Head of Chambers, Jack Shand Chambers - Sydney
Barry was admitted to the bar in 1967 and was appointed as Queen’s Counsel in 1980. He is admitted to practice in Papua New Guinea.
He specialises in criminal, personal injury and insurance law.
He has appeared in many cases which have helped shape the Australian law, including Vocisano v Vocisano (1974 – whether counsel for an insurer can impugn their nominal party’s evidence), Corporate Affairs Commission v Yuill (1991 – rights of persons being examined under Corporations Law to claim self-incrimination privilege), Habib v Commonwealth of Australia – multiple cases (2008-2009 – liability of Commonwealth for torts committed by other sovereign powers against Australian citizens outside Australia), Adeels Palace v Moubarak (2009 – limits of Modbury Triangle principle; interpretation of Civil Liability Act s5D), Dasreef v Hawchar (2011 – admissibility of expert evidence under s79 of the Uniform Evidence Act); and Strong v Woolworths (2012 – application of Probability Theory to evidence in “slip and fall” cases).
Barry was admitted to the bar in 1967 and was appointed as Queen’s Counsel in 1980. He is admitted to practice in Papua New Guinea.
He specialises in criminal, personal injury and insurance law.
He has appeared in many cases which have helped shape the Australian law, including Vocisano v Vocisano (1974 – whether counsel for an insurer can impugn their nominal party’s evidence), Corporate Affairs Commission v Yuill (1991 – rights of persons being examined under Corporations Law to claim self-incrimination privilege), Habib v Commonwealth of Australia – multiple cases (2008-2009 – liability of Commonwealth for torts committed by other sovereign powers against Australian citizens outside Australia), Adeels Palace v Moubarak (2009 – limits of Modbury Triangle principle; interpretation of Civil Liability Act s5D), Dasreef v Hawchar (2011 – admissibility of expert evidence under s79 of the Uniform Evidence Act); and Strong v Woolworths (2012 – application of Probability Theory to evidence in “slip and fall” cases).