Christopher Chiam
Admin law
Administrative, Public & Constitutional
Arbitration
Class Actions
Commercial
Common Law
Consumer Protection
Corporate Reconstruction & Insolvency
Corporations
Employment
Equity
Insurance
Christopher accepts briefs in all areas of law, with a particular interest in commercial, corporations, equity and public law.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Christopher was tipstaff to the Honourable Justice AJ Meagher of the NSW Court of Appeal and practised as a solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills, where he worked primarily on complex commercial litigation. Christopher has also been a Teaching Fellow at the University of New South Wales.
Christopher holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales with First Class Honours and the University Medal, and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) with Distinction. He also holds a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney, where he was awarded the Judge Samuel Redshaw Prize for administrative law. He has also published a number of articles in peer-reviewed law journals, including on the areas of administrative law, statutory construction, equity, and insolvency.