Karan Raghavan
Bar Roll: 2019
Admitted: 2012
Karan has a broad commercial practice with particular expertise in class action and regulatory matters.
Before coming to the Bar, Karan was a Senior Associate in the litigation team at King & Wood Mallesons. He was previously an associate to Justice Weinberg of the Victorian Court of Appeal.
Karan read with Paul Liondas KC.
*Liability limited under a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
Areas of Practice
ArbitrationCommercialCompetitionConstructionCorporate & CommercialCorporationsEquity & TrustsFraud, White Collar Crime and CorruptionPublic LawRegulatoryRoyal Commissions/Government InquiriesTrade Practices/Consumer Protection
Cases
- Mumford v EML Payments Ltd [2025] VSC 203; [2022] VSC 750 (securities class action, led by R Higgins SC and T Spencer-Bruce SC, instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer)
- McFarlane v Insignia Financial Ltd [2023] FCA 1628 (securities class action, led by N Owens SC with B Holmes, instructed by KWM)
- Andrianakis v Uber Technologies Inc [2024] VSC 733 (for funder in class action settlement, led by N De Young KC, instructed by Webb Henderson)
- ACCC v Samsung Electronics Australia Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 875 (civil penalty, led by N De Young KC, instructed by KWM)
- ACCC v Trivago NV (No 2) (2022) 159 ACSR 353 (civil penalty, led by N De Young KC, instructed by KWM)
- ASIC v Dover Financial Advisers Pty Ltd (2019) 140 ACSR 635 (civil penalty, led by J Gleeson QC and G Crafti SC, instructed by Kalus Kenny Intelex)
- Lawrence v Melbourne Football Club [2024] FCA 945 (oppression, led by M Borsky KC, instructed by Ashurst)
- Application by Port of Newcastle Operations Pty Ltd [2022] ACOMPT 1 (authorisation application, led by N De Young KC, instructed by Clifford Chance)
- Pan v Lu [2025] VCC 298 (contract dispute, unled, instructed by Lincoln Lawyers)
- The Trust Company (Australia) Ltd v Australian Leisure Hospitality Group [2021] VSC 670 (challenge to expert determination, led by N De Young QC, instructed by Allens)
- In the matter of Moula Money Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 1434 (preliminary discovery, led by M Borsky KC, instructed by ABL)
- Cromwell Corporation Limited v ARA Real Estate Investors [2020] FCA 1492 (preliminary discovery, led by M Borsky KC, instructed by ABL)
- A and C Reavin Pty Ltd v Plenty Australia Pty Ltd [2021] VCC 552 (contract dispute, unled, instructed by North Star Law)
- Xia Yunfen v One Funds Management Limited [2024] VSC 555 (breach of trust, led by N De Young KC, instructed by Webb Henderson)
- Sofat v Berkshire Hathaway Speciality [2021] FWC 957 (unfair dismissal, unled)
Publications
- ‘Failure of consideration as a basis for quantum meruit’ (2016) 42 Monash University Law Review 179
- ‘Misbehaving Employees and Termination Payments’ (October 2015) 89 (10) Law Institute Journal 36
- ‘Show me the client: Privilege in pre-proceeding communications’ (December 2016) KWM Insights (co-authored with Domenic Gatto).
QUALIFICATIONS
BA, LLB (Hons) (Melb)
Karan Raghavan
Bar Roll: 2019
Admitted: 2012
Profile
Karan has a broad commercial practice with particular expertise in class action and regulatory matters.
Before coming to the Bar, Karan was a Senior Associate in the litigation team at King & Wood Mallesons. He was previously an associate to Justice Weinberg of the Victorian Court of Appeal.
Karan read with Paul Liondas KC.
*Liability limited under a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
Areas of Practice
ArbitrationCommercialCompetitionConstructionCorporate & CommercialCorporationsEquity & TrustsFraud, White Collar Crime and CorruptionPublic LawRegulatoryRoyal Commissions/Government InquiriesTrade Practices/Consumer Protection
Cases
- Mumford v EML Payments Ltd [2025] VSC 203; [2022] VSC 750 (securities class action, led by R Higgins SC and T Spencer-Bruce SC, instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer)
- McFarlane v Insignia Financial Ltd [2023] FCA 1628 (securities class action, led by N Owens SC with B Holmes, instructed by KWM)
- Andrianakis v Uber Technologies Inc [2024] VSC 733 (for funder in class action settlement, led by N De Young KC, instructed by Webb Henderson)
- ACCC v Samsung Electronics Australia Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 875 (civil penalty, led by N De Young KC, instructed by KWM)
- ACCC v Trivago NV (No 2) (2022) 159 ACSR 353 (civil penalty, led by N De Young KC, instructed by KWM)
- ASIC v Dover Financial Advisers Pty Ltd (2019) 140 ACSR 635 (civil penalty, led by J Gleeson QC and G Crafti SC, instructed by Kalus Kenny Intelex)
- Lawrence v Melbourne Football Club [2024] FCA 945 (oppression, led by M Borsky KC, instructed by Ashurst)
- Application by Port of Newcastle Operations Pty Ltd [2022] ACOMPT 1 (authorisation application, led by N De Young KC, instructed by Clifford Chance)
- Pan v Lu [2025] VCC 298 (contract dispute, unled, instructed by Lincoln Lawyers)
- The Trust Company (Australia) Ltd v Australian Leisure Hospitality Group [2021] VSC 670 (challenge to expert determination, led by N De Young QC, instructed by Allens)
- In the matter of Moula Money Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 1434 (preliminary discovery, led by M Borsky KC, instructed by ABL)
- Cromwell Corporation Limited v ARA Real Estate Investors [2020] FCA 1492 (preliminary discovery, led by M Borsky KC, instructed by ABL)
- A and C Reavin Pty Ltd v Plenty Australia Pty Ltd [2021] VCC 552 (contract dispute, unled, instructed by North Star Law)
- Xia Yunfen v One Funds Management Limited [2024] VSC 555 (breach of trust, led by N De Young KC, instructed by Webb Henderson)
- Sofat v Berkshire Hathaway Speciality [2021] FWC 957 (unfair dismissal, unled)
Publication
- ‘Failure of consideration as a basis for quantum meruit’ (2016) 42 Monash University Law Review 179
- ‘Misbehaving Employees and Termination Payments’ (October 2015) 89 (10) Law Institute Journal 36
- ‘Show me the client: Privilege in pre-proceeding communications’ (December 2016) KWM Insights (co-authored with Domenic Gatto).
Qualifications & Memberships
QUALIFICATIONS
BA, LLB (Hons) (Melb)