R. J. Howells Pty Ltd R. Lombardi

CURRENT PRACTICE

Robert Lombardi joined the Victorian Bar after completing his readership at the Bar with John Kaufman QC and doing his articles at Freehill Hollingdale & Page.

Robert has a broad practice in commercial litigation at all court levels: with particular experience in building disputes, retail tenancies, property law, town planning law and taxation law.

He also practices in criminal law and in disciplinary tribunals both in Victoria and in other states, especially Western Australia, and is a member of the Criminal Bar Association of Victoria.

Previous employment:
• A senior prosecutor with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in Perth.
• In-house Counsel with the Department of Consumer Protection in Perth.
• A part-time instructor at the Leo Cussen Institute since 1996.

NOTABLE APPEARANCES

Robert has been junior counsel to several silks in major Supreme Court cases including Jim Kennan, Geoffrey Nettle and David Habersberger in Victoria and Michael Corboy and John Gilmour in Western Australia
He has conducting complex cases as sole counsel in Victoria and Western Australia; see for example:

Legion Heights v Oaktech [2006] VSC 497 and that same case in the Court of Appeal [2008] VSCA 145;
Brimbank Automotive v Murphy & Anor [2009] VSC 26.
He acted for Derryn Hinch as junior counsel his Supreme Court appeal Hinch v County Court of Victoria & Ors [2009] VSC 548.
Prout v La Rosa [2005] WASC 98; Supreme Court of Western Australia.
Alpine Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors v Warwick Entertainment Centre Pty Ltd [2003] WASC 53; Supreme Court of Western Australia.
Hyne -v- Gerrard Nominees Pty Ltd [2003] WADC 284; District Court of Western Australia.
Newlands v Ratcliffe Building Group Pty Ltd & Anor (Domestic Building) [2010] VCAT 971. (6 day trial in VCAT).

PUBLICATIONS

“ Secrecy provisions of state revenue legislation” (1996) 25 Australian Taxation Review 83.

"Procedural and substantive aspects of unconscionability" Brief Magazine (Magazine of the Law Society of Western Australia) (April
2002).

	Robert Lombardi LL B (Melb) LL M (Syd)
		Chambers: Floor 10: Room 10: Building Douglas Menzies Admitted: 4th Dec 1988 Signed Bar Roll: 29th Nov 1989 Admitted to Practice in: Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia, . Phone: 9225 8348 Fax: 9225 8450 E-Mail: lombardi32@hotmail.com Booking Contact: richowells@vicbar.com.au Areas of Practice: Administrative Law Building and Construction Civil Litigation Commercial Law Contract Law Criminal Law Criminal Law (Appellate) Magistrates Court Civil Motor Vehicle Accidents Planning & Environment Property Law Residential/Retail Tenancies Taxation Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal CURRENT PRACTICE Robert Lombardi joined the Victorian Bar after completing his readership at the Bar with John Kaufman QC and doing his articles at Freehill Hollingdale & Page. Robert has a broad practice in commercial litigation at all court levels: with particular experience in building disputes, retail tenancies, property law, town planning law and taxation law. He also practices in criminal law and in disciplinary tribunals both in Victoria and in other states, especially Western Australia, and is a member of the Criminal Bar Association of Victoria. Previous employment: • A senior prosecutor with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in Perth. • In-house Counsel with the Department of Consumer Protection in Perth. • A part-time instructor at the Leo Cussen Institute since 1996. NOTABLE APPEARANCES Robert has been junior counsel to several silks in major Supreme Court cases including Jim Kennan, Geoffrey Nettle and David Habersberger in Victoria and Michael Corboy and John Gilmour in Western Australia He has conducting complex cases as sole counsel in Victoria and Western Australia; see for example: Legion Heights v Oaktech [2006] VSC 497 and that same case in the Court of Appeal [2008] VSCA 145; Brimbank Automotive v Murphy & Anor [2009] VSC 26. He acted for Derryn Hinch as junior counsel his Supreme Court appeal Hinch v County Court of Victoria & Ors [2009] VSC 548. Prout v La Rosa [2005] WASC 98; Supreme Court of Western Australia. Alpine Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors v Warwick Entertainment Centre Pty Ltd [2003] WASC 53; Supreme Court of Western Australia. Hyne -v- Gerrard Nominees Pty Ltd [2003] WADC 284; District Court of Western Australia. Newlands v Ratcliffe Building Group Pty Ltd & Anor (Domestic Building) [2010] VCAT 971. (6 day trial in VCAT). PUBLICATIONS “ Secrecy provisions of state revenue legislation” (1996) 25 Australian Taxation Review 83. "Procedural and substantive aspects of unconscionability" Brief Magazine (Magazine of the Law Society of Western Australia) (April 2002).