Sebastian has experience in all areas of Family Law, with a particular interest in financial matters involving commercial interests concerning minority holdings and control factors, spousal maintenance issues, and de facto disputes.
Notable outcomes
Enforcement of final Property Orders which saw the client receive their total entitlement on an accelerated timeline together with an award of costs.
Preparation of 'pre-nuptial' Financial Agreements for high net-wealth individuals with their own separate private wealth structures.
Litigation and settlement by negotiation of a property matter which saw the client retain their family's farming enterprise.
Matters involving material non-disclosure and the consideration of grounds to set aside final Property Orders in a matter where the net asset pool was in excess of $30 million.
Matters involving overseas property interests and issues in dispute regarding beneficial ownership.
Qualifications, Committees & Memberships
Holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Graduate Diploma in legal Practice
Admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Victoria and High Court of Australia
A member of:
The Law Institute of Victoria
The Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia