Areas of Practice

Christos is always up for an intellectual and logistical challenge. Christos focuses on:  

• Corporations and Trusts law

• Charities law

• Equity and Commercial law

• Administrative law and occupational licensing

• Property and environmental law

• Indigenous corporate governance, native title and land rights

• Estates law (domestic and international)

• Investigations and Inquiries

• Mediation

Languages

Dr Christos Mantziaris accepts oral and written instructions in English, German, Greek, Italian and Spanish.

Publications

A list of Dr Christos Mantziaris' publications is available here.

CV and Selected Cases

Dr Christos Mantziaris' CV and list of selected cases is available here.

About

Christos was admitted as a solicitor in 1996 and as a barrister in 2004. Before coming to the Bar, he worked as a solicitor at Blake Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst) and taught company law, trusts and equity at the Australian National University.

Christos advises and appears, mostly unled, in a wide range of equity/ commercial and public law litigation for individual, institutional and corporate clients.

Christos is valued by solicitors for his analytical skills, his commercial, common sense approach to dispute resolution, and his ability to communicate effectively with clients and the Bench.

Appointments

Counsel Assisting Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Inquiry into Police Superintendent Promotions (2019)

Appointments as reporter to the Minister under section 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) (2011 and 2019). Most recently, in respect of an application for the protection of Ravensworth Homestead Complex and Surrounds as a place of Aboriginal significance (alleged colonial frontier massacre site on a coal mine).

Appointed by the Department of Trade and Investment (NSW) to conduct an inquiry into tender processes for Crown land (2016)

Convenor, Australian Association of Constitutional Law, NSW Branch (2009–2016)

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts (Honours, Medal) (University of Sydney)

Bachelor of Laws (University of New South Wales)

Doctor of Philosophy (Law) (Australian National University) 

Trusts & Estates Practitioner (TEP)

NSW Bar Association approved Mediator (Bar ADR)

RECENT CASES and inquiries