Ph: (08) 8410 3672

Email: schurches@ejchambers.com.au

Dr Steven Churches

Bropho v WA;

Webster v Lampard;

McNamara v Credit Tribunal and the RTA;

Ferdinands v Commissioner for Public Employment.

He has appeared as junior counsel in the High Court in:

Minister for Immigration v Teoh;

Wilson v Mathews;

Abebe v Commonwealth;

Bass v Permanent Trustee;

Yougarla v WA;

Minister for Immigration v SGLB;

Minister for Immigration v B

Areas of Practice

Commercial

  • Competition

  • Appellate (Commercial)

  • Restraint of Trade

Criminal

  • Appellate (Criminal)

  • Extradition

  • Proceeds of Crime/Money Laundering

  • Traffic

Public/Administrative

  • Constitutional Law

  • Discrimination

  • Native Title

  • Social Security & Veteran Entitlements

  • Appellate (Public/Administrative)

  • Civil & Human Rights

  • Customs

  • Extradition

  • Immigration Law

  • Judicial Review & Administrative Law

  • Merits Review

  • Privacy/Freedom of Information

  • Proceeds of Crime

Industrial/Employment

  • Appellate (Industrial/Employment)

  • Discrimination

  • Employment Contracts & Restraint of Trade

  • Industrial Disputes & Statutory Employment

  • Rights

  • Public Sector Appeals

Family Law & Guardianship

  • Appellate (Family Law & Guardianship)

Common Law/Personal Injury

  • Workers Compensation

  • Appellate (Common Law/Personal Injury)

  • Judicial Review – Motor Accidents

  • Judicial Review – Workers Compensation

Appellate

  • Civil Appeals

  • Criminal Appeals

Equity

  • Appellate (Equity)

Environment & Planning

  • Appellate (Environment & Planning)

  • Environmental & Planning Offences

  • Local Government

  • Merit Appeals

Inquests/Inquiries

  • Commissions and other Inquiries

  • Coronial Inquests

International

  • Choice of Law