Elected to the Bar: 2025
Liability limited by a Scheme approved under the Professional Standards Legislation
Chris Bailey
Chris practises predominantly in commercial and public law.
Prior to being elected to the bar, Chris conducted disciplinary prosecutions for the Legal Practice Board and spent over a decade practising in commercial litigation at Williams & Hughes, including acting as trial counsel. His specific areas of interest includes wills and estates litigation, insurance, and professional negligence.
Chris commenced his career as an Associate to the Hon Justice Buss and the Hon Justice Owen at the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
Qualifications
Date of admission: 2008
Qualifications: LLB (Hons), BA (Hons) – University of Notre Dame
Areas of practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate
- Commercial
- Appellate
- Bankruptcy
- Building and construction
- Construction and engineering
- Consumer protection law
- Contractual disputes
- Corporate insolvency
- Corporations law
- Equity
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Intentional torts
- Landlord and tenant
- Negligence
- Partnership disputes
- Professional liability
- Professional negligence
- Real property
- Restraint of trade
- Securities and investments
- Superannuation
- Trusts
- Defamation
- Environment and Planning
- Family and Guardianship
- Industrial and Employment
- Inquests and Inquiries
- Mining and Resources
- Public and Administrative
- Succession