Profile
Year of Call:
2020Overview
Christopher has a broad commercial practice that includes building and construction, energy and resources, contract, corporations, defamation, and professional negligence, as well as a range of regulatory, public and administrative law work.
Having practised as a solicitor in commercial litigation and dispute resolution at a national Australian law firm, Christopher has an attuned sense of each client’s needs. He combines this client-centric approach with legal expertise drawn from acting for clients in a variety of industries, most notably the energy and resources, construction and infrastructure, and property sectors in all State and Federal Courts.
In 2021, Christopher was briefed to appear as junior counsel before the High Court of Australia in Sunland Group Limited v Gold Coast City Council (2021) 394 ALR 385.
Christopher holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Queensland and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the Queensland University of Technology.
Experience
> Advising in relation to a significant mining company in Queensland;
> A significant claim concerning the termination of a Power Purchase Agreement in the Supreme Court of Western Australia;
> Advising in relation to a claim against the Department of Defence for negligence, nuisance and breach of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth);
> Appearing in the High Court for Sunland Group Limited in respect of construing conditions of development approval;
> Acting in relation to various building and construction claims;
> Advising companies concerning the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth);
> Advising in various negligence cases, concerning claims of professional and medical negligence;
> Acting in defamation matters for individuals in traditional and digital media;
> Advising in a broad remit of matters concerning the Australian Consumer and Competition laws;
> Acting for mining companies in defending proceedings in relation to contracts for the construction and modification of rail infrastructure connecting to the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal near Gladstone;
> Acting in professional disciplinary proceedings;
> Advising in matters concerning intellectual property;
> Acting for the directors of a company in relation to civil warrants issued internationally;
> Acting for a diverse government departments in relation to general civil litigation matters.
Member
Bar Association of Queensland
Career
2020 Barrister
2018 Solicitor, Holding Redlich
Education
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Arts (Hons), University of Queensland
