
Canberra South Real Estate Pty Ltd v 3 Property Group 5 Pty Ltd [2022] ACTSC 271
Real Estate Agent Licensing
Harlech Enterprises Pty Ltd v Beno Excavations Pty Ltd [2022] ACTCA 42
Security of Payments | Issue Estoppel | Survived High Court
Saba Bros Tiling (ACT) v ASIC [2021] ACTSC 47
Reinstatement | Historic Payment Claims
Haider v Gudelj [2019] ACTSC 213
Guarantees | Equitable Contributions
Mint International v ANU [2017] ACTSC 161
Injunctive relief | Inherent powers of the Court | Leasing
Lo Pilato v Kamy Saeedi Lawyers (2017) ALR 459 Bankruptcy | Voidable Transactions
R Developments v Forth [2016] ACTSC 8
Standard form building contract | Wrongful Termination -Upheld on appeal
Foote v Barton Property Partnership [2014] ACTSC 330
Partnership Dispute | Enforcement of Expert Determination - Upheld on appeal and see related 2017 decision
Bradley and anor v Wu [2013] ACTSC 67 Injurious falsehood | Summary Judgment
Wireton Holdings Pty Ltd v Price and ors [2011] ACTSC 65 Construction | Defects | Completion
Current member of the ACT Bar Association