Jon Baker is a senior associate in the Litigation Practice Group. He has significant experience in complex litigation/disputes and regulatory investigations. He has acted for Australian, overseas and multinational corporations, including the majority of the corporations in ASX’s 20 top market capitalised index.
Jon Baker’s practice focuses on commercial, administrative and regulatory dispute resolution and litigation.
Jon has significant experience across the entire spectrum of litigation work, including providing informal and formal legal advice, instructing counsel, and appearing as an advocate for clients in various Australian state and territory courts as well as the federal courts.
He has particular experience advising on Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) disputes and applications; Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA) facing disputes and compliance advice; corporate insolvency; administrative law; and commissions of inquiry.
Several of Jon’s cases have set legal precedent and are reported in authorised law reports, or are cited in leading legal commentaries. For example, several of Jon’s cases are cited in Australian Corporations Law commentaries as authoritative decisions.
Clients praised Jon’s legal acumen in the Dispute Resolution: Litigation category of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024, stating “Jon Baker has great knowledge of the law, attention to detail and is always available.”
Jon’s abilities as a litigator have also been praised by a leading Australian commercial law barrister, who stated “[…] [p]ut simply, I am very impressed with Jon. He clearly [has] a detailed mastery of the documents and the legal arguments. He is an excellent communicator, both written and oral. [Jon] turns matters on a very timely basis, and his product is always first class.”
Key Areas of Practice
Overview of Experience
Select General Commercial Disputes
Select Competition and Consumer Law Matters
Select Corporations Disputes and Corporations Act Matters
Select Administrative Law Matters
Select Investigations, Commissions and Parliamentary Inquiries Matters
Select Corporate Insolvency and Financial Services Litigation Matters
Select Construction Disputes Matters