Richard Michael Niall SC is an Australian jurist and a judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2017.[1]
Richard Michael Niall | |
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| Judge of the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria | |
| Assumed office 28 November 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Monash University |
| Occupation | Judge, lawyer |
Niall graduated with a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws with honours from the Monash University Faculty of Law in 1989. In 1995, he commenced practice as a barrister at the Victorian Bar, where he specialised in public law, revenue law, discrimination, employment and industrial law and human rights law.[2] He was appointed senior counsel in 2010. In 2015, he was appointed Solicitor-General of Victoria. He was a member of the legal team that advised the Victorian Labor government on the cancellation of the controversial East West Link project.[3] Niall was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2017.
Niall is the nephew of academic, biographer and literary critic Brenda Niall AO FAHA.
References edit
- ^ "Solicitor-General Appointed to the Court of Appeal | Supreme Court of Victoria". www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au.
- ^ "The Hon Justice Richard Niall QC | Melbourne Law School". www.law.unimelb.edu.au. 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Liberal fury as lawyer who helped sink East West Link made judge". The Age. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2020.