Profile

In 1995 Brendan founded his own firm, later joining with a midsize City firm. From December 2001 he again practiced on his own account before joining the Bar in 2005.

Brendan practices in a range of areas with an emphasis on:
* equity & trusts (including review of trustee decisions & disputes involving superannuation funds)
* property law (including commercial lease disputes)
* banking & finance
* bankruptcy & corporate insolvency
* commercial law, trade practices & contractual disputes
* family law property matters (appeals and matters involving trusts, superannuation funds, company & third party issues)
* wills, estates & contested probate matters
* intellectual property (particularly Trade Marks & passing off)
* constitutional law
* choice of law (private international law)

Brendan regularly appears as counsel before all courts and various tribunals at trial and appellate level. Brendan is a Certified Trusts and Estate Practitioner (STEP).

Brendan is a member of the Mental Health Human Research Ethics Committee (North Metropolitan Health Service).

Brendan was previously a member of the Child and Adolescent Health Service Board (and the Board's Audit & Risk Committee) from 2016 to 2018, and prior to that the CAHS Governing Council from 2012. Brendan has also been a member of the Legal Costs Committee, Council of the Law Society of WA, the Council of the Western Australian Bar Association, a board member of the Mental Health Law Centre (WA) Inc and a member of the Football West (soccer) Grievances and Appeals Tribunal.

Membership of Professional Organisations

• Western Australian Bar Association
• Family Law Practitioners' Assoc of WA (Inc)
• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Areas of Practice

• Appeals
• Banking and Finance
• Bankruptcy and Insolvency
• Commercial Law
• Competition Law
• Conflict of Laws
• Constitutional Law
• Consumer Protection
• Contract Law
• Corporations
• Disciplinary Tribunals
• Equity
• Family and De Facto
• Guardianship and Administration
• Intellectual Property
• Landlord and Tenant
• Local Government
• Mediation
• Planning and Development
• Property Law and Conveyancing
• Trade Practices
• Trusts
• Wills, Estates and Inheritance

Admitted to Practice

• Western Australia (1994)
• High Court of Australia (1994)

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (UWA) (1992)

Elected to WA Bar Association

2005