Dr Bryce Douglas-Baker appears predominantly in corporate, commercial, property, and equity matters. He is frequently briefed in disputes involving building and construction, fraud, breach of duty, corporate misconduct, contractual disputes, insolvency, and equitable claims. He also acts in select family law proceedings involving property and trust structures, including those involving corporate entities. A selection of recent matters in which Bryce has appeared may be found here.
Before being called to the Bar, Bryce practised as a solicitor in corporate and commercial law. At Atanaskovic Hartnell, he advised national and international clients on major transactions, regulatory investigations, and corporate governance matters. Prior to that, he worked at Norton White, where he advised aviation and commercial clients on carrier liability, compliance, and administrative law. Further detail regarding Bryce’s work as a solicitor can be found here.
In addition to his practice, Bryce is a legal academic. He is the Principal Lecturer and Unit of Study Co-ordinator for Commercial Transactions, Practice & Procedure, and Foundations of Law at the University of Sydney through the Law Extension Committee. He has been appointed by the Legal Profession Admission Board as examiner at various times for Commercial Transactions and Practice & Procedure. He also teaches at the University of Technology Sydney, where his subjects have included Equity and Trusts, Ethics (UTS Bar Preparation Program), Commercial Equity, Civil Procedure, Evidence, and Foundations of Law.
Before entering the legal profession, Bryce taught English and Rhetoric at the University of Sydney, where he completed a PhD in English. His dissertation, Virtue and Kingship in Chaucer’s ‘Knight’s Tale’, examined the influence of Aristotelian virtue ethics on medieval political thought and literature. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in English and History from the University of Sydney.
Bryce has been awarded several scholarships and honours recognising excellence across law, the humanities, and legal education. These include the Aaron Levine Prize for Criminal Law, the James Coutts Scholarship in English, a University of Sydney Postgraduate Award, and a Law School Scholarship. He also received a Citation for Outstanding Lecturing in Law from the University of Sydney’s Law Extension Committee.
Areas of Practice
- Appellate
- Building and Construction
- Contract
- Co-operatives
- Corporations
- Corporate and Commercial
- Criminal
- Equity
- Family
- Insolvency
- Property
- Transport
- Water
- Wills and Estates
