Thomas Wood
Thomas practises in public and commercial law.
Immediately before coming to the Bar, Thomas was Counsel Assisting the Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth, Dr Stephen Donaghue KC. He was previously the Senior Associate to the Hon Justice Michelle Gordon AC of the High Court. Before and after his time as an associate, he was a solicitor at the Australian Government Solicitor, where he practised primarily in constitutional litigation.
Thomas read with Graeme Hill and his senior mentor is Rachel Doyle SC.
*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation
Areas of Practice
Cases
- Attorney-General (Cth) v Huynh [2023] HCA 13
- Work Health Authority v Outback Ballooning Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 2
- Palmer v Western Australia [2021] HCA 5
- Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Western Australia [2021] HCA 30
- Farm Transparency International Ltd v New South Wales [2022] HCA 23
- Garlett v Western Australia [2022] HCA 30
- SDCV v Director-General of Security [2022] HCA 32
- Vanderstock v Victoria [2023] HCA 30
- Karam v The King [2022] VSC 808
- Viterra Malt Pty Ltd v Cargill Australia Ltd [2023] VSCA 157
- Yunupingu on behalf of the Gumatj Clan or Estate Group v Commonwealth [2023] FCAFC 75
- Gerner v Victoria [2020] HCA 48
Publications
- “The Threshold Question in Clubb v Edwards: Political Communication, Severance and Practice” (2020) 31(2) Public Law Review 155;
- “The Evolving Role of History in Constitutional Interpretation”(2020) 31(3) Public Law Review 248 (with Dr Donaghue QC);
- Editor, Melbourne University Law Review, volume 37 (2013-2014).
QUALIFICATIONS
BA; JD (Melb)
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS
Member of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law.
Thomas Wood
Profile
Thomas practises in public and commercial law.
Immediately before coming to the Bar, Thomas was Counsel Assisting the Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth, Dr Stephen Donaghue KC. He was previously the Senior Associate to the Hon Justice Michelle Gordon AC of the High Court. Before and after his time as an associate, he was a solicitor at the Australian Government Solicitor, where he practised primarily in constitutional litigation.
Thomas read with Graeme Hill and his senior mentor is Rachel Doyle SC.
*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation
Areas of Practice
Cases
- Attorney-General (Cth) v Huynh [2023] HCA 13
- Work Health Authority v Outback Ballooning Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 2
- Palmer v Western Australia [2021] HCA 5
- Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Western Australia [2021] HCA 30
- Farm Transparency International Ltd v New South Wales [2022] HCA 23
- Garlett v Western Australia [2022] HCA 30
- SDCV v Director-General of Security [2022] HCA 32
- Vanderstock v Victoria [2023] HCA 30
- Karam v The King [2022] VSC 808
- Viterra Malt Pty Ltd v Cargill Australia Ltd [2023] VSCA 157
- Yunupingu on behalf of the Gumatj Clan or Estate Group v Commonwealth [2023] FCAFC 75
- Gerner v Victoria [2020] HCA 48
Publication
- “The Threshold Question in Clubb v Edwards: Political Communication, Severance and Practice” (2020) 31(2) Public Law Review 155;
- “The Evolving Role of History in Constitutional Interpretation”(2020) 31(3) Public Law Review 248 (with Dr Donaghue QC);
- Editor, Melbourne University Law Review, volume 37 (2013-2014).
Qualifications & Memberships
QUALIFICATIONS
BA; JD (Melb)
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS
Member of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law.