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 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 SC.  His senior mentor is Philip Crutchfield QC.

*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation

Areas of Practice

Cases

• COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC LAW 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
• McCallum, in the Matter of Re Holdco Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) (No 2) [2021] FCA 377
• 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)
• In the Matter of Morago Nominees Pty Ltd (in liq) (Federal Court of Australia, settled)
• Joiner (Liquidator), In the matter of Cudeco Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (in liq) [2020] FCA 1661
• ACCC v Campbell (No 2) [2019] FCA 1487
• Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 17; [2018] VSCA 313
• Setka v Dalton [2020] VSC 521
• Atlas CTL Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v PJM Fleet Management (Receivers and Managers appointed) (in liquidation) [2019] VSC 866
• DLM (Guardianship) [2018] VCAT 1638
• Andrew regularly appears unled in cases concerning judicial review of decisions made under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth), see e.g., AWN16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] FCA 1095, Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1231, AWN16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCCA 3033, Kaur v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCCA 2585 and Prabhakar v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCCA 1243
• TAX LAW
• 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
• INQUIRIES
• Suitability inquiries into Crown Resorts Limited: acted for Crown in the NSW Casino Inquiry (led by Neil Young QC)