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MELBOURNE
VICTORIA
Australia
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Mr Craig Smith SC
Work Department
List G Barristers
Position
Craig Smith practises in commercial law, with a specialisation in intellectual property, contract, Australian Consumer Law and confidential information disputes.
Career
Craig has more than 24 years’ experience working in these areas, including more than 13 years at the Victorian Bar. He has a Chemical Engineering Degree (Honours, Owen Potter Award for top graduate, Monash University), and frequently acts in proceedings involving technical and scientific subject matter, including chemistry, biotechnology, pharmacology, materials science, mechanics, electronics and physics.
Craig regularly appears in the Federal Court, Supreme Court, County Court, Patents Office and Trade Marks Office.
Before coming to the Bar in 2009, Craig was a Senior Associate at Freehills (now Herbert Smith Freehills), and worked in its litigation and intellectual property groups for 10 years. He also has a Bachelor of Laws (Honours, Monash University), and a Master of Laws (H1 average, University of Melbourne).
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Hons)
Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
Master of Laws
Lawyer Rankings
Australia Bar > TMT and IP
(2022 Silks)Craig Smith SC – List G Barristers ‘Craig has a knowledge of trade mark principles and case law that is likely unrivalled in the profession. His advocacy is also excellent. He thinks clearly and this translates into clarity in conveying concepts that are otherwise quite nuanced and complex.‘
A ‘strong set of IP barristers,‘ and being a ‘pre-eminent list for IP matters in Victoria,’ List G Barristers includes a large number of barristers with strong IP and technology practices, with members including Tom Cordiner KC having experience in areas such as patent and trade mark infringement, and media matters including high profile cases in the social media space. Bruce Caine KC and Colin Golvan KC are highly rated in the set, as is Craig Smith SC, who appeared in UbiPark Pty Ltd v TMA Capital Australia Pty Ltd, a patent infringement and revocation case relating to technology used to run car parks. Kate Beattie is ‘an exceptionally talented barrister‘ in complex patent disputes and intellectual property litigation, while Peter Creighton-Selvay has appeared in precedent-setting intellectual property cases, both at trial and appellate level.