Patrick practices broadly, with a focus on public law, regulatory matters, government private law liability, criminal law and inquiries. He has particular experience in corporate and other forms of financial misconduct, including white collar crime.
Before coming to the bar, Patrick was an associate to the Hon Justice Nettle AC in the High Court of Australia; a senior lawyer and manager of the Appeals Practice at the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA); and an associate to Justice T Forrest in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Patrick holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor (with first-class honours) from the University of Melbourne. He read with Ruth Shann SC and his senior mentor is Rowena Orr QC (SG).
Some illustrative matters include:
Public law and regulatory matters:
Royal Commissions, inquests and other inquiries:
Criminal law: