Judicial Profiles
The Hon Justice Alan Goldberg AO
Federal Court of Australia (retired 2010)
Australian Competition Tribunal (former President)
Qualifications | Work History | Academic positions | Relevant judgments | Relevant cases as counsel | Relevant speeches and publications | Other
Relevant education, qualifications and honours
- Schooled at Scotch College, Melbourne
- LLB (Hons) University of Melbourne (1962)
- LLM Yale (1963) (Fulbright travel fellowship and scholarship
- Queen's Counsel (1978)
- Officer of the Order of Australia (2005) (AO) For service to the judiciary, particularly in the areas of competition law and equity,
and to the community as a contributor to debate on human rights and civil liberties and as a supporter of the arts.
Relevant work history
- 1997-2010 - Judge, Federal Court of Australia (3 Feb 1997 - 4 July 2010)
- 2003-2008 - President of the Australian Competition Tribunal
- 1998 - Appointed Deputy President of the Australian Competition Tribunal
- 1978 - Queens Counsel
- 1965 - Barrister (reading in the chambers of Daryl Dawson)
- 1964 - solicitor with Alexander Grant, Dickson & King, Solicitors
Academic appointments
- Taught at the Monash Law School and at Melbourne from 1985
Relevant judgments
- ACCC v Dermalogica Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 152; (2005) 215 ALR 482
Resale price maintenance - Attempt to prevent discounting - threatened non-supply. Penalty of $250,000 imposed.
Relevant cases as counsel
Prior to taking judicial office, Justice Goldberg acted as counsel in some significant competition law cases, including:
- Queensland Wire Industries v BHP (1989) 167 CLR 177 (High Court)
Misuse of market power - leveraging market power (section 46)
Relevant speeches and publications
- Forthcoming
