Suzanne Kirton
LLB [Monash]; BA.
- Chambers: Floor 13, Room 1305, ODC
- Year Admitted: 1993
- Year Signed Bar Roll: 2000
- Admitted to Practice in: Victoria, Federal Jurisdictions..
- Phone: (03) 9225 8549
- Facsimile: (03) 9225 7907
- E-Mail: skirton@vicbar.com.au
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Areas of Practice
- Administrative Law
- Arbitration
- Banking and Finance
- Bankruptcy/Insolvency
- Building and Construction Law (Incl Engineering)
- Commercial Law
- Common Law
- Contract
- Corporations (Company) Law
- Insurance Law
- Leases : Commercial and Retail Tenancies
- Local Government
- Magistrates Court - Civil
- Mediation : Accredited Mediator
- Professional Negligence
- Public Liability
- Town Planning
- Trade Practices
- Water and Drainage Law
Profile
Suzanne practices in the area of commercial litigation, especially in building and construction law.
Since coming to the bar she has appeared as junior counsel in such major commercial construction cases as Barwon Water v Aquatec & Ors (Supreme Court) and Anaconda v Fluor (commercial arbitration). She appears regularly in domestic building disputes at VCAT and in the courts on appeal and at first instance (where appropriate) for owners, builders, architects, engineers and indemnity and warranty insurers. She also appears before the Building Appeals Board and the Building Practitioners” Board. Prior to coming to the Bar she was Company Solicitor of the Housing Guarantee Fund for 5 years.
She is also experienced in VCAT's other jurisdictions, such as planning, tenancies, real property and fair trading.
Suzanne is an accredited mediator (LEADR) and has participated in over 400 mediations.
Professional Memberships:
Convenor - the Women Barristers' Association
Secretary - Commercial Bar Association, Construction Law Section
Committee Member - Building Dispute Practitioners' Society
Member of VCAT's Domestic Building List Users' Group
From 1/07/2008: Professional Standards Act 2003 [Vic] "Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation."