Toby Borgeest    

Practice Group Leader, Perth

Commercial Litigation | Industrial

Toby Borgeest has more than 10 years experience as a litigation specialist conducting all aspects of litigation for Slater & Gordon's premier institutional clients. The range of litigation Toby has conducted has included representing clients in some of Victoria's longest superior court trials, royal commissions, commercial and banking actions, class actions, inquests, white collar crime prosecutions, statutory civil penalty prosecutions, a Commonwealth royal commission, and many urgent applications for interlocutory injunctive relief.

Toby’s communication and work ethic is one of the best in the field and has gained formal recognition of his legal excellence. Toby has been the practice group leader of Slater & Gordon's Perth office since 2005. Prior to that Toby was a partner in the firm's Melbourne office, having worked at Slater & Gordon since his articles in 1997.

Expertise

• Statutory penalty regimes and enforcement proceedings;
• Large scale litigation management, planning and systems
• Advocacy
• Commercial litigation
• Industrial and employment litigation

Career History

• Slater & Gordon since 2005 (practice group leader – Perth office)
• 2004 - 2005 Slater & Gordon (partner)
• 1997 Slater & Gordon (articles)

Memberships & Associations

• Law Institute of Victoria
• Law Society of Western Australia
• 2002 - 2004 International Centre for Trade Union Rights, Executive Committee member

Professional Qualifications & Admissions

• 2005 Admitted, Supreme Court, Western Australia
• 1998 Admitted, High Court of Australia
• 1998 Admitted, Supreme Court of Victoria
• 1997 Bachelor of Laws, University of Melbourne
• 1997 Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Melbourne