Division of Bar Roll:
Victorian Practising Counsel
Qualifications:
BA (University of Melbourne); JD (University of Melbourne)
Previous Occupation:
Associate at Allens; Associate at Heinz & Partners; Senior Associate to the Hon. Justice Sloss of the Supreme Court of Victoria; Lawyer at Clayton Utz
Accepts briefs from in-house counselProfile:
Prior to joining the Bar, Chris was an associate at Allens working in commercial litigation and regulatory investigations. He previously worked in the commercial litigation team at Clayton Utz, before working as an associate to the Hon. Justice Sloss at the Supreme Court of Victoria. Chris also worked at Heinz & Partners, Ballarat.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Juris Doctor and a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne. He has lectured Property Law at the university.
Chris read with Liam Brown. His senior mentor is Nicholas De Young KC.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation
Recent Reported Cases
AMA16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FedCFamC2G 331
DDD v Magistrates' Court of Victoria [2023] VSC 89
Dudley v Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety (2021) 66 VR 403; [2021] VSC 567
EIC20 v MICMSMA [2021] FedCFamC2G 282
EIC20 v MICMSMA [2022] FCA 1000
HKTR and NDIA [2022] AATA 150
McKechnie v State of Victoria [2022] VSC 801
McKechnie v State of Victoria [2023] VSC 234
McKechnie v State of Victoria [2023] VSC 259
McKechnie v State of Victoria [2023] VSCA 158
Minogue v Falkingham [2022] VSCA 111
Mitrov Homes Pty Ltd v Mustafa (No 2) [2023] VSC 386
Nguyen v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FedCFamC2G 231
Proprac Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor v Anderson [2023] VCC 403
Proprac Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor v Anderson (No 2) [2023] VCC 571
QYFM v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (2023) 409 ALR 65; [2023] HCA 15
Rowson v Department of Justice (No 2) [2022] VSC 382
Thompson v Minogue (2021) 67 VR 301; [2021] VSCA 358 (applications for special leave dismissed: Minogue v Thompson (in his capacity as Governor of Barwon Prison) [2022] HCATrans 175)
XPU v VWA [2022] VSC 620
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