William Newland
Will practises primarily in commercial and public law. He has experience in both Australia and the US, including in class actions and other complex commercial litigation, white collar investigations and industrial relations litigation.
Before coming to the Bar, Will worked in the litigation departments at Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP in New York and Freehills in Melbourne. Prior to this, he was an Associate to Justice Crennan at the High Court of Australia.
*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation
Areas of Practice
Cases
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2018)
- Microsoft Corporation & Ors v CPL Notting Hill Pty Ltd & Ors (No.5) [2019] FCCA 1255
- Pentridge Village Pty Ltd (in liq) v Capital Finance Australia Ltd (2018) 339 FLR 358
- United Petroleum Australia Pty Ltd v Herbert Smith Freehills [2018] VSC 347
QUALIFICATIONS
BA (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM (Colum)
Will holds a Master of Laws from Columbia University, a Bachelor of Laws with first class Honours from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Arts with first class Honours from the University of Melbourne.
William Newland
Profile
Will practises primarily in commercial and public law. He has experience in both Australia and the US, including in class actions and other complex commercial litigation, white collar investigations and industrial relations litigation.
Before coming to the Bar, Will worked in the litigation departments at Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP in New York and Freehills in Melbourne. Prior to this, he was an Associate to Justice Crennan at the High Court of Australia.
*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation
Areas of Practice
Cases
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2018)
- Microsoft Corporation & Ors v CPL Notting Hill Pty Ltd & Ors (No.5) [2019] FCCA 1255
- Pentridge Village Pty Ltd (in liq) v Capital Finance Australia Ltd (2018) 339 FLR 358
- United Petroleum Australia Pty Ltd v Herbert Smith Freehills [2018] VSC 347
Qualifications & Memberships
QUALIFICATIONS
BA (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM (Colum)
Will holds a Master of Laws from Columbia University, a Bachelor of Laws with first class Honours from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Arts with first class Honours from the University of Melbourne.