Ahmed practises in commercial, regulatory and public law. He appears on behalf of individuals, corporations and government bodies in complex disputes at both trial and appellate level.  For a list of recent matters, please click here.

Before joining the Bar, Ahmed practised in commercial litigation at Arnold Bloch Leibler in Melbourne and at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London. He worked as an associate to the Hon Joseph Santamaria at the Court of Appeal and as a legal researcher at the Supreme Court of Victoria. He has also taught corporations law at the University of Melbourne and administrative law at Monash University.

Ahmed holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws with first class honours from Monash University and a Master of Laws from the University of Chicago Law School. He has published articles that have been cited by superior courts in Australia and overseas. He is a reporter for the Commonwealth Law Reports and the Victorian Reports.

Ahmed read with Tamieka Spencer Bruce S.C. His senior mentor is Chris Young KC.

*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation

Areas of Practice

Cases

• COMMERCIAL LAW
• Patel v Sengun Investment Holdings Pty Ltd [2023] VSCA 238 – Contract — whether heads of agreement binding — availability of specific performance — for the respondent (led by O Bigos KC)
• Equity Financial Planners Pty Ltd v AMP Financial Planning Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 741 — Class action – contract – misleading or deceptive conduct – unfair contract terms – unconscionable conduct — for the respondent (led by David Batt KC and Tamieka Spencer Bruce)
• HungryPanda AU Pty Ltd v Fantuan Australia Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 102 — Breach of confidence – inducing breach of contract – accessorial liability for breach of fiduciary duty – stay of proceedings — for the plaintiffs (led by Jim Peters AM KC and Mark Costello KC, with Julia Nikolic)
• Re Credit Clear Ltd (Supreme Court of Victoria, settled) — Corporations – oppression – duress – undue influence – unconscionable conduct – misleading or deceptive conduct – breach of contract — for the plaintiff (led by Kathleen Foley SC)
• Mitrov Homes Pty Ltd v Mustafa [2023] VSC 386 – Corporations — directors’ duties — civil procedure — application to set aside judgment given pursuant to self-executing order — for the respondent and defendant (with Chris Fitzgerald, jointly prepared written submissions only))
• Pirmax Pty Ltd v Kingspan Insulation Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 1340 — Consumer law – misleading or deceptive conduct – tort of injurious falsehood — for the respondent (led by Chris Archibald KC, with Liam Connolly)
• West End Landco Pty Ltd v Medina Property Services Pty Ltd (Supreme Court of Victoria, ongoing) — Contract – construction of commercial lease – force majeure clause – damages on termination — for the plaintiff (led by David Batt KC)
• Rayes v Insurance Australia Limited (County Court of Victoria, ongoing) — Insurance – indemnity claim under business insurance policy – agency – business interpretation — for the defendant (led by Claire Harris SC)
• INSOLVENCY
• Barodawala v Perinparajah [2022] VSCA 198 — Bankruptcy – application of discharge provisions – fraud exception – correctness of previous first instance decision on interpretation of federal legislation — for the appellant (led by Albert Dinelli KC) and unled for the plaintiff at first instance at [2022] VSCA 247 and [2021] VSC 387
• Re DIP Gailey Road Pty Ltd (in liq) (Supreme Court of Victoria, unreported) — Liquidation and receivership – determination of remuneration — for the applicants (unled)
• Re DIP Anthony Street Pty Ltd (in liq) (Supreme Court of Victoria, unreported) — Liquidation – payment of funds out of court — for the plaintiffs (unled)
• Advices on insolvent trading, cross-border insolvency issues and the liquidation process (led and unled)
• PUBLIC AND REGULATORY MATTERS
• Commonwealth Treasury Review of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) — Independent assessment of dispute resolution body for complaints about financial firms (led by the Hon Julie Dodds-Streeton KC)
• Arico v The Queen [2023] VSCA 81 – Criminal law — appeal — application under s 317 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic) — for a third party (led by Albert Dinelli KC)
• Arico v The Queen [2023] VSCA 31 – Criminal law — non-publication order under the Open Courts Act 2013 (Vic) — for a third party (led by Albert Dinelli KC)
• ASIC v AMP Financial Planning Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 1115 — Corporations – financial services – pecuniary penalty proceeding – fees for no service — for the respondents (led by Tamieka Spencer Bruce)
• Madafferi v The Queen [2022] VSCA 189 — Criminal law – non-publication order under the Open Courts Act 2013 (Vic) – for a third party (led by Albert Dinelli KC)
• Austin on behalf of the Eastern Maar People v State of Victoria [2023] FCA 237 (interlocutory application, settled) — Native title – joinder application — for the joinder applicants (with Chris Fitzgerald)
• Advices on statutory construction, administrative law, constitutional law and Aboriginal land rights (led and unled)