Christopher Tran
Bar Roll: 2014
Admitted: 2011
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Chris practises in commercial and public law, including competition law, contract disputes, trade practices and consumer protection, constitutional law and administrative law.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Chris was a Solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons in 2011 and again from March 2013 to July 2013 in the dispute resolution team. He was Associate to Justice K M Hayne of the High Court of Australia from March 2012 to March 2013.
*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation
Areas of Practice
Aged CareCommercialCompetitionConstitutional LawCorporate & CommercialCorporationsDisabiltyEquity & TrustsFOI/PrivacyHuman RightsJudicial ReviewMerits ReviewPropertyProperty, Planning, Environment & ResourcesPublic LawPublic LawTrade Practices/Consumer Protection
Cases
- Meringnage v Interstate Enterprises Pty Ltd [2020] VSCA 30; (2020) 60 VR 361
- Brown v Tasmania [2017] HCA 43; (2017) 261 CLR 328 (led by Richard Niall QC, Solicitor-General of Victoria)
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Pacific National Pty Limited [2020] FCAFC 77
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2018)
- Spence v Queensland [2019] HCA 15; (2019) 93 ALJR 643
- Bolitho v Banksia Securities Ltd (No 6) [2019] VSC 653
- Setka v Carroll & Ors [2019] VSC 571
- Comcare v Banerji [2019] HCA 23
- Chairperson of the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants v Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police [2019] VSCA 154
- Guy v Crown Melbourne [2018] FCA 36
- Unions NSW v New South Wales [2019] HCA 1
- Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2018] HCA 3
- Australian Workers’ Union v Registered Organisations Commissioner [2017] FCA 1554
- Uren v Uren [2017] VSCA 300
- Amcor Ltd v Barnes [2016] VSC 707
- Plaintiff M68/2015 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] HCA 1
- Mullett v Nixon [2016] VSC 129
- MZAIR v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1316
- Barnes v Victoria [2015] VSCA 343
- Murphy v Electoral Commissioner (High Court)
- PT Bayan Resources TBK v BCBC Singapore Pte Ltd(2015) 89 ALJR 975; [2015] HCA 36
- North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency v Northern Territory (2015) 90 ALJR 38; [2015] HCA 41
- Child Support Registrar & Scullin [2015] FamCAFC 200
- Patel v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 881
Publications
- Christopher Tran – Editor, Anti-Cartel Enforcement in a Contemporary Age: The Leniency Religion (Hart Publishing, 2015 (forthcoming)) (with Caron Beaton-Wells)
- Christopher Tran – “New Perspectives on Australian Constitutional Citizenship and Constitutional Identity” (2012) 33 Adelaide Law Review 199
- Christopher Tran – “Facts and Evidence in Litigation under the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) and the Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT)” (2012) 36 Melbourne University Law Review 287
- Christopher Tran – “Revisiting Allegiance and Diplomatic Protection” [2012] Public Law 197
- Christopher Tran – “Just Another Fish in the Sea? The WTO Panel Decision in US – Tuna III” (2012) 29 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 45
- Christopher Tran – “Trading or Financial Corporations” under Section 51(xx) of the Constitution: A Multifactorial Approach (2011) 37 Monash University LawReview 12
- Christopher Tran – “The ‘Fatal Conundrum’ of ‘No-Consideration’ Clauses after Plaintiff M61” (2011) 39 Federal Law Review 303
- Christopher Tran – “Wong v Commonwealth: Missed Opportunities, Contemporary Meaning and the People” (2011) 13 Constitutional Law & Policy Review 76
- Christopher Tran – “Government Duties to Provide Diplomatic Protection in a Comparative Perspective” (2011) 85 Australian Law Journal 300
- Christopher Tran – “Using GATT, Art XX to Justify Climate Change Measures in Claims under the WTO Agreements” (2010) 27 Environmental and Planning LawJournal 346
- Christopher Tran – “The Consistency of the European Union Renewable Energy Directive with World Trade Organization Agreements: The Case of Biofuels” (2010)1 Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review 33 (with Andrew Mitchell)
- Christopher Tran – “Government Duties to Provide Diplomatic Protection in a Comparative Perspective” (2011) 85 Australian Law Journal 300
- Christopher Tran – “Using GATT, Art XX to Justify Climate Change Measures in Claims under the WTO Agreements” (2010) 27 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 346
- Christopher Tran – “The Consistency of the European Union Renewable Energy Directive with World Trade Organization Agreements: The Case of Biofuels” (2010)1 Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review 33 (with Andrew Mitchell)
QUALIFICATIONS
BA; LLB (Hons)(Melb); LLM (Harv)
Chris holds a Master of Laws from Harvard University, where he studied as a Menzies Scholar and was awarded Dean’s Scholar Prizes by Professor Cass Sunstein for Administrative Law and Professor Laurence Tribe for Constitutional Analysis.
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS
Co-convenor of the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law.
Christopher Tran
Bar Roll: 2014
Admitted: 2011
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Profile
Chris practises in commercial and public law, including competition law, contract disputes, trade practices and consumer protection, constitutional law and administrative law.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Chris was a Solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons in 2011 and again from March 2013 to July 2013 in the dispute resolution team. He was Associate to Justice K M Hayne of the High Court of Australia from March 2012 to March 2013.
*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation
Areas of Practice
Aged CareCommercialCompetitionConstitutional LawCorporate & CommercialCorporationsDisabiltyEquity & TrustsFOI/PrivacyHuman RightsJudicial ReviewMerits ReviewPropertyProperty, Planning, Environment & ResourcesPublic LawPublic LawTrade Practices/Consumer Protection
Cases
- Meringnage v Interstate Enterprises Pty Ltd [2020] VSCA 30; (2020) 60 VR 361
- Brown v Tasmania [2017] HCA 43; (2017) 261 CLR 328 (led by Richard Niall QC, Solicitor-General of Victoria)
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Pacific National Pty Limited [2020] FCAFC 77
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2018)
- Spence v Queensland [2019] HCA 15; (2019) 93 ALJR 643
- Bolitho v Banksia Securities Ltd (No 6) [2019] VSC 653
- Setka v Carroll & Ors [2019] VSC 571
- Comcare v Banerji [2019] HCA 23
- Chairperson of the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants v Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police [2019] VSCA 154
- Guy v Crown Melbourne [2018] FCA 36
- Unions NSW v New South Wales [2019] HCA 1
- Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2018] HCA 3
- Australian Workers’ Union v Registered Organisations Commissioner [2017] FCA 1554
- Uren v Uren [2017] VSCA 300
- Amcor Ltd v Barnes [2016] VSC 707
- Plaintiff M68/2015 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] HCA 1
- Mullett v Nixon [2016] VSC 129
- MZAIR v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1316
- Barnes v Victoria [2015] VSCA 343
- Murphy v Electoral Commissioner (High Court)
- PT Bayan Resources TBK v BCBC Singapore Pte Ltd(2015) 89 ALJR 975; [2015] HCA 36
- North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency v Northern Territory (2015) 90 ALJR 38; [2015] HCA 41
- Child Support Registrar & Scullin [2015] FamCAFC 200
- Patel v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 881
Publication
- Christopher Tran – Editor, Anti-Cartel Enforcement in a Contemporary Age: The Leniency Religion (Hart Publishing, 2015 (forthcoming)) (with Caron Beaton-Wells)
- Christopher Tran – “New Perspectives on Australian Constitutional Citizenship and Constitutional Identity” (2012) 33 Adelaide Law Review 199
- Christopher Tran – “Facts and Evidence in Litigation under the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) and the Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT)” (2012) 36 Melbourne University Law Review 287
- Christopher Tran – “Revisiting Allegiance and Diplomatic Protection” [2012] Public Law 197
- Christopher Tran – “Just Another Fish in the Sea? The WTO Panel Decision in US – Tuna III” (2012) 29 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 45
- Christopher Tran – “Trading or Financial Corporations” under Section 51(xx) of the Constitution: A Multifactorial Approach (2011) 37 Monash University LawReview 12
- Christopher Tran – “The ‘Fatal Conundrum’ of ‘No-Consideration’ Clauses after Plaintiff M61” (2011) 39 Federal Law Review 303
- Christopher Tran – “Wong v Commonwealth: Missed Opportunities, Contemporary Meaning and the People” (2011) 13 Constitutional Law & Policy Review 76
- Christopher Tran – “Government Duties to Provide Diplomatic Protection in a Comparative Perspective” (2011) 85 Australian Law Journal 300
- Christopher Tran – “Using GATT, Art XX to Justify Climate Change Measures in Claims under the WTO Agreements” (2010) 27 Environmental and Planning LawJournal 346
- Christopher Tran – “The Consistency of the European Union Renewable Energy Directive with World Trade Organization Agreements: The Case of Biofuels” (2010)1 Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review 33 (with Andrew Mitchell)
- Christopher Tran – “Government Duties to Provide Diplomatic Protection in a Comparative Perspective” (2011) 85 Australian Law Journal 300
- Christopher Tran – “Using GATT, Art XX to Justify Climate Change Measures in Claims under the WTO Agreements” (2010) 27 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 346
- Christopher Tran – “The Consistency of the European Union Renewable Energy Directive with World Trade Organization Agreements: The Case of Biofuels” (2010)1 Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review 33 (with Andrew Mitchell)
Qualifications & Memberships
QUALIFICATIONS
BA; LLB (Hons)(Melb); LLM (Harv)
Chris holds a Master of Laws from Harvard University, where he studied as a Menzies Scholar and was awarded Dean’s Scholar Prizes by Professor Cass Sunstein for Administrative Law and Professor Laurence Tribe for Constitutional Analysis.
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS
Co-convenor of the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law.