David Robens
Barrister
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Insolvency
- Planning and Development
- Banking and Financial
- Personal Bankruptcy Equity
- Construction
- 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
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 and the Australian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association