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Matt
COLLINS
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| Name: |
Matt Collins |
| Qualifications: |
BA, LLB (Hons), PhD (Melb) | |
| Chambers: |
Level 32 Aickin Chambers  |
| Direct Telephone: |
+61 3 9225 7780 |
| Secretary's Telephone: |
+61 9225 8032 |
| Mobile: |
0413 754 654 |
| Fax: |
+61 3 9225 8646 |
| Email: |
matt.collins@vicbar.com.au  | |
| Signed Bar Roll: |
1999 |
| Admitted: |
1994 |
| Admitted in: |
VIC*, ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, WA | |
Areas of Expertise: |
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- Commercial Law
- Conflict of Laws (Private International Law)
- Constitutional Law
- Contract Disputes
- Defamation, Media, Entertainment
- Government Inquiries
- Mediation
- Royal Commissions
- Telecommunications
- Trade Practices, Consumer Protection
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Practice Profile: |
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Dr Collins is available to appear and advise in all areas of commercial, media and information technology law. He practises in all Australian jurisdictions.
His clients include major corporations, most of Australia's main media outlets, and many high profile Australian and international public figures. |
Memberships and Associations: |
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- Deputy Chair, Law Council of Australia Media & Communications Committee, current
- Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry, 2001-2
- Senior Associate/Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, 1994-9
- Associate to Justice D M Ryan, Federal Court of Australia, 1992-3
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Publications: |
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- The Law of Defamation and the Internet (Oxford University Press, UK, 2001 and 2005)
- Many articles in peer-reviewed journals on aspects of media law
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Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation
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| *Since 2005 barristers admitted to practice in Victoria are entitled to practise in all Australian jurisdictions without the need to be admitted in that State or to hold a practising certificate for that State. Read more... |
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