Contact details
Maurice Byers Chambers, Level 60 MLC Centre,
19-29 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
(GPO Box 5405 Sydney 2001)
DX 1070 Sydney

Telephone
(61 2) 9221 3812

Fax
(61 2) 8233 0333

Email
r.brender@mauricebyers.com


Academic qualifications:
May 1986
Boalt Hall School of Law
University of California-Berkeley
LL.M. Thesis on US Antitrust tying arrangements.

1985
College of Law
Diploma of Legal Practice

1985
University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Commerce (Merit)
LL.B.

Carreer Summary
1989 to present
Barrister
Admitted to the NSW Bar. Also admitted to practise in Victoria, Western Australia and Northern Territory
Read with Bret Walker SC

Practising since 1989 in range of general civil jurisdictions, in particular equity, commercial disputes, company, insolvency, and professional negligence, banking and finance and consumer protection.

Spent 1998 employed as counsel at Mssrs Mishcon de Reya, London

Ad hoc CLE lecturer in aspects of practice and procedure and various civil law areas for College of Law and private CLE providers

Feb 1988 to Feb 1989
High Court of Australia, Canberra
Associate to the Honourable Sir William Deane A.C., K.B.E.
Australian National University, Canberra
Faculty of Law, Part-Time Tutor
Taught Commercial Law and Criminal Law

Oct 1986 to Jan 1988
Freehill Hollingdale & Page, Sydney
Solicitor
Practised in Commercial litigation.

May 1986 to Sep 1986
O'Melveney & Myers, Los Angeles, California
Visiting foreign attorney
Practised in Litigation.

1983 to 1984
Freehill Hollingdale & Page, Sydney
Summer and part-time clerk

Recent Cases
Alan Newham v Diamond Leisure Pty Ltd No. AP10 of 1993 (1994) 4 NTLR 111; [1994] NTSC 83 - Statutory construction

Milat v Attorney-General for New South Wales S142/1995 - Availability of legal aid

Lewis v. Lewis & Anor. [2001] NSWSC 321 - Equity, trusts, Family Provision Act

Endormer Pty Ltd v Australian Guarantee Corporation Ltd [2000] FCA 1669, [2001] FCA 1208, [2001] FCA 15 - Contract, finance, Trade Practices Act

Phan v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 89 - Immigration

AAV Australia Pty Ltd v ISIS Broadcast Media Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 691 - Interlocutory Relief, Trade Practices Act

Hall v Mercury Information Technology (South Australia) Pty Limited [2002] FCA 272 - Insolvency

Perera & anor v Gorczynski [2001] NSWSC 903 - Property law, costs

Bland v Levi [2000] NSWSC 161 - Easements

GlobalTel v MCI WorldCom [2002] NSWSC 748 - Insolvency

Chioatto v Sandona [2001] NSWSC 1002, [2004] NSWSC 629 - Contract, Limitations

OZ-US Film Productions Pty Limited v Heath & ors [2001] NSWSC 298 - Equity, [2002] NSWCA 335 - Equity, trusts

In the matter of International Trade & Tenders (In Liquidation) and the Corporations Law Elisjones v Green [2001] NSWSC 111 - Contract

Wollondilly Retirement Village Pty Limited v Eid & Anor [2002] NSWSC 598 , [2003] NSWCA 109 - Rectification, property

Fernance v Simpson [2003] NSWSC 121 - Easements



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