Colin has been a barrister since 1998 and has over 30 years of experience. He has a broad practice that includes civil claims, prosecutorial decisions, and industrial disputes. Colin is recognised as a leading barrister in New South Wales in work, health and safety law, and industrial and employment law. He has been consistently recognised in Doyle’s Guide for his work, and was listed again in 2025 as the Market Leading Barrister in Work Health and Safety Law in New South Wales, as well as a Recommended Employment & Industrial Law Barrister NSW.
Colin appears for prosecutors and defendants in criminal prosecutions and advises and appears in a range of Employment and Industrial litigation, as well as civil claims. Colin also acts for a range of health professionals (in particular, specialist medical practitioners), as well NSW Health agencies, and corporations operating in the medical/health industry, with respect to Commonwealth and State regulatory fields and professional disciplinary matters in a range of Courts and specialist Tribunals.
Colin’s advocacy experience extends to appearing in a range of jurisdictions including the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal, the Federal Court of Australia, and the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Colin also appears in specialist Courts and Tribunals, such as the Fair Work Commission, the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW, the NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal, and the Coroners Court of NSW. He has also appeared before the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW.
The outcomes and reasoning of the cases in which Colin appears are published regularly in specialist industry publications and material (such as Workplace Express, OHS Alert, Alert 24 – Workplace & Employment Law). These are disseminated widely to both legal and non-legal audiences.
Colin regularly presents papers at UNSW CLE Employment Law seminars and for other conference providers, as well as for lawyers in law firms and government departments, in respect to Work Health and Safety issues, as well as in respect to Employment and Industrial Law.
Colin has a broad base of clientele including corporations, officers, trade unions, individuals, and the government. In his government practice, he regularly appears in prosecutions and appeals in various courts for work health and safety offenses for state regulators such as SafeWork NSW, the NSW Department of Industry (previously Department of Trade & Investment; and formerly Department of Mineral Resources), the NSW Ministry of Health, the NSW Department of Customer Service, the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator. He also provides advice on policy matters and legal developments for various government departments on work health and safety matters.
Outside the law, Colin is a passionate cyclist, footballer, and ocean swimmer. He has also been an active member of the Coogee Surf Life Saving Club since 2012.
