Chris Tam

Chris’ practice, developed over 15 years at the Bar, covers all areas of commercial law (complex commercial disputes and civil fraud), complex financial crime and advocacy.

He has appeared as sole or leading counsel in many higher Court trials and appeals.

Other experience, as sole counsel, includes:

• pleading 100s of cases in higher courts in NSW, Qld and Victoria covering most areas of commercial law;
• appearing in many motions/applications in Courts at all levels covering all aspects of civil procedure and most aspects of criminal procedure;
• prosecuting serious, principally financial, crime for the Commonwealth DPP; and
• appearing in commercial and sports arbitrations.

Notable 2024/25 appearances include:

• for the administrators of Qenos defending proceedings in the Corporations List of the Supreme Court of NSW, briefed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth, final hearing;
• for Telstra, in proceedings against a former employee in the Commercial List of the Supreme Court of NSW, briefed by King & Wood Mallesons, final hearing part-heard and stay;
• for a defendant company in proceedings brought by a former partner in the Real Property List of the Supreme Court of NSW, briefed by Hickey Lawyers, final hearing;
• for the CDPP in two prosecutions against Clive Palmer in the Magistrates Court of Queensland and in Mr Palmer’s judicial review in the Supreme Court of Queensland,  jurisdiction challenge.