Dr Steven Churches
Dr. Steven Churches
Phone 8410 3672
Email [email protected]
Admitted to Practice 1976
Signed Bar Roll 2006
Other Information
Dr. Churches has appeared as presenting counsel in the High Court in:
Bropho v WA;
Webster v Lampard;
McNamara v Credit Tribunal and the RTA;
Ferdinands v Commissioner for Public Employment.
He has appeared as junior counsel in the High Court in:
Minister for Immigration v Teoh;
Wilson v Mathews;
Abebe v Commonwealth;
Bass v Permanent Trustee;
Yougarla v WA;
Minister for Immigration v SGLB;
Minister for Immigration v B
Areas of Practice
Commercial
- Competition
- Appellate (Commercial)
- Restraint of Trade
Criminal
- Appellate (Criminal)
- Extradition
- Proceeds of Crime/Money Laundering
- Traffic
Public/Administrative
- Constitutional Law
- Discrimination
- Native Title
- Social Security & Veteran Entitlements
- Appellate (Public/Administrative)
- Civil & Human Rights
- Customs
- Extradition
- Immigration Law
- Judicial Review & Administrative Law
- Merits Review
- Privacy/Freedom of Information
- Proceeds of Crime
Industrial/Employment
- Appellate (Industrial/Employment)
- Discrimination
- Employment Contracts & Restraint of Trade
- Industrial Disputes & Statutory Employment
- Rights
- Public Sector Appeals
Family Law & Guardianship
- Appellate (Family Law & Guardianship)
Common Law/Personal Injury
- Workers Compensation
- Appellate (Common Law/Personal Injury)
- Judicial Review – Motor Accidents
- Judicial Review – Workers Compensation
Appellate
- Civil Appeals
- Criminal Appeals
Equity
- Appellate (Equity)
Environment & Planning
- Appellate (Environment & Planning)
- Environmental & Planning Offences
- Local Government
- Merit Appeals
Inquests/Inquiries
- Commissions and other Inquiries
- Coronial Inquests
International
- Choice of Law