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 SC and Jonathon Redwood.  His senior mentor is Philip Crutchfield QC.

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Areas of Practice

Cases

• CPG Group Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia [2019] VSC 146
• Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 17
• Australian Funding Partners Ltd v Botsman (High Court of Australia application for special leave to appeal)
• Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2018] HCATrans 261 (ongoing proceedings in the High Court of Australia)
• Crown Resorts Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Federal Court of Australia)
• BAC Holdings Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Federal Court of Australia)
• Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2018] VSCA 313
• CPG Group Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2019] VSC 146
• DLM (Guardianship) [2018] VCAT 1638
• Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1231