Bryce Douglas-Baker Barrister

Dr Bryce Douglas-Baker appears across a wide range of jurisdictions and areas of law, including corporate and commercial, contract, equity, trusts, building and construction, property, family, and water law.  He isfrequently briefed in complex litigation involving overlapping statutory, common law, and equitable claims.  His recent matters include large-scale construction disputes, contested trust litigation, contract rescission, fraud, corporate insolvency, and easement claims.  He also acts in regulatory matters concerning whistleblower complaints and corporate misconduct.  A selection of recent matters in which Bryce has appeared may be found here.

Before coming 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.

He 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. 

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