BARRISTERS
174 - 180 Phillip Street
Sydney NSW 2000

TEL: (02) 9232 7750


Tom Brennan

Barrister

Tel:  (02) 9238 0047          Fax:  (02) 8028 6050

Email:   tbrennan@13wentworthselbornechambers.com.au

Admitted to the Bar

1 May 2006


Previous Occupation

Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Senior Executive Service Officer, Commonwealth Department of Employment Education and Training
Chief of Staff to Deputy Prime Minister

Legal Education

Bachelor of Arts, Australian National University
Bachelor of Laws, Australian National University


Areas of Practice

Administrative Law
Civil & Human Rights / Discrimination
Communications / Media
Industrial / Employment
Trade Practices & Competition
Transportation Law (Aviation / Maritime)


Admitted to Practice

Federal Court
Administrative Tribunals
Supreme, District and Local Courts


Curriculum Vitae

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Memberships

Law Council of Australia Trade Practices Committee
Law Council of Australia Civil Litigation Section
Law Council of Australia International Law Section
Australian Institute of Administrative Law


Publications

The Model Litigant Principle and the Legal Services Directions (ACLA, 2006)
Australia - China FTA : implications for Resources Trade (JB Were, 2005)
The US FTA - Impacts on Government Procurement (2004)
Undertakings of Confidence by the Commonwealth - Are there Limits? (AIAL Forum, 2000)


CLE Papers

Waiver of Legal Professional Privilege


Career Highlights

Recent cases in which Tom has been involved include:

Telstra v Minister for Communications - acted for Telstra in application for preliminary discovery at trial and on appeal

McKinnon v Treasury - acted for News Ltd in FOI proceedings in the AAT, federal and High Courts

McKinnon v CASA - acting for Seven Network in FOI proceedings

ACCC v Prouds - acted for ACCC in enforcement proceedings concerning dual pricing at trial and on appeal

ACCC v Link Solutions - acting for ACCC in enforcement proceedings under Parts IV and V of the Trade Practices Act

Australia - Apples from New Zealand - acting for Apple and Pear Australia as intervenor in WTO Dispute

Cohen v Health Care Complaints Commission - acted for Doctor in Court of Appeal

Gerhardt v APRA - acted for applicant in judicial review proceedings raising procedural fairness issues

New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties v Censorship Review Board - acted for applicant on motion concerning privilege and at trial of judicial review application

Re Xamerg and Minister for Education - acted for regulator on appeal against imposition of sanctions on overseas education provider.

Tom is also Chair of Little Company of Mary Healthcare Ltd which owns and operates the Calvary hospitals and aged care facilities in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, ACT and the Northern Territory.



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