Christopher Ward


12th Floor Chambers Contact Details Phone: (02) 6245 5522 Fax: (02) 6257 3399 Clerk: Bob Rymer Phone: 9232 4016	Home Barristers Clerk Contact Christopher Ward 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.

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:
1. International Law: Contemporary Principles & Practice (forthcoming);
2. Fairness in International Law and Institutions (1999) International.& Comp.LQ;
3. Antarctic Environmental Protection (1997) Law Society Bulletin of the ACT;
4. Admiralty Jurisdiction (1997) Law Society Bulletin of the ACT;
5. Minority Rights in the New Europe (2000) Melbourne University Law Review.

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