Eloise Dias

She has a particular focus on class actions, as well as general commercial disputes, including shareholder and trust disputes. Eloise also provides advice on regulatory and corporate matters, including to banks and regulators. In 2018, Eloise was one of Counsel Assisting in the Hayne Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and
Financial Services Industries.

Eloise was listed in the Doyles Best Barristers Guide in the “Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution” category.

Matters Eloise has been involved in include:

• • Perkins v Jetstar Airways Pty Limited (current proceeding in the Federal Court of Australia, VID
    816 of 2024), consumer class action proceeding
  • Hepi v Toyota Finance Australia Limited (current proceeding in the Supreme Court of Victoria, S ECI 2023 02581), consumer class action proceeding
  • O’Brien v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (Supreme Court of Victoria, S ECI 2020 03365), consumer class action proceeding
  • Tour v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (Federal Court of Australia, VID706/2021), consumer class action proceeding
  • Australia Pacific Airports (Launceston) Pty Ltd v Airservices Australia (Federal Court of Australia, TAD36 of 2021), proceeding relating to contamination at Launceston Airport and lease obligations
  • ASIC v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (Federal Court of Australia, VID694/2021), regulatory proceeding in respect of contraventions of the consumer credit protection legislation
  • Break Fast Investments v Rigby Cooke (a firm) [2021] VSC 398 and on appeal in Break Fast Investments Pty Ltd v Rigby Cooke Lawyers [2022] VSCA 118, litigation involving claims of breaches of fiduciary duties and knowing receipt
  • Delaney v Delaney [2021] VSC 365, contract and trade practices dispute
  • EPA v Australian Sawmilling Company Pty Ltd (in liq) [2020] VSC 550 and on appeal in The Australian Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd (in liq) v Environment Protection Authority [2021] VSCA 294, litigation involving liquidators’ powers to disclaim land and environmental obligations
  • Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2018)
  • Acting and appearing for debenture holder representatives in proceedings in the Supreme Court of Victoria in the matter of Banksia Securities Limited (in liquidation) (receivers and managers appointed)
  • IOOF Holdings Ltd v Maurice Blackburn Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] VSC 594, interlocutory hearing concerning discovery, privilege and confidentiality issues
  • Voukidis v C & O Voukidis Pty Ltd (in liq) [2018] VSC 267 (Supreme Court of Victoria), a proceeding involving a mortgage and securities dispute.

Eloise has also given legal advice to various clients, including: 

• • licensees of regulated industries, such as the ANZ and the Port of Melbourne; 
  • insurers and reinsurers, such as RGA Reinsurance Company Australia Limited, National Mutual Life Association of Australia and ING Limited in relation to insurance policy claims, remedies and disputes.

Before coming to the Bar, Eloise practised as a Senior Associate at Allens (then Allens Arthur Robinson) in the commercial litigation group and was Associate to Justice Finkelstein of the Federal Court of Australia. She also completed the BCL with Distinction at the University of Oxford before coming to the Bar and is a former editor of the Melbourne University Law Review. Eloise obtained her undergraduate law degree from the University of Melbourne, receiving first class honours.

*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation