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Liam Cavell

Bachelor of Laws (Hons I) - Macquarie University
Bachelor of Media - Macquarie University

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Admitted to the Bar 2021

Experience

Liam primarily practices across commercial, common law, property and criminal matters.

Prior to coming to the Bar, he was a Senior Associate at Arnold Bloch Leibler where he represented and advised companies and individuals with respect to commercial disputes, white collar criminal matters, and internal investigations.

Before joining Arnold Bloch Leibler, Liam was a Senior Federal Prosecutor at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. In this role, Liam prosecuted tax, social security, financial services and electoral offences. Liam also previously worked as a solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills and was Associate to Judge Flannery SC in the District Court of NSW.

Liam is regularly briefed in a range of commercial disputes whilst also maintaining a broad practice that includes corporate, common law, strata, building and construction, property, taxation, bankruptcy, environment and planning, and criminal matters (with a focus on fraud, commercial crime, environmental offences and WHS contraventions). He has appeared before the Local, District and Supreme Courts of NSW, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia, the ACT Supreme Court and various tribunals.

Liam is recognised in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in Australia for litigation.

 

 

Principal Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Law See all +Close -
    • Appellate
    • Arbitration
    • Banking and Financial Services
    • Bankruptcy and Insolvency
    • Building, Construction and Technology
    • Class Actions
    • Competition and Consumer
    • Contracts
    • Corporations and Securities
    • Environment and Planning
    • Professional liability
    • Real property
    • Restraint of trade
    • Shareholder class actions
    • Trade Practices
  • Common Law See all +Close -
    • Appellate
    • Medical negligence
    • Professional liability
  • Criminal See all +Close -
    • Appellate
    • Fraud
    • Proceeds of crime
    • White collar and corporate crime
    • Work health and safety
  • Equity See all +Close -
    • Property
    • Wills and Estates
  • Industrial/Employment See all +Close -
    • Disciplinary Proceedings
    • Government Inquiries
    • Health Law
    • Restraint of trade
    • Work, Health and Safety Prosecutions
  • Inquests and Inquiries See all +Close -
    • Commissions of Inquiry
    • Coronial Inquests
  • Public and Administrative Law See all +Close -
    • Appellate
    • Constitutional Law
    • Disciplinary Proceedings
    • Health Law
    • Judicial review and administrative law
    • Merits review
    • Proceeds of crime
  • Taxation and Revenue See all +Close -
    • Appellate
    • Goods and services tax
    • Income tax

Sectors

Banks & Financial Services, Government, Funds, Healthcare, Real Estate,

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