Leo Grey

Barrister, William Deane Chambers, Sydney

Leo Grey came to the Bar in 1988 with a significant specialty in administrative law, but subsequently diversified into personal Injury law, and equity and commercial matters. In recent years, this practice has mostly involved public liability, motor accident and medical negligence cases on the common law side, and a significant practice In the Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal, principally (but not exclusively) In the area of Commonwealth compensation law.

In the areas of common law and Commonwealth compensation law, Leo has also developed a significant appellate practice, appearing regularly as sole or lead counsel in the Federal Court (including the Full Court) and the NSW Court of Appeal. Leo has also appeared as lead counsel, sole counsel and junior counsel in the High Court of Australia on a number of occasions, including as lead counsel before the Full High Court in Canute v Comcare (2006) 226 CLR 535 and Comcare v PVYW (2013) 250 CLR 246.

Leo has been the author of a number of publications, including editor of the former Butterworth service, Communications Law and Policy in Australia. He has also been a contributor and speaker at a number of conferences, an international consultant in the area of broadcasting legislation, and taught communications law part-time at the University of New South Wales during the 1980s.