Lachlan Goddard

• Acted for a government department in a class action commenced in the Federal Court of Australia. This was a significant proceeding in terms of both scale and public interest, with an estimated class size of 35,000 people, and a claim period of 17 years.
• Acted for a Singaporean defendant in relation to allegations of fraud arising from the collapse of a significant cryptocurrency company.
• Acted for a manufacturer in a cross-border dispute with an Italian supplier seeking damages of approximately AUD$5 million arising from damage to goods that appeared to have occurred either during manufacture or shipping.
• Acted for an accounting firm in relation to the misappropriation of approximately AUD$3 million of client funds by an employee. These funds were converted by the employee into various crypto assets (including Ethereum and NFTs) and gambled.
• Acted for a corporate landlord in litigation arising from the landlord’s property manager granting two separate leases over the same portion of a CBD office building, causing potential damages in excess of $AUD24 million.
• Appeared as counsel in the District Court of South Australia in a successful application for the grant of a Mareva order over all assets owned by the respondent to the sum of approximately AUD$200,000. Then successfully argued an application for judgment in default of compliance with Court orders under r 146.1 of the Uniform Civil Rules 2020 (SA).

Professional Background

• Senior Associate, Mills Oakley

Education

• University of Melbourne, Graduate Diploma in Laws
• Queensland University of Technology, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business

Bar Admissions

• High Court of Australia, 2022
• Supreme Court of South Australia, 2021
• Supreme Court of Victoria, 2021