Jonathon Redwood SC
Jonathon is a senior barrister based at Banco Chambers, Sydney. He has a broad national practice in commercial and public law, including in matters regularly before Victorian courts and the Federal Court in Melbourne. He has particular expertise in corporate and securities law, insurance, class actions, consumer law, schemes of arrangement, complex insolvency restructurings, complex tax disputes (Part IVA) and constitutional law.
Jonathon also has substantial experience in international arbitration and private international law. He has acted as arbitrator (appointed under the ACICA Rules) and was recently appointed as panel arbitrator for NBN Co. He is Vice-President of ACICA.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Jonathon was a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School teaching comparative corporate governance and securities regulation. Before this, Jonathon was a Senior Associate in the Financial Institutions Group at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York from 1999 to 2005.
Jonathon was a reporter for the Commonwealth Law Reports from 2006-2016.
Areas of Practice
Cases
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2018)
- Bolitho v Banksia Securities Ltd (No 6) [2019] VSC 653
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority v Kelaher [2019] FCA 1521
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 992
- Evans v Davantage Group Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 884
- Rinehart v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 13
- Trust Company (Nominees) Limited v Angas Securities Limited (No 5) [2019] FCA 482
- Botsman v Bolitho [2018] VSCA 148 (special leave refused)
- International Arbitration, SIAC, Singapore, for Samsung for claims of over $1.2 billion
- Brown v Tasmania [2017] HCA 43; (2017) 261 CLR 328
- Re Banksia Securities Limited (Rec & Mgr Apptd) [2017] VSC 148
- Owners Corporation v Balcombe (2016) 51 VR 299
- Radhika Oswal v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (The Oswal matters)
- Trust Company (Nominees) Limited v Angas Securities Ltd [2014] FCA 1397 (2015) 107 ACSR 464
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Fisher & Paykel [2014] FCA 1393
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v AGL South Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1369
- Chubb v Moore (2013) 302 ALR 101 (special leave discontinued)
- TCL Air Conditioner v The Judges of the Federal Court (2013) 251 CLR 533
- Bank of Western Australia Ltd v Abdul & Anor [2012] VSC 222
- Westport Gordian v Insurance Corporation v Gordian Runoff Ltd (2011) 244 CLR 239
- 2009 Bushfires Royal Commission
Publications
- Jonathon Redwood – “Arbitration and the Constitution” (12 September 2012, AACL, with Justin Gleeson)
- Jonathon Redwood – “The Constitution and the Environment – The Local Government Perspective” (31 October 2011, AACL)
- Jonathon Redwood – “A Comparative Analysis of Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards in Australia and the United States” (29 October 2010, NYSBA conference (Sydney), publication forthcoming)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Reform of International Arbitration in Australia” (Victorian Bar, July 2010)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Court Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards” (14 July 2009, Diploma in International Arbitration, Gonville & Cauis College, Cambridge)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Limitations of U.S. Securities Litigation Against Australian Companies by Australian Plaintiffs” (Corporate Law Bulletin, December 2008)
- Jonathon Redwood – “The Kable Principle: After Forge and Gypsy Jokers” (31 March 2008, Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies, AACL)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Class Actions in Australia: Key Requirements and Emerging Trends” (IBA Newsletter, Sep 2007)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Delaware’s Court Criticizes Sloppy Sale Process in Private Equity Auction” (Corporate Law Bulletin, June 2007)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Delaware’s Highest Court Rejects Extension of Directors’ Fiduciary Duty to Creditors” (Corporate Law Bulletin, May 2007)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Defences to Torts” (Laws of Australia, Author)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Corporate Greenmail” (1997) 9 Corp. & Bus. Law Jnl 139
- Jonathon Redwood – “The Interface Between Public & Private Law” (1998) 7 Tort Law Rev. 30
QUALIFICATIONS
BCom, LLB (Hons), BCL (Oxon) (Dist), LLM (Harv)
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS
Fellow and Executive Director, Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA);
Brandon Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (University of Cambridge);
Member, Australian Association for Constitutional Law;
Member, American Society for International law;
Member, Australian Bar Association, International Committee and Class Action Committee.
Jonathon Redwood SC
Profile
Jonathon is a senior barrister based at Banco Chambers, Sydney. He has a broad national practice in commercial and public law, including in matters regularly before Victorian courts and the Federal Court in Melbourne. He has particular expertise in corporate and securities law, insurance, class actions, consumer law, schemes of arrangement, complex insolvency restructurings, complex tax disputes (Part IVA) and constitutional law.
Jonathon also has substantial experience in international arbitration and private international law. He has acted as arbitrator (appointed under the ACICA Rules) and was recently appointed as panel arbitrator for NBN Co. He is Vice-President of ACICA.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Jonathon was a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School teaching comparative corporate governance and securities regulation. Before this, Jonathon was a Senior Associate in the Financial Institutions Group at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York from 1999 to 2005.
Jonathon was a reporter for the Commonwealth Law Reports from 2006-2016.
Areas of Practice
Cases
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2018)
- Bolitho v Banksia Securities Ltd (No 6) [2019] VSC 653
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority v Kelaher [2019] FCA 1521
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 992
- Evans v Davantage Group Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 884
- Rinehart v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 13
- Trust Company (Nominees) Limited v Angas Securities Limited (No 5) [2019] FCA 482
- Botsman v Bolitho [2018] VSCA 148 (special leave refused)
- International Arbitration, SIAC, Singapore, for Samsung for claims of over $1.2 billion
- Brown v Tasmania [2017] HCA 43; (2017) 261 CLR 328
- Re Banksia Securities Limited (Rec & Mgr Apptd) [2017] VSC 148
- Owners Corporation v Balcombe (2016) 51 VR 299
- Radhika Oswal v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (The Oswal matters)
- Trust Company (Nominees) Limited v Angas Securities Ltd [2014] FCA 1397 (2015) 107 ACSR 464
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Fisher & Paykel [2014] FCA 1393
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v AGL South Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1369
- Chubb v Moore (2013) 302 ALR 101 (special leave discontinued)
- TCL Air Conditioner v The Judges of the Federal Court (2013) 251 CLR 533
- Bank of Western Australia Ltd v Abdul & Anor [2012] VSC 222
- Westport Gordian v Insurance Corporation v Gordian Runoff Ltd (2011) 244 CLR 239
- 2009 Bushfires Royal Commission
Publication
- Jonathon Redwood – “Arbitration and the Constitution” (12 September 2012, AACL, with Justin Gleeson)
- Jonathon Redwood – “The Constitution and the Environment – The Local Government Perspective” (31 October 2011, AACL)
- Jonathon Redwood – “A Comparative Analysis of Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards in Australia and the United States” (29 October 2010, NYSBA conference (Sydney), publication forthcoming)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Reform of International Arbitration in Australia” (Victorian Bar, July 2010)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Court Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards” (14 July 2009, Diploma in International Arbitration, Gonville & Cauis College, Cambridge)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Limitations of U.S. Securities Litigation Against Australian Companies by Australian Plaintiffs” (Corporate Law Bulletin, December 2008)
- Jonathon Redwood – “The Kable Principle: After Forge and Gypsy Jokers” (31 March 2008, Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies, AACL)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Class Actions in Australia: Key Requirements and Emerging Trends” (IBA Newsletter, Sep 2007)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Delaware’s Court Criticizes Sloppy Sale Process in Private Equity Auction” (Corporate Law Bulletin, June 2007)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Delaware’s Highest Court Rejects Extension of Directors’ Fiduciary Duty to Creditors” (Corporate Law Bulletin, May 2007)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Defences to Torts” (Laws of Australia, Author)
- Jonathon Redwood – “Corporate Greenmail” (1997) 9 Corp. & Bus. Law Jnl 139
- Jonathon Redwood – “The Interface Between Public & Private Law” (1998) 7 Tort Law Rev. 30
Qualifications & Memberships
QUALIFICATIONS
BCom, LLB (Hons), BCL (Oxon) (Dist), LLM (Harv)
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS
Fellow and Executive Director, Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA);
Brandon Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (University of Cambridge);
Member, Australian Association for Constitutional Law;
Member, American Society for International law;
Member, Australian Bar Association, International Committee and Class Action Committee.