Practice areas:
Probate, wills & estates
Inheritance (Family Provision) Act claims
Trusts and equity
Defamation
Elder and aged care matters
Nationally Accredited Mediator
With nearly 20 years' experience at the South Australian Bar, David Crocker is a highly regarded barrister. David has a general commercial and civil litigation practice and his expertise covers probate and estate litigation, and other Supreme Court equitable and trusts actions.
David's instructing solicitors appreciate his honed analytical skills, practical advice and thoughtful manner. This is evident in his recognition in Doyle's Guide for seven consecutive years (as Pre-eminent Wills and Estates Litigation Barrister in South Australia in 2022 and 2023) for wills and estates litigation, disputes and contested matters in South Australia. In 2021 and 2024, David has also been recognised as Leading Junior Counsel for wills and estates litigation Australia-wide.
His post-graduate specialisation - LLM (Applied Law) majoring in Wills & Estates - adds to his reputation as a leading South Australian barrister in these areas.
David also has a particular interest in defamation matters and, as a former newspaper journalist, he has unique skills in interviewing and an understanding of the mechanics of print media operations.
David's other recognitions, memberships and accomplishments include:
· Represented various Commonwealth Government agencies in the Royal Commission
into Aged Care Quality and Safety
· STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) - South Australian branch member
· Succession Law Committee member – Law Society of South Australia
· A reporter for the Australian Succession & Trust Law Reports.
· Briefed by the Mullighan Inquiry into Children in State Care Commission of Inquiry
· Briefed by the APY Lands Commission of Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
· Associate at Wallmans Lawyers, Adelaide (2000-2003)
· Solicitor and Articled Clerk at Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Melbourne (1997-1999)
· Associate to Justice Duggan of the Supreme Court of South Australia (1996)
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