Trevor is a non-contentious construction lawyer specialising in major infrastructure and engineering projects. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Trevor had a career as an engineer working in Australia, Germany and England, and he has also acted as a superintendent on major engineering projects.
He acts for government, principals and contractors across a variety of industries, including the transport sector (airports, seaports, road and rail), energy (renewable and conventional energy as well as transmission and distribution), resources (including mining, mineral processing, hydrogen production) telecommunications infrastructure, social infrastructure (including hospital and university projects) and other significant infrastructure.
Trevor was the inaugural winner of the Society of Construction Law Australia’s Brooking Prize and the Law Council of Australia’s Tom Yuncken Award. He is a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne where he teaches Construction Law and Advanced Construction Law. His articles are widely published in domestic and international journals and have been cited with approval in several Supreme Court and Court of Appeal cases.
Key deals
Melbourne Airport
Acting for Melbourne Airport on the development of the new Third Runway Project. This is being delivered by a competitive ECI / D&C Contract and involves the development of a new north-south runway (parallel to the existing north-south runway), modification of the existing east-west runway and the development of taxiways and associated infrastructure.
Also acted on several other major projects for Melbourne Airport including, Terminal 2 expansion, Taxiway Zulu, International Terminal automated baggage handling system, security equipment and the elevated roadways.
Prysmian Powerlink S. r. l
Acting for the EPC contractor on the Marinus Link Project, which is a subsea DC power cable between Victoria and Tasmania. Also presently acting for Prysmian in relation to another subsea power cable project in the Asia Pacific region.
Wind farm and solar farm projects
Acted on the development of a wide variety of wind farm projects for numerous clients, including the Musselroe, Granville Harbour, St Ronan’s, Mt Fox, Myponga, Shandong (China), Golden Plains, Cathedral Rocks, Mt Fyans, Waterloo, Bluff Point and Studland Bay Wind Farms. Clients include Hydro Tasmania, Tas Networks, Woolnorth Wind Farms, Trust Power and Energy Australia.
Solar farm projects include the Bomen Solar Farm, Robinvale Solar Farm and presently a solar farm for Toyota.
Mining and resources projects
Acting for a variety of clients in the mining and resources industry. Some examples include MMG Ltd, Fortescue, Khoemacau Copper Mining (Botswana), Talison Lithium, Yara Pilbara and The Hydrogen Utility.
Ballarat Base Hospital
Acting for the Victorian Government on the $655 million redevelopment of the Ballarat Base Hospital, which will deliver a new multi-level tower and main entrance, a new emergency department with an integrated mental health, alcohol and other drugs hub, a new helipad, a new women and children's hub and an extra 100 inpatient and short stay beds.
Austin Hospital
Acting for the Victorian Government on the $275 million upgrade to the Austin Hospital’s emergency department. Once complete in 2028, the project will support an additional 30,000 emergency patients each year.
nbn Co
Acted in relation to the development of the $2.65 billion fixed line roll-out of the nbn. Also acted in relation to the $2.6 billion acquisition and upgrade of the HFC network.
North East Link
Acting in relation to the Primary Package (being delivered under an ITC PPP model) and in relation to the Northern Package (being delivered under an alliance model).