Robert Size


Robert has a diverse practice spanning commercial, public and criminal law.
He regularly appears in matters before the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Federal Court of Australia, as well as lower courts and courts in other jurisdictions.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Robert was a tipstaff in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, senior law reporter for Thomson Reuters, research assistant at Eight Selborne Chambers and casual academic teaching constitutional law, criminal law and evidence at UTS.
Robert is currently completing a PhD examining whether profiting by publishing fake news may be prosecuted as fraud. His work has been published in academic journals in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Robert devotes part of his practice to advising or appearing pro bono. He is committed to providing accurate advice and effective advocacy.
- Burton v DPP (NSW) (2022) 110 NSWLR 145; [2022] NSWCA 242
- Casey v DePuy International Ltd & Anor [2023] FCA 254
- Leggett v Hawkesbury Race Club Limited (2022) 293 FCR 608; [2022] FCA622
- Owners SP 92450 v JKN Para 1 Pty Ltd & Toplace Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA114
- Re Habibi Waverton Pty Ltd (2021) 154 ACSR 701; [2021] NSWSC 1443
- Tram v Innerwest Property Partners Pty Ltd [2024] NSWDC 155
- R v E3Sixty Ltd [2023] NSWLC
- R v Pridgeon & Ors [2024] QDC
- R v Rolfe [2022] NTSC
- R v Sotiriadis [2023] NSWDC
- Russell v Desi Nominees Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1249
- Re Davis Investment Group Holdings Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2) [2022] FCA 1200
- Wu v Wu [2022] ACTSC 360
- Zoobury Pty Ltd v Cariste Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 18
- Admitted to the Bar: 2021
- Admitted as a Legal Practitioner: 2016
- PhD (UTS): 2018 - Present
- LLB (Hons I) (UTS): 2015
- BA (Dist) (UNSW): 2012
R v Bashir? The Case for Charging Martin Bashir with Fraud, [2021] Criminal Law Review 779.
Can Parliament Deprive the High Court of Jurisdiction with Respect to Matters Arising Under the Constitution or Involving its Interpretation? (2020) 41 Adelaide Law Review 87.
Taking Advantage of Advances in Technology to Enhance the Rule of Law, (2017) 91 Australian Law Journal 575.