Tristan was called to the Bar in January 2026, following a thirteen-year career as a solicitor with several of Australia’s leading commercial firms and one of the nation’s largest banks. Earlier in his career, he served as Associate to Chief Judge Pascoe of the then Federal Circuit Court of Australia.
Tristan has advised on class actions, financial services law, civil litigation, general commercial disputes, Royal Commissions, and regulatory investigations. He also has experience running proceedings in courts of various levels across all six Australian States, as well as in the Federal Court of Australia.
He graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons), receiving multiple academic awards, including the WA Finlay Prize in Law for the highest overall marks in 2010.
Since January 2024, Tristan has served as the Church Advocate for the Anglican Diocese of Tasmania.
Chambers:
Old Mercury Chambers
91-93 Macquarie Street
HOBART TAS 7000
Postal Address:
GPO Box 268
HOBART TAS 7001
Also Admitted in: New South Wales, Australia
Noted Experience*
Brady v NULIS Nominees (Australia) Limited – defence of a superannuation trustee in a class action proceeding where the trustee was alleged to have breached statutory and general law duties to members in relation to the maintenance of grandfathered commission arrangements. See:
- Brady v NULIS Nominees (Australia) Limited in its capacity as trustee of the MLC Super Fund [2021] FCA 999
- Brady v NULIS Nominees (Australia) Limited in its capacity as trustee of the MLC Super Fund (No 2) [2021] FCA 1517
- Brady v NULIS Nominees (Australia) Limited in its capacity as trustee of the MLC Super Fund (No 3) [2022] FCA 224
- Brady v NULIS Nominees (Australia) Limited in its capacity as trustee of the MLC Super Fund (No 4) [2024] FCA 1374
- Brady v NULIS Nominees (Australia) Limited in its capacity as trustee of the MLC Super Fund (Costs) [2025] FCA 128
- Brady v NULIS Nominees (Australia) Limited in its capacity as trustee of the MLC Super Fund (Stay Application) [2025] FCA 588
Shimshon v MLC Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor – defence of two superannuation trustees in a class action proceeding where the trustees were alleged to have breached statutory and general law duties to members in failing to transfer certain Accrued Default Accounts to a MySuper product as soon as reasonably practicable. See:
- Shimshon v MLC Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor [2020] VSC 640
- Shimshon v MLC Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor [2021] VSCA 363
- Shimshon v MLC Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2022] VSCA 18
- Shimshon & Anor v MLC Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor (Settlement Approval) [2025] VSC 249
Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry – acting for one of Australia’s largest banks during the Financial Services Royal Commission with involvement in the superannuation, insurance, and Round 7 (Policy) rounds.
* These matters were conducted during Tristan’s time as a solicitor.