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Ken Howden
BA; LLB
Chambers: Floor 269: Building Chancery
Admitted : 1984
Signed Bar Roll : 1993
Admitted to Practice in : Victoria, New South Wales, Federal jurisdictions.
Phone : (03) 8600 1765 Facsimile : (03) 9225 7907 Mobile : 0411 262331
E-Mail : khowden@vicbar.com.au
Areas of Practice :
  • Bankruptcy/Insolvency
  • Commercial Law
  • Common Law
  • Contract
  • Equity & Trusts
  • Insurance Law
  • Leases : Commercial and Retail Tenancies
  • Magistrates Court - Civil
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property Law / Sale of Land
  • Public Liability
  • Trade Practices
  • Water and Drainage Law

  • Ken practises in the commercial and professional indemnity fields, with an emphasis on insurance. In particular his practice involves appearances and advice, mainly in the County and Supreme Courts, in:-
    [a] contract disputes; dealings in real property, businesses and goods, agency and partnership disputes, including their equity, tort and Trade Practices aspects;
    [b] disputes over mortgages, guarantees and other securities;
    [c] professional indemnity claims involving solicitors, barristers, accountants, investment advisors, insurance brokers, and builders;
    [d] liability claims upon water and drainage authorities;
    [e] landlord and tenant disputes, both commercial and residential;
    [f] disputes under property and liability policies and under life and personal accident insurance policies - as to coverage, the applicability of exclusions, and issues of non-disclosure, misrepresentation, fraud and arson; and
    [g] disputes as to contribution between insurers.

    Before coming to the bar, Ken had been a solicitor with Phillips Fox since 1984, practising in these fields. He was admitted to partnership in that firm in 1991.

    Professional Standards Act 2003 [Vic] "Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation."