Alexandra Golding

LL.B.[Univ. Adelaide]; B.Eco; Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (SAIT)
Alexandra Golding
  • Chambers: Floor 4, Room 418, ODCW
  • Year Admitted: 1988
  • Year Signed Bar Roll: 21st May, 2009
  • Admitted to Practice in: Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Federal Jurisdictions..
  • Phone: 9225 6749
  • Mobile: 0404 828 280
  • Facsimile: 9225 7907
  • E-Mail: alexgolding@vicbar.com.au
  • Areas of Practice
    • Banking and Finance
    • Building and Construction Law (Incl Engineering)
    • Commercial Law
    • Common Law
    • Coronial Inquests
    • Disciplinary & Related Tribunals
    • Environmental Law
    • Equity & Trusts
    • Insurance Law
    • Magistrates Court - Civil
    • Occupational Health and Safety
    • Probate/Wills/Family Provision
    • Professional Negligence
    • Property Law/Sale of Land
    • Public Liability
    • Trade Practices

Alex has practised as a solicitor for 20 years, most recently as a senior consultant at Moray & Agnew. She practises in the commercial sphere with particular interest in professional negligence, liability, environmental and building claims. She was seconded to a financial institution and undertook asset recovery work for that institution. She is experienced in all forms of ADR, particularly mediation.

Alex is the immediate past president of the Victorian chapter of the Australian Professional Indemnity Group and is also on the National Committee.

Cases in which Alex has appeared include;

Supreme Court of Victoria

Grocon Constructors v Planit Cocciardi: Originating motion seeking judicial review of adjudications made pursuant to the Building & Construction Industry Security of Payments Act ( lead by M Robins);

Girotto v Phillips Fox: Solicitors' negligence action ( with M Clarke);

Supreme Court of WA

Allstate v Blake Dawson: Solicitors' negligence action (with C Macaulay SC as His Honour then was)

Western Australia Court of Appeal

Allstate v Blake Dawson:(with P. Riordan SC) (settled)

Supreme Court of NSW (Commercial list)

Mining investment & loan dispute ( lead by M Loughnan SC) ( ongoing)

Melbourne Magistrates Court

McNair v Linfox: OH&S prosecution ( plea) ( lead by P Priest QC)

County Court

Cohen v Westbury Holdings (product liability)  ( with M Thompson SC).

Court of Appeal

Westbury Holdings v Cohen ( current) (with M Thompson SC)

Bach v Dometic (current) (with P Collinson SC)

 

Alex also regularly appears in the Magistrates Court in civil matters and VCAT in the Domestic Building Occupational Regulation, Legal Practice and Civil Claims Lists.

Alex is currently a member of the Bar's Professional Strandards Education Committee.

Co-monitor of the CommBar insurance and Professional Negligence Section

Committee member Gordon and Jackson List Committee

 

Victorian Bar Committee memberships

Professional Conduct Committee

From 18/06/2009: Professional Standards Act 2003 [Vic] "Liability limited by a scheme aproved under Professional Standards Legislation."