OVERVIEW

Christopher is a practical, client focused and results driven barrister with a diverse practice.

He is regularly instructed in criminal appeals and other complex criminal prosecutions including fraud, terrorism, and importation offences. His clients have included former South Sydney NRL player Sam Burgess, former NSW Minister Ian Macdonald, and Sydney identity Danny Lim.

He advises and appears in defamation and media law matters in all courts and jurisdictions. He recently acted for YouTube comedian FriendlyJordies defending a defamation claim by former NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro. He also successfully represented prominent Sydney solicitor Chris Murphy in a defamation claim against a Sydney newspaper. As the author of the Defamation chapter in the Australian Torts Reporter, he is well-versed in the 2021 uniform defamation law reforms. He is also sensitive to the needs and priorities of publishers, having acted as a duty lawyer for UK tabloid, The Sun.

He advises and represents employees and employers (including large multinational corporations) on industrial and employment matters. He was junior counsel in the landmark Workpac casual workers test case in the High Court, and was the co-author of the JobKeeper Guide (with Ian Neil SC and David Chin SC). He also appeared in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in a leading case on the national minimum wage.

Christopher is also experienced in inquiries and inquests. In 2018, Christopher represented the Nottinghamshire County Council in the UK Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. He has also acted for interested parties in coronial inquests and royal commissions.

Prior to his call to the Bar, Christopher worked as an Associate to the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia and lectured at the University of Sydney. He holds qualifications in law from the University of Sydney and King’s College London (where he was the highest ranked student in the Master of Laws (Intellectual Property and Information Law) program).

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