David Hughes
- T:+61 2 8228 2031
- F:+61 2 9221 5386
- E:dhughes@7thfloor.com.au
- W:www.7thfloor.com.au
David appears in complex commercial and corporate disputes. He has acted in significant cases for major corporations in the following fields:
• resources and infrastructure
• telecommunications
• investor class actions
• competition
• construction
David is an author of ‘The Interpretation of Contracts in Australia’ and is often consulted on difficult or significant questions of contractual interpretation.
David also appears in the Federal Courts in judicial review applications.
David also has expertise in private international law, and he is a former legal officer for the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
Doyles Guide includes David in the Leading construction and infrastructure junior counsel list for New South Wales 2022.
David was recently included as ‘A leading senior junior counsel specialising in contract and construction disputes. He is extremely knowledgeable and easy to work with. ’
Legal 500 – Asia Pacific