Chris Tam

Chris’ practice, developed over 16 years at the Bar, covers all areas of commercial law (complex commercial disputes and civil fraud) and complex financial crime.

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

Notable recent cases in which Chris has appeared, or is appearing, include: for the CDPP in prosecutions against Clive Palmer and the former directors of Benjamin Hornigold; for Telstra in fraud proceedings against a former employee in the NSW Supreme Court; for the administrators of Qenos in the NSW Supreme Court; the Banksia, Surfstich, Forge, S&P/Clurname, Getswift, OzTech and Blue Sky class actions; the NewSat litigation in the Victorian Supreme Court; and the Rinehart/Hancock Prospecting litigation in the WA Supreme Court

Selected Appearances

Unled trials in the Equity Division of the Supreme Court of NSW

• Hederics v Spare Weel Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 1171 (contracts and proprietary estoppel)
• Telstra v Sulaiman (No 3) [2024] NSWSC 971 (fraud)
• Wild vs Meduri & Ors [2023] NSWSC 113 (testamentary capacity)
• In the matter of Alon Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1021 (transfer of shares, rectification)
• One Pro Baulkham Hills Pty Ltd v Ming Tian Real Property Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1043 (building contracts)
• Strut Master No 2 and anor v ZircoDATA Services Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 716 (contracts)

Unled Appeals – commercial

• Hederics v Spare Weel Pty Ltd [2026] NSWCA (reserved) (contracts/counterfactuals)
• Hung v Hung [2018] QCA 087 (summary judgment/loans)
• Amalgamated Pest Control Pty Ltd v SM & SE Gilece Pty Ltd and Ors [2016] QCA 260 (mandatory injunctions)