Admission Date

  • Barrister: 1999 (NSW) 1997 (ACT)
  • Solicitor: 1993

Qualifications

  • BSc (University of Sydney) (1990)
  • LLB (Hons I) (University of Sydney (1992)
  • LLM (Hons I) (University of Cambridge) (1995)
  • PhD (Australian National University) (2002)

Previous Occupations

Solicitor (1993-1997): Allen Allen & Hemsley, Sydney (commercial litigation, finance, international trade and arbitration).

Lecturer (1997-2000): Australian National University & University of New South Wales. Lecturer in public international law, international trade law and international human rights law.

Adjunct Lecturer (1999 - present): University of Sydney.
Lecturer in postgraduate and undergraduate public and private international law courses and national security law.


Specific Areas of Practice

Instructions accepted in: public and private international law, commercial, trade practices and equity, constitutional & administrative law, government litigation, human rights & discrimination and appellate.


Recent Cases

  • "AWB Oil for Food Inquiry: The Domestic Status of Security Council Resolutions" (for the Commissioner)
    www.ag.gov.au/agd/www/UNoilforfoodinquiry.nsf/Page/Legal_Opinions

  • "Old UGC Inc v McRann" (for Old UGC Inc) (High Court: industrial relations, conflict of laws, constitutional law) [2006] HCA 24

  • Re Maritime Union of Australia; ex parte CSL Pacific Shipping Inc (for CSL Shipping) (High Court: industrial relations, public international law, constitutional law, maritime & admiralty) [2003] HCA 43

  • Sue v Hill (for the Commonwealth) (Elections; international law; administrative law) [1999] HCA 30

  • Petrotimor v Commonwealth (for Petrotimor) (Full Federal Court of Australia: public international law, oil & gas, expropriation, constitutional law) [2003] FCAFC 3

  • Gunn v Boulos (for Boulos) (Supreme Court of New South Wales: pay television, equity)

  • Cornwell v Commonwealth (for the Commonwealth) (ACT Court of Appeal: superannuation, tort, contract) (Special Leave Granted)

  • In the Matter of East Timor's Maritime Boundaries (public international law) (2004)

  • In the Matter of the Mandatory Application of the Death Penalty ("X"(name withheld)) (public international law) (2005)

  • Zorba v Turkey (for Zorba) (European Court of Human Rights: expropriation, human rights)

  • Kirk Group Holdings Pty Ltd v Workcover (for Kirk) (NSW Court of Appeal: appellate; constitutional; industrial relations; occupational health & safety) [2006] NSWCA 172

  • Oakley v DEWR (for the Commonwealth) (Industrial Relations Commission Full Bench) PR954267


Professional Memberships

President, International Law Association, Australian Branch.


Publications

  • The Domestic Relevance of International Tribunal Decisions (Doctoral Thesis).

  • The Margin of Appreciation in Australian Law (2003) Aust Bar Review.

  • Principles of Interpretation Applicable to Legislation Adopting Treaties (1998) 26 Fed.LR 207.

  • Agency & Distribution Law (in International Encyclopedia of Agency & Distribution Agreements) 1996,1998 & 2000 (International Bar Association).

  • Drawing a Line in the Sand: Legal Issues Raised by the United Nations Security Council (1998) Aust.Int.L.J. 82.

  • Perspectives on the Asian Human Rights Charter (1998) LawAsia Journal 99.

  • Disputes Involving Trusts in Australia (in Nedim Vogt (ed)) 1999 Helbing & Lichtenhahn.

  • International Law and Abortion in Australia (2000 23 UNSWLJ 1).

  • Voices in the Pacific: A Survey of Local and Regional Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations (1998) Asia-Pacific Journal of Environmental Law 78.

  • Book Reviews:

  • International Law: Contemporary Principles & Practice (forthcoming);

  • Fairness in International Law and Institutions (1999) International.& Comp.LQ;

  • Antarctic Environmental Protection (1997) Law Society Bulletin of the ACT;

  • Admiralty Jurisdiction (1997) Law Society Bulletin of the ACT;

  • Minority Rights in the New Europe (2000) Melbourne University Law Review.

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