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Senior Counsel
- David Bennett AC QC
- John Sheahan SC
- Gregory Burton SC FCIArb
- Stephen Burley SC
- Andrew Tokley SC
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Junior Counsel
- Mark Boulton
- Jeff Kildea
- Michael Heath
- David Raphael
- Andrew Bulley
- Hugh Stowe
- David Chin
- Philip Carr
- Cynthia Cochrane
- James Gibson
- Elizabeth Raper
- Andrew Fox
- Julian Cooke
- Phoebe Arcus
- Matthew Lewis
- Dale Bampton
- Nicolas Kirby
- Alexander Flecknoe-Brown
- Barry Dean
- Meher Gaven
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Honorary Members
- John O'Meally AM RFD
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Chambers Manager
- Trish Hoff
Phoebe Arcus
+61 2 8815 9109
phoebe.arcus@5wentworth.com
- Areas of practice
- Intellectual Property
- Administrative Law
- Discrimination Law
- Corporate and Commercial
- Competition and Trade Practices
ADMISSIONS
• New South Wales (admitted as a solicitor in 2003, called to the bar in 2007)
• New York State (admitted in 2005)
• Southern & Eastern Districts of New York (admitted in 2005)
ACADEMIC
2003 – 2004
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
New York, NY, U.S.A Masters of Laws
1998 – 2002
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney, NSW
B.A. (English) / LLB (First Class Honours Equiv)
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
2005 – 2006 FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Associate to the Hon. Justice Annabelle Bennett AO
2002 – 2007 MALLESONS STEPHEN JACQUES Sydney, NSW
(with absences) Solicitor, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property & IT,
and Dispute Resolution groups
EXAMPLE CASES
Trade Marks & Misleading and Deceptive Conduct
• Jackel International Ltd v Jackel Pty Ltd & Ors VID1467 of 2011, appearing for the respondents
• Television Food Network v Food Channel Network Pty Ltd [2010] HCATrans303, appearing for Food Channel Network Pty Ltd
• Health World Ltd v Shin-Sun Australia Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 100, [2009] FCAFC 14, [2010] HCA 13, appearing for Shin-Sun Australia Pty Ltd
• Trade mark oppositions in IP Australia, such as Mazen Abdul-Kader v Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd [2012] ATMO 2
Patent
• Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp v Apotex Pty Limited – NSD 936 of 2012, appearing for Apotex
• Apple Inc & Anor v Samsung Electronics Inc & Anor – NSD 1243 of 2011, appearing from Apple
• Dura-Post (Aust) Pty Ltd v Delnorth Pty Ltd [2009] HCATrans 328, [2009] FCAFC 81, [2008] FCA 875 appearing for Dura-Post (Aust) Pty Ltd
• Britax Childcare Pty Ltd v Infa-Secure Pty Ltd VID 109 of 2009, reserved, appearing for Infa-Secure Pty Ltd
Copyright
• Technicon Industries Pty Ltd v Caroma Industries Ltd [2009] FCAFC 76, appearing for Technicon Industries Pty Ltd
• Rutter v Brookland Valley Estate Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 702, appearing for Brookland Valley Estate Pty Ltd
• Nine Network Australia Pty Limited v IceTV Pty Limited [2008] FCAFC 71, appearing for Ice Tv Pty Ltd
Competition
• McHugh v Australian Jockey Club NSD 1187 of 2009, reserved, appearing for Mr McHugh
TEACHING & PUBLICATIONS
2012 LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Sydney, NSW
Trade Marks, LL.M. course
2011 LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney, NSW Comparative Trade Marks, LL.M. course
Publications
• The revised section Copyright Law in Ritchie’s Court Forms and Precedents, LexisNexis
• the revised section on Trade Marks Law also in Ritchie’s Court Forms and Precedents, LexisNexis
• co-author of the section Infringement of Trade Marks in Patents, Trade Marks and Related Rights (Lahore (general ed.)) Butterworths
• American Missile Defence System 19 Space Policy 7-13 (2003)