Suzanne Kirton

  • Phone: 61 3 9225 8549
  • Fax: 61 3 9225 7907
  • Email: skirton@vicbar.com.au
  • Chambers: 1301 ODCE

Suzanne practises in the area of commercial litigation, especially in building and construction law - commercial, domestic and regulatory.

Her years of experience have resulted in highly developed advocacy skills as well as tactical expertise and the ability to prepare the factual, legal and technical aspects of a case.

She came to the Bar with a background in domestic building insurance and has since broadened her experience by acting as a junior counsel in major commercial construction cases she appears before the Building Appeals Board and the Building Practitioners' Board.

She is also experiences in VCAT's other jurisdictions, such as planning, tenancies, real property and fair trading.

Snapshot

  • 15 years of experience at VCAT and its predecessors
  • Junior Counsel in Aquatec v Barwon Water (Supreme Court) and Anaconda v Fluor (commercial arbitration)
  • Assistant Secretary - Commecial Bar Association - Construction Law Section
  • Committee Member - Building Dispute Practitioners Society
  • Users Group Member - VCAT Domestic Building List

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