Independent barrister practising from the Victorian Bar
Melbourne, VIC
Listed on
Victorian Bar register
Jurisdiction
Victoria
Primary city
Melbourne (VIC)
Profile depth
Register listing
Matthew D Townsend is a barrister of the Victorian Bar. This profile is sourced from the public Victorian Bar register — the official list of currently practising barristers maintained by the Victorian Bar Inc.
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Matthew D Townsend appears in 1 Doyle’s Guide barrister ranking across 1 practice area.
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Submitted review · received September 2026
One review about Matthew D Townsend has been sent to us directly. It is published here as it was written.
“I would like to leave a "good" review for the barrister - Matthew Townsend. He was helping me to modify restrictive covenant for my property.
He is an outstanding barrister, professional and well knowledge, timing, work efficiency, work hard. The whole process completed in few months only. I am very happy with the result.”
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