Areas of Practice
- Administrative Law
- Historical sexual abuse
- Intentional torts: assault, battery, false imprisonment and wrongful arrest
- Medical Negligence
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Personal Injury
- Public and product Liability
- Slip and falls
- Work Health & Safety (WHS)
JURISDICTIONS
- NSW
- Court of Appeal
- Supreme Court
- District Court
- Personal Injury Commission
- Local Court
- Australian Capital Territory
- Supreme Court
- Northern Territory
- Supreme Court
- Common wealth
- High Court
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Economics, University of Sydney 1988
Bachelor of Laws, University of Sydney 1990
Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury, Law Society of NSW 1995
Date of admission: 2003
Called to the Bar: 2003
Professional Career
| 2003 to date | Barrister, Sir James Martin Chambers |
| 2002 to 2018 | Lecturer, Law Extension Committee – University of Sydney: Torts Examiner, Legal Profession Admission Board: Torts |
| 2000 to 2003 | In-house Counsel, QBE Insurance Group Limited |
| 1998 to 2000 | Senior Associate, Hicksons Lawyers |
| 1996 to 1998 | IT Content Manager, Human Solutions |
| 1995 to 1996 | Solicitor, Bruce & Stewart Turton |
| 1990 to 1995 | Solicitor, Moray & Agnew |
Examples of recent cases
- Bjekic v State of New South Wales (Western Sydney Area Health District) (2023) PIC A1 – W6221/21: Red Alert protocols for COVID-19 and “main contributing factor”
- Lihing Wei v. Hungry Panda Au Pty Limited & Ors (2022) PIC: fatal accident of a food delivery rider; “deemed worker”
- Central West Group Apprentices Limited v Coal Mines Insurance Limited [2008] NSWCA 348: meaning of the expression “employer in the coal industry”
- Jessing v Pegasus Venue Management Pty Limited [2008] NSWCA 77: duty to give reasons
Memberships
| 2003 to date | NSW Bar Association Australian Lawyers Alliance |
| 2002 to 2018 | Australasian Law Teachers Association |
| 1990 to 2002 | Law Society of NSW |
