Dominic Triaca

LLB (Hons): BA.
Dominic Triaca
  • Chambers: Floor 2, Room 14, Dawson Chambers
  • Year Admitted: 25th February, 2002
  • Year Signed Bar Roll: 24th May, 2007
  • Admitted to Practice in: Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, Federal Jurisdictions..
  • Phone: 9225 6817
  • Mobile: 0430 149 333
  • Facsimile: 9225 7907
  • E-Mail: triaca@vicbar.com.au
  • Areas of Practice
    • Administrative Law
    • Bankruptcy/Insolvency
    • Building and Construction Law (Incl Engineering)
    • Commercial Law
    • Corporations (Company) Law
    • Equity & Trusts
    • Family Law (Including Defacto)
    • Leases : Commercial and Retail Tenancies
    • Probate/Wills/Family Provision
    • Property Law/Sale of Land
    • Town Planning

Profile

Dominic practices in commercial litigation and in particular in the areas of construction law, contract and property.

Experience.

Since joining the Bar, Dominic has been briefed in, amongst other things, the following cases:

Supreme Court.

Olex Australia Pty Ltd & Major Engineering Pty Ltd & Gillespie Powers Inc (with David McAndrew) dispute over construction of an aluminum-melting furnace.

Cullen v Lawless Group Pty Ltd: Construction Dispute / Removal of Caveat.

Connelly v Austock Securities Pty Ltd (junior to Stephen Estcourt QC) Unconscionable Conduct.

(Various) Statutory Demand cases and Wind Up Proceedings.

County Court.

Tony Thanh v Binh Ma; Removal of Caveat; Statute of Limitations Dispute.

Nelson Silos Pty Ltd v Poly Pacific Australia Pty Ltd (junior to Tim Margetts SC) construction dispute with issues including delay damages.

Connelly v Shinberg; loan dispute.

VCAT

Body Corporate v Stosius, Uren & Ors (with Joe Forrest) construction dispute.

Abdul Zahir v Director of Public Transport; application for reinstatement of taxi operators licence.

Turner v Taylor, Chemind Construction Products & Ors; waterproofing dispute.

Dominic Triaca read with Alister McNab. His Senior Mentor was Peter Murdoch QC.

Prior to coming to the Bar Dominic practised as a Solicitor at Rennick & Gaynor.


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