Cam took silk in November 2018 after 13 years at the Bar.
He is a very experienced commercial barrister with a broad commercial law practice. He has particular expertise in regulatory proceedings, trade practices and consumer protection, product liability, corporations and securities law including directors' duties and trusts disputes.
His practice also includes class actions, professional negligence, administrative law, insolvency, property and retail leases disputes, intellectual property disputes, contractual disputes and defamation.
He is briefed by private law firms, government lawyers and directly by in-house Counsel.
Cam is regularly included in the "Best Lawyers List for Australia", most recently in the areas of Commercial Law and Real Property Law.
Cam regularly advises and appears in Supreme Court and Federal Court matters including urgent freezing order applications and other injunctive relief. He also increasingly undertakes matters in other jurisdictions including the Supreme Courts of New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia.
Cam is a member of the Victorian Legal Admissions Committee.
Cam's recent and current briefs include:
- acting on behalf of a cryptocurrency firm to recover assets held in bank accounts in Bahamas including obtaining urgent freezing orders;
- acting in relation to alleged fraud and breaches of duty concerning commercial arrangements between Hungry Panda and EASI, specialist Asian delivery platforms including obtaining temporary stay of proceedings;
- acting for ASIC in relation to civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against AMP Group entities for alleged unconscionable conduct and other claims arising from fees and premiums charged to superannuation members;
- acting for ASIC in relation to civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Mercer Financial for alleged misleading conduct and breaches of FDS provisions of the Corporations Act;
- acting in a joint venture dispute in the New South Wales Supreme Court concerning two large residential properties;
- acting in an appeal in the Federal Court and subsequently in the Full Court of the Federal Court of a superannuation complaints decision of AFCA;
- acting in a joint venture dispute in the Supreme Court concerning the supply and distribution of A2 milk products;
- acting for members of a voluntary association in proceedings in the NSW Supreme Court challenging the validity of elections of office-holders;
- appearing for a computer hardware distributor in copyright proceedings brought by Microsoft.
Testimonials:
"I have worked extensively with Cam both in private practice and as in-house lawyer. Cam is very responsive, thorough and provides high quality work, often within tight deadlines. He has always struck me as an approachable, extremely organised and competent counsel, providing excellent drafting and advocacy skills, making him my first port of call for any litigious or advice work."
David Hopwood, General Counsel, Adaptalift Group (former inhouse Counsel, United Petroleum)
"Cam Truong represented Just Cuts in a matter. Cam was always open and frank . He was practical in his guidance and recommendations to us as a client. I always felt Cam had our best interests at heart and genuinely sort a successful and timely resolution to the challenges and complexities of the matter. To gain a result for Just Cuts. Cams approach was always refreshing and professional."
Denis McFadden, CEO/Founder, Just Cuts Franchising
Cam obtained excellent academic results in both his Masters of Laws at Melbourne University and his Bachelor of Laws at Monash University .
Prior to signing the Bar Roll, Cam worked as a commercial lawyer and litigator at Corrs Chambers Westgarth (with a particular focus on competition and trade practices law) and Slater and Gordon, working in all jurisdictions.
Cam is a founding member of the Asian Australian Lawyers Association (AALA – aala.org.au). AALA is the first incorporated association in Australia to focus on the growing number of Asian Australian lawyers in the legal profession, as well as other lawyers with an interest in Asia.
A selection of Cam Truong KC’s cases:
- ASIC v Mercer Financial Advice (Australia) Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1453 (deficient and misleading FDSs by a financial services licensee - civil penalty $12M imposed)
- ASIC v AMP Superannuation Limited [2023] FCA 488 (fees wrongfully charged to deceased customers - unconscionable conduct - civil penalty $24M in total imposed)
- ADG Digital Pty Ltd v Trigon Trading Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) [2023] FCA 232 (stay of orders for payment out of Court funds transferred from Bahamas bank account)
- Hungry Panda AU Pty Ltd & Ors v Fantuan Australia Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 102 (temporary stay of local proceedings until further to enable related UK proceedings to proceed first)
- Wan v BT Funds Management Limited [2022] FCAFC 189 (appeal concerning decision of superannuation trustee)
- Baptcare Ltd v Thomas Ingpen & Anor [2022] VSCA 250 (appeal of decision to refuse amendment)
- MJ & PT Gunningham Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Redpa Dairy Partners Pty Ltd (Trustee) [2022] FCA 1334 (contractual construction - exercise of option)
- Bao v Li [2022] NSWSC 1335 (property dispute - express trust); upheld on appeal Li v Tao [2023] NSWCA 310
- Microsoft Corporation v CPL Notting Hill Pty Ltd (No 7) [2022] FedCFamC2G 590 (copyright, trademark and ACL dispute) (currently on appeal); Microsoft Corporation v CPL Notting Hill (No 8) [2022] FedCFamC2G 1033 (final orders and costs)
- ASIC v AMP Financial Planning Proprietary Limited [2022] FCA 1115 (fees for no services - civil penalty $14.5M in total imposed)
- Hungry Panda AU Pty Ltd v Fantuan Australia Pty Limited [2022] VSC 448 (application to set aside subpoena)(currently on appeal)
- Chen v Shaanxi Chamber of Commerce [2021] NSWSC 337 (invalid elections of voluntary association)
- Lin & Ors v Lin & Ors [2021] VSC 53 (trusts dispute - interlocutory proceedings)
- Wade v JD Daniels [2020] FCA 1708 (consumer protection - implied warranties as to financial services)
- Ezy Global v Miller Crescent [2019] VSC 815 (caveat proceedings)
- ACCC v Thermomix in Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 556 (misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to the supply of kitchen appliances – contraventions admitted)(led by Charles Scerri KC)
- ASIC v Geary [2018] VSCA 103 (civil penalty proceeding against former officer of AWB) (led by Michael Colbran KC and Jonathon Moore KC)
- Hoh v Ying Mui Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 203 (appeal from findings of breaches of directors' duties and trust) (led by Peter Bick KC)
- Ying Mui Pty Ltd v Frank Kiang Ngan Hoh [2018] VSC 214 (relief ordered following earlier findings of breaches of directors’ duties and trust) (led by Peter Bick KC)
- Heaney Enterprises Pty Ltd v Just Cuts Franchising Pty Ltd [2018] VSCA 25 (appeal from County Court judgment – allegation of fraud)
- Hi-Rise Access Pty Ltd v Standards Australia [2017] FCA 604 (alleged misleading or deceptive conduct in connection with statements made about new Australian standard – trade or commerce) (led by Charles Scerri KC)
- Heaney Enterprises Pty Ltd v Just Cuts Franchising Pty Ltd [2017] VCC 654 (franchising dispute involving Just Cuts hairdressing franchise)
- ASIC v Flugge (No 2) [2017] VSC 117 (civil penalty hearing against former Chairman of AWB following finding of contravention of s.180) (led by Michael Colbran and Claire Harris)
- Raptis v City of Melbourne & Anor [2017] VSC 247 (lease dispute arising out of ‘legality’ of leased premises – summary dismissal because of VCAT’s exclusive jurisdiction)
- Ying Mui & Ors v Frank Kiang Ngan Hoh & Ors [2017] VSC 29 (Supreme Court proceeding involving complex trust dispute between members of Malaysian-Chinese family) (led by Peter Bick KC)
- ASIC v Flugge & Geary [2016] VSC 779 (Supreme Court proceeding involving civil penalty proceedings brought by ASIC against former officers of AWB) (led by Norman O’ Bryan SC and Jonathon Moore KC)
- He v Huang [2016] VCC 1658 (County Court proceeding involving breaches of employment and fiduciary duty)
- United Petroleum Franchise Pty Ltd v Gold Fuels Pty Ltd [2016] VCC 292 (County Court proceeding concerning a franchise dispute) (led by Peter Bick KC)
- Woodcroft-Brown v Timbercorp Securities Ltd & Ors [2013] VSCA 284 (managed investment scheme class action) (led by Julian Burnside KC)
- Bogart Lingerie Ltd v Steadmark Pty Ltd [2013] VSC 212 (Supreme Court proceeding between luxury French lingerie label Simone Perele’s Australian subsidiary and Hong Kong manufacturer concerning defective product claims)
To view some of Cam’s papers please click here.
