Michael Burnett SC

Admitted

1981 Supreme Court of South Australia
1982 High Court of Australia
1991 Supreme Court of New South Wales
1999 Supreme Court of Queensland

Signed Bar Roll

2004

Appointed SC

25 October 2018

Academic Qualifications

LLB (Hons) University of Adelaide (1981)
LLM University of Alberta, Canada (1990)
GDLP, South Australian Institute of Technology (1981)

Areas of Practice

• Civil Litigation
  • Common Law - General
  • Professional Liability Law
  • Trusts
• Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Law - General
  • Consumer Protection and Credit Law
  • Corporations and Securities Law
  • Equity
  • Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Liquidation Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Product Liability Law
  • Property Conveyancing Law
  • Trade Practices and Competition Law

Professional Experience

1982-1985	Solicitor at Gun & Davey
1987-1989	Solicitor at O'Loughlin Robertson, merged with Baker McEwin to form Baker O'Loughlin later Minter Ellison
1990-1991	Solicitor at Kemp Strang Chippindall Sydney
1992-1994	Senior Associate, Minter Ellison
1994-1999	Partner, Minter Ellison
1999-2001	Director, Enforcement (Qld) ASIC
2001-2003	Enforcement Counsel (NSW & Qld) ASIC