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
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Civil Litigation
- Common Law - General
- Professional Liability Law
- Trusts
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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 |
Liability limited by a scheme approved under professional standards legislation.