Neil is an Associate in the firm’s Dispute Resolution group.

Neil has significant experience acting for and against regulators, providing strategic advice to clients in litigation, and appearing as a solicitor advocate in Australian courts and tribunals.

He has experience in international arbitration, advising clients on complex legal and regulatory issues, statutory interpretation, judicial review and merits review, privacy and information law, government contracting, and conducting and responding to investigations.

Neil is an Australian-qualified lawyer and is admitted to practice in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

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  • Acting for a Japanese financial services firm in an international arbitration under SIAC rules.
  • Acting for an Australian government agency in the first case in the Full Federal Court of Australia brought under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 concerning the importation of foreign cultural artefacts.
  • Acting for a global minerals and metals company in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia seeking a license to export regulated waste.
  • Advising an Australian government agency in a breach of contract claim arising from a data breach experienced by a third party contractor.
  • Acting for regulators bringing civil penalty proceedings against corporate and individual respondents in the Federal Court of Australia.
  • Acting for a telecommunications company in proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia challenging a decision by Australia’s national network provider.
  • Acting for corporate and government clients responding to subpoenas, notices to give evidence or produce documents, and other compulsory information gathering processes of Australian courts, tribunals, royal commissions and enquiries.
  • Advising clients on compliance with Australia’s national anti-corruption legislation introduced in 2023.

Education

  1. 2014 · University of Oxford, UK, Master of Studies (Distinction)
  2. 2013 · College of Law New South Wales, Australia, Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
  3. 2012 · University of Sydney, Australia, Bachelor of Laws (Hons I)
  4. 2009 · University of Sydney, Australia, Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences (Hons I)

memberships and associations

  1. Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory
  2. Solicitor of the High Court of Australia
  3. Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
  4. Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory