Darren’s expertise includes:

• Class actions
• Complex commercial proceedings
• Regulatory investigations and prosecutions
• Domestic and international arbitration

Recent examples of Darren’s work include:

• Acting for the Liquidators of Timbercorp Finance in a class action brought by over 12,000 investors and borrowers seeking to avoid their investments in 33 agri-business managed investment schemes between 1992 and 2008, and loans entered into to fund those investments totalling in excess of $477m. All claims by the investors were dismissed following a complex trial. An appeal brought by the investors also failed on all grounds, as did an application to the High Court of Australia for special leave to appeal. Darren is now assisting the Liquidators to recover monies owed by investors under their loans with Timbercorp Finance in over 1,200 court proceedings.
• Acting for an ASX listed power company against Victorian emergency services and fire fighting organisations in the largest class actions in Australian history arising out of the Black Saturday Kilmore East and Murrindindi bushfires. These claims were resolved before judgment with the agencies collectively contributing $103.6m and $29.1m towards the resolution of those actions.

• Recognised Lawyer, Alternative Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration, The Best Lawyers in Australia
• Winner, Client Choice Award for Litigation (Australia), Lexology ILO International Client Choice Awards
• Recommended Lawyer, Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Doyle’s Guide
• Finalist, Partner of the Year, Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
• Recommended Lawyer, Dispute Resolution, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific