Tim practises primarily in commercial and public law.  His experience includes competition law, migration law, government advice work, class actions and bankruptcy.

Prior to joining the Bar, Tim worked at Allens as a solicitor in commercial litigation, and banking and finance.  Before joining Allens, Tim served as Associate to Justice North and Justice Bromberg of the Federal Court of Australia.  He also served as Foreign Law Clerk to Justice Skweyiya of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

Tim serves on a number of boards, including as a Board Member of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.  He is a member of the Yuin people of the South East Coast of New South Wales.

*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation

Areas of Practice

Cases

• Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2018)
• Sister Marie Brigid Arthur (Litigation Representative) v Northern Territory (No 2) [2020] FCA 215 (settlement approval judgment); Sister Marie Brigid Arthur (Litigation Representative) v Northern Territory [2019] FCA 859
• Love v Commonwealth of Australia; Thoms v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] HCA 3
• Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum Inc v VicForests [2018] FCA 178
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australian Egg Corporation Ltd [2017] FCAFC 152 (on appeal to the Full Federal Court)
• Duval-Comrie v Commonwealth of Australia [2016] FCA 1523
• MZABP v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 110; (2016) 152 ALD 478
• Junior Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory (2016-17)
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australian Egg Corporation Ltd [2016] FCA 69
• Plaintiff M196 of 2015 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCATrans 239
• ASADA v 34 Players and One Support Person [2014] VSC 635