After many years of advising and appearing for clients in some of their most sensitive legal matters, Andrew has developed a reputation as a ‘counsel of choice’ for particularly complex, risky, sensitive or otherwise important matters.
Andrew has very broad legal experience and has achieved deep expertise across a significant number of areas of law, including appeals, statutory interpretation, public law, family law, commercial law, equity and trusts, inquests and inquiries, tort law, wills and estates, revenue, land valuation and professional discipline. He also has a recognised ability to perform strongly in any matter he is briefed in.
He has appeared in well over 100 precedent setting cases in many different jurisdictions (including multiple appearances in the High Court, Full Federal Court, Full Family Court, and courts of appeal in various States and Territories).
In recent years, Andrew has appeared throughout Australia in a number of complex, high profile and important matters against leading senior counsel.
Andrew brings to each matter a highly developed strategic nous, an ability to pinpoint how the case is going to be won or lost, efficiency, including as to how best to deploy legal resources and efforts, and clear and concise communication skills, both in and out of court. He is also a great ‘team player’ and prides himself on being easy and pleasant to work with.
Andrew is also an accredited mediator, who works hard to utilise his legal and communication skills, empathy and common sense to find common ground and practical outcomes that lead to lasting resolutions of difficult disputes.
‘I wanted to say thank you to both of you [Andrew and his junior counsel Alex Langshaw, Selborne Chambers] for your hard work and most importantly skill over especially the last few weeks but also the last year or more. I said to [the client] today that this was the best legal work I had ever witnessed being done (in reference to the two of you) and that I had ever been involved in. Your advocacy in particular Andrew was formidable.’
Sarah Keenan, Director, Farrar Gesini Dunn, 30 June 2024 – following a 12-day hearing in the ACT Supreme Court.
Select Cases
Commissioner of Taxation v White, judgment reserved (Federal Court)
NTMA Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd v Beardmore [2026] FCAFC 23
Koutsouroupas v Minister for Health and Aged Care [2026] FCAFC 13
Leslie v Champion, judgment reserved (ACT Supreme Court)
Molonglo Group (Australia) Pty Ltd v Commissioner for ACT Revenue
Redrouge Nominees Pty Ltd (t/as Think Garden) v Canberra Institute of Technology (No 2) [2024] ACTSC 362 and [2025] ACTSC 27
Attorney-General (Tas) v Casimaty [2024] HCA 31; (2024) 98 ALJR 1139