Chris Tam

Chris’ practice, developed over 15 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 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 in NSW and Qld courts; and
• appearing in commercial and sports arbitrations.

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, instructed by Hickey Lawyers)
• Telstra v Sulaiman (No 3) [2024] NSWSC 971 (fraud, instructed by King & Wood Mallesons)
• Wild vs Meduri & Ors [2023] NSWSC 113 (testamentary capacity, instructed by Teece Hodgson & Ward)
• In the matter of Alon Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1021 (transfer of shares, rectification, instructed by Teece Hodgson & Ward)
• One Pro Baulkham Hills Pty Ltd v Ming Tian Real Property Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1043 (building contracts, instructed by Holding Redlich)
• Strut Master No 2 and anor v ZircoDATA Services Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 716 (contracts, instructed by Gadens)