Judicial Profiles
The Honourable Sir Daryl Dawson AC KBE CB
High Court of Australia (1982-1997)
Qualifications | Work History | Other positions held | Academic positions | Relevant judgments | Relevant speeches and publications | Other
Relevant qualifications and honours
- 1956 - Bachelor of Laws, University of Melbourne (First Class Honours)
- 1956 - Master of Laws, Yale University (Fulbright Scholarship)
- 1957 - Admitted to the Victorian Bar
- 1971 - Appointed Queen's Counsel
- 1972 - Admitted to the Tasmanian Bar
- 2006 - Honorary Doctor of Laws (Monash University)
- 2008 - Honorary Doctor of Laws (Melbourne University)
- Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) (1988) In recognition of service to the law
- Knights Commander (Civil) The Order of the British Empire (KBE(C)) (1982) Judge of the High Court of Australia
- Companion (Civil) of the Order of the Bath (CB(C)) (1980) Solicitor-General for Victoria
Relevant work history
- 2001-2002 - Chairman, Review of the Competition Povisions of the Trade Practices Act
- 1997-2003 - Non-permanent judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
- 1982-1997 - Justice of the High Court (30 July 1982 - 15 August 1997; appointed by Malcolmn Fraser
- 1974-1982 - Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve in charge of its legal service in Melbourne.
- 1974-1982 - Solicitor-General of Victoria
- 1974-1987 - Member of the Australian Motor Sport Appeal Court (Chairman in 1987)
Other positions held and honours
- 1982 - Knighted (Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE))
- 1986 - Companion of the Order of Australia
Academic appointments
- Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne
- Adjunct Professor at Monash University
Relevant judgments
- Queensland Wire Industries v BHP (1989) 167 CLR 177 (High Court)
Misuse of market power - leveraging market power (section 46) - Commercial Bank of Australia v Amadio
Dissented (not relevant to competition law, but a personal interest)
Relevant speeches and publications
- Forthcoming
Other
- Justice Alex Chernov, 'Portrait of Sir Daryl Dawson' (2008-2009) Victorian Bar News 46
Speech by Justice Alex Chernov, delivered on 25 September 2008 following the unveiling of the portrait of Sir Daryl Dawson at a ceremony at Owen DIxon Chambers
