Graham Egan
Senior Associate
Graham Egan is a Senior Associate in our Disputes & Litigation team.
Professional Background
Graham has over a decade of experience in litigation and dispute resolution, advising and representing customers across a broad range of public and private law disputes.
Graham is a skilled litigator and litigation strategist, with a sharp focus on delivering positive, pragmatic outcomes for his customers. Graham takes a careful and considered approach to all matters, with the belief that developing a suitable strategy early on is the key to providing successful and cost-effective results.
Graham draws on the extensive knowledge and experience he gained practising as a barrister in South Africa for 12 years before joining Sharrock Pitman, where his practice focused on administrative law, commercial disputes, insolvency and trust matters.
Areas of Expertise
- Commercial Litigation
- Administrative law
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy
- Court and Tribunal Proceedings
Qualifications and Memberships
- Bachelor of Laws (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
- Member - Law Institute of Victoria
- Admitted to practice in the High Court of Australia
Languages
Graham is fluent in Afrikaans and welcomes the opportunity to assist clients who would prefer to communicate in Afrikaans.
Selected Recent Matters
Grand View Trading Pty Ltd v SJV Properties Pty Ltd (Building and Property) [2025] VCAT 545
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Affiliations and accreditations
Case Note: Zhao v Kontomichalos [2026] VSCA 30
What's in a lease? Senior Associate Graham Egan looks at the recent Court of Appeal decision in Zhao v Kontomichalos [2026] VSCA 30.
Litigating in VCAT? Beware the foreign defendant
Graham Egan, Senior Associate in Disputes & Litigation, discusses the matter of Apollo Marble and Granite Imports Pty Ltd v Industry + Commerce (Civil Claims) [2008] VCAT 2298 involving a debt and a defendant located overseas.
Retail or not? Why your Lease needs to be clear from the start
There is an increasing number of disputes emerging between commercial landlords and tenants over whether their lease agreements are subject to the Retail Leases Act, particularly in relation to those outgoings which are not recoverable from the tenant under the Act. Litigation Lawyer, Graham Egan looks the recent case of Grand View Trading Pty Ltd v SJV Properties Pty Ltd.
