Andrew practises in commercial, public and tax law.

Before coming to the Bar, Andrew was an associate to the Hon Justice Crennan AC at the High Court of Australia, a solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons, and the Researcher to the Solicitor-General for Victoria.

Andrew holds undergraduate degrees in arts and law with first class honours from Monash University, where he was an Editor of the Monash University Law Review and received the Vice-Chancellor’s Honours-PhD Scholarship.  He also holds a Master of Law with first class honours from the University of Cambridge, where he studied as a Patrick Moore Cambridge Australia Scholar and received several academic prizes and scholarships.  Andrew has published on tax and international law, and has taught law at the Australian National University.

Andrew read with Dr Catherine Button QC and Jonathon Redwood.  His senior mentor is Philip Crutchfield QC.

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Areas of Practice

Cases

• Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 32
• Australian Funding Partners Ltd v Botsman [2019] HCA Trans 102
• ANF16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] HCASL 15
• Pitcher Partners class action (Hall v Pitcher Partners; Babscay Pty Ltd v Pitcher Partners) (Federal Court of Australia)
• Robodebt class action (Prygodicz v Commonwealth) (Federal Court of Australia)
• ACCC v Campbell (No 2) [2019] FCA 1487
• ACCC merger investigation into proposed acquisition of Cougar Mining Group
• Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1231
• Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 17
• Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2018] VSCA 313
• Atlas CTL Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v PJM Fleet Management (Receivers and Managers appointed) (in liquidation) [2019] VSC 866
• DLM (Guardianship) [2018] VCAT 1638
• Crown Resorts Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Federal Court of Australia)
• BAC Holdings Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2020] FCA 413
• CPG Group Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2019] VSC 146
• With respect to tax law, various ongoing and recently settled matters acting for taxpayers and the Commissioner, led by Neil Young QC, David Batt QC, James Hmelnitsky SC, Kristen Deards SC, Dr Catherine Button QC and Eugene Wheelahan QC, including matters involving transfer pricing, thin capitalisation, anti-avoidance, the capital/revenue test, international tax treaties, source and characterisation of income, the TARP test, the same business test, the single entity rule, and private rulings