John K Arthur

LLB; BA
John K Arthur
  • Chambers: Floor 8, Room 803, Building Isaacs
  • Year Admitted: 1986
  • Year Signed Bar Roll: 1989
  • Admitted to Practice in: Victoria, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Federal Jurisdictions..
  • Phone: (03) 9225 8291
  • Mobile: 0412 892199
  • Facsimile: (03) 9225 8292
  • E-Mail: jkarthur@vicbar.com.au
  • Areas of Practice
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution
    • Banking and Finance
    • Bankruptcy/Insolvency
    • Building and Construction Law (Incl Engineering)
    • Commercial Law
    • Contract
    • Corporations (Company) Law
    • Credit Law
    • Defamation
    • Equity & Trusts
    • Insurance Law
    • Intellectual Property
    • Leases : Commercial and Retail Tenancies
    • Mediation
    • Mining Law
    • Probate/Wills/Family Provision
    • Professional Negligence
    • Property Law/Sale of Land
    • Taxation ( Including Revenue, Customs & Excise)

John did his Articles with Price Brent and signed the Bar Roll in 1989.

John's principal areas of practice are general commercial litigation, sale of land, property, equity and probate and wills.

His work ranges across the following:

  • causes and applications in the Supreme, Federal, County and Magistrates Courts and at VCAT;
  • mediations;
  • drawing pleadings, affidavits and other documents;
  • advising in civil litigation, general advice work;

    • John has also published a number of articles:

    • "Liability of Directors for Unpaid Group Tax" (1994) Vol 68 Law Institute Journal 606.
    • "Testator's Family Maintenance - are Stepchildren Eligible?" (1997) Vol 71 Law Institute Journal 55
    • "Possible Avenues for Policyholders following the collapse of the HIH Group" (2001) Vol 75 Law Institute Journal 56
    • "When time is of the essence. Remedies for breach of contract" (2006) 80 Law Institute Journal 42.
    • "Fair play" Interlocutory injunctions (2007) 81.06 Law Institute Journal 52.

    He has delivered CPD seminars on topics including remedies for breach of contract for sale of land and interlocutory injunctions.

    John is a current author of Williams Civil Procedure Victoria;Butterworths Bankruptcy Law and Practice and the "Contempt of Court", "Insolvency" and "Leases" titles in Court Forms Precedents and Pleadings Victoria.

    John is married with 4 children.

    John is a member of Asialink's Chairman's Club and the Chancellor's Circle.

    From 18/09/2008Professional Standards Act 2003 [Vic] "Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation."