Fabian specialises in building and construction disputes, commercial disputes, property and leasing disputes and insurance disputes, particularly in trial work involving expert evidence. Fabian regularly appears in lengthy commercial trials unled.
Fabian’s experience includes:
· Construction Disputes: a busy superior court and tribunal practice acting on behalf of builders, property developers, owners, architects, engineers and other trades in respect of defect and delay claims, security of payment act disputes, down-stream sub-contractor disputes and front-end contract advice. Fabian’s practice spans both domestic and commercial construction disputes. Fabian also often advises on the trickier aspects of front-end drafting for major building contracts.
· Commercial Disputes: a broad commercial practice including acting in partnership disputes, disputes between company directors, equitable claims (such as misrepresentation and duress), insolvency disputes and international and domestic commercial arbitrations.
· Property & Leasing Disputes: appearing and advising in disputes regarding leases and licences, disposal and sales of property, removal of caveat proceedings, and owners corporation disputes.
· Insurance Disputes: appearing for insured professionals in the construction and infrastructure industries and advising insurers and underwriters on liability.
· Urgent injunctions: appearing in urgent injunctions in all jurisdictions, such as freezing orders, orders to prevent the transfer of property, to urgently abate property damage, to restrain the use of confidential information, and to prevent the calling upon of securities.
Fabian maintains chambers in both Melbourne and Hobart, is a member of the Victorian Bar (his profile can be found here) and regularly appears in all Victorian and Tasmanian courts.
Fabian sits as a Sessional Member of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) and hears building and planning disputes. He is also a Member of the Legal Profession Disciplinary Tribunal (Tas).
Fabian was listed as recommended junior counsel in Doyles Leading Commercial & Dispute Resolution Barristers for 2026.
Prior to joining the bar, Fabian was a solicitor at Ogilvie Jennings in Hobart (now HWLE Lawyers).
Old Mercury Chambers
Level 3, 91-93 Macquarie Street
Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Melbourne Chambers
Owen Dixon Chambers West
Level 5, 525 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Telephone: (03) 9225 7333
Facsimile: (03) 9225 7907
Ausdoc: DX 94 Melbourne
Clerk: C/- Svenson Barristers
Owen Dixon Chambers
205 William Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Admitted to Practice: 21 July 2014
Signed Bar Roll: 25 October 2018
Also Admitted in: Victoria