PRACTICE AREAS

Administrative Law

Civil Litigation

Environment - Local Government and Planning

Judicial Review

Media Law

Migration Law

Public Law

Refugee Law

Regulatory Law

Tenancy disputes

Tribunal matters
(AAT, NCAT, VCAT)

BACKGROUND

Chris Honnery is experienced in administrative law, migration law, civil litigation and regulatory law. Based in Sydney, Chris appears in matters throughout Australia and is an interstate member of the Victorian Bar. He welcomes briefs including:

  • Oral advocacy in courts and tribunals

  • Preparation of legal documents and submissions

  • Written advices

Chris was a solicitor for almost a decade. He worked at Victoria Legal Aid, the Federal Court of Australia, and oversaw Craddock Murray Neumann’s judicial review practice representing asylum seekers on Nauru.

Chris also passed the England and Wales Bar Transfer Test in 2020 having worked at London law firms such as Hickman and Rose solicitors and the head office of international media law organisation Article 19.

Chris has particular expertise in migration matters and challenging visa-related decisions.

RECENT CASES

PUBLICATIONS

Yes Minister, you must exercise your intervention power personally: Davis v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs & Ors [2023] HCA 10

Justice deferred: Plaintiff M1/2021 v Minister for Home Affairs

The confused construction of ‘non-refoulement’ for visa cancellation in the Ministerial Directions for visa cancellations

CONTACT

PHONE

Tel  02 9229 7333

0413 877 446

ADDRESS

Room 310
Frederick Jordan Chambers
53 Martin Place
Sydney NSW 2000