Christopher Tran

About Christopher

Chris practises in commercial and public law, including competition law, contract disputes, trade practices and consumer protection, constitutional law and administrative law.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Chris was a Solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons in 2011 and again from March 2013 to July 2013 in the dispute resolution team. He was Associate to Justice K M Hayne of the High Court of Australia from March 2012 to March 2013.

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Qualifications

BA; LLB (Hons)(Melb); LLM (Harv)

Chris holds a Master of Laws from Harvard University, where he studied as a Menzies Scholar and was awarded Dean’s Scholar Prizes by Professor Cass Sunstein for Administrative Law and Professor Laurence Tribe for Constitutional Analysis.

Memberships & Associations

Co-convenor of the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law.

Publications

Editor, Anti-Cartel Enforcement in a Contemporary Age: The Leniency Religion (Hart Publishing, 2015 (forthcoming)) (with Caron Beaton-Wells)
“New Perspectives on Australian Constitutional Citizenship and Constitutional Identity” (2012) 33 Adelaide Law Review 199
“Facts and Evidence in Litigation under the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) and the Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT)” (2012) 36 Melbourne University Law Review 287
“Revisiting Allegiance and Diplomatic Protection” [2012] Public Law 197
“Just Another Fish in the Sea? The WTO Panel Decision in US – Tuna III” (2012) 29 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 45
“Trading or Financial Corporations” under Section 51(xx) of the Constitution: A Multifactorial Approach (2011) 37 Monash University LawReview 12
“The ‘Fatal Conundrum’ of ‘No-Consideration’ Clauses after Plaintiff M61” (2011) 39 Federal Law Review 303
“Wong v Commonwealth: Missed Opportunities, Contemporary Meaning and the People” (2011) 13 Constitutional Law & Policy Review 76
“Government Duties to Provide Diplomatic Protection in a Comparative Perspective” (2011) 85 Australian Law Journal 300
“Using GATT, Art XX to Justify Climate Change Measures in Claims under the WTO Agreements” (2010) 27 Environmental and Planning LawJournal 346
“The Consistency of the European Union Renewable Energy Directive with World Trade Organization Agreements: The Case of Biofuels” (2010)1 Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review 33 (with Andrew Mitchell)
“Government Duties to Provide Diplomatic Protection in a Comparative Perspective” (2011) 85 Australian Law Journal 300
“Using GATT, Art XX to Justify Climate Change Measures in Claims under the WTO Agreements” (2010) 27 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 346
“The Consistency of the European Union Renewable Energy Directive with World Trade Organization Agreements: The Case of Biofuels” (2010)1 Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review 33 (with Andrew Mitchell)

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List A congratulates Christopher Tran recognised in Doyle’s Guide as a leading NSW Administrative and Public Law Junior Barrister in 2025