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Darrell Barnett

Darrell Barnett

SC
16
Published decisions
0
Appellate decisions
0
Decision citations
19
Years at the bar
7
Practice areas

Professional Summary

Darrell Barnett SC practices across the commercial, corporations and general equity fields. He is regularly briefed to advise and appear in cases involving Corporations Act issues, schemes of arrangement, insolvency, alleged breaches of directors’ duties, valuation disputes, large commercial, contractual and property disputes and difficult issues of statutory construction, trust law and equity. High value family law property disputes involving complex trust or valuation disputes are also a feature of Darrell’s practice (where he appears for parties to the marriage and third parties). Darrell has been involved in a number of class actions, most recently in relation to the marketing of complex financial products to retail consumers and defective motor vehicle actions. He also appeared in the Pharmacare proceedings arising out of the collapse of Pan Pharmaceuticals and the J&J/DePuy ASR class action in relation to claims brought in respect of defective medical devices. Darrell’s class action clients have included plaintiffs, defendants, litigation funders, and insurers. Prior to joining the Bar, Darrell was a solicitor at Freehills specialising in State stamp duties and the structuring of large commercial transactions. At the Bar, he has continued to advise on large and complex commercial transactions and is well regarded for his legal knowledge and thorough, strategic insights.

Practice Areas

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Cases

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  • White Rock Wind Farm Pty Ltd v Dulhunty & Ors

  • Keybridge Capital Ltd v WAM Active Ltd (2021) 105 NSWLR 278[2021] NSWCA 203
  • instance before Ward CJ in Eq (as her Honour then was)[2020] NSWSC 1917
  • stay of proceedings under exclusive jurisdiction clause. Joseph v Parnell Corporate Services Pty Ltd (2021) 284 FCR 546[2021] FCAFC 67
  • Perpetual Corporate Trust Ltd v Owners Corporation SP6534 [2024] NSWSC

  • Grocon Group Holdings Pty Limited v Infrastructure NSW (No 2)[2023] NSWSC 1144
  • and issue waiver. Global Risk Alliance Group Services & Anor v Harmer & Ors[2024] NSWSC 79
  • Haines, regarding diversion of corporate opportunities and breaches of contractual, tortious and fiduciary duties. ASIC v Lanterne Fund Services Pty Limited[2024] FCA 353
  • contraventions. In the matter of Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund Pty Ltd (in liq)[2022] NSWSC 1784
  • appointment of special purpose liquidators in respect of certain Funeral Funds. In the matter of 3Q Holdings Limited[2022] FCA 1259
  • Cheeseman J, leading S Scott. Haselhurst v Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited[2022] NSWSC 1076
  • approval of significant class action settlement. Re Xplore Wealth Ltd (No 2)[2021] FCA 166
  • Re Jimmy’s Recipe Pty Ltd (No 2)[2020] NSWSC 632
  • regarding construction of settlement deed and claims for rectification, mistake and estoppel. Jennings v Jaguar Land Rover Australia Pty Ltd[2024] FCAFC 62
  • determination of carriage dispute on the basis of denial of procedural fairness, led by C Moore SC. Mawhinney v ASIC(2022) 294 FCR 375

  • companies and related injunctive orders, led by T Sullivan QC (as his Honour then was) for ASIC. Mawhinney v ASIC and Mayfair v ASIC (Gageler, Steward, Gleeson JJ)

Admissions

  • 2007Called to Bar
  • 2024Appointed Senior Counsel

Qualifications

  • 2008

    to 2014 Lecturer, Judicial Power (Syd, LLM)

  • 2000

    LLB/BSc (Waikato, NZ)

  • 2007

    LLM (Syd)

Documents

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