Richard Lee

Admitted to the Bar 2010

Area of Practice

Cases & Articles

Richard has developed a practice providing representation and advice to multiple government departments and non-government organisations in a broad range of areas.

Richard provides services in relation to negligence claims (including personal injury) and intentional torts such as malicious prosecution, false imprisonment and trespass to person; claims of public interest immunity; and review of administrative decisions in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Prior to being called to the Bar, Richard worked as a solicitor in, inter alia, the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office and the NSW Police Force. Whilst working at the NSW Police Force, Richard worked on, inter alia, Special Commissions and Coronial Inquests, and also as a Principal Advisor in the Office of the Commissioner. At the Crown Solicitor’s Office Richard had the day-to-day carriage of matters involving claims of, inter alia, intentional torts and negligence claims (including personal injury claims).

Richard also provides services on a pro bono basis to non-government agencies for worthy causes.

List of cases:

General

Mohareb v Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW [2024] NSWCA 93

Singh v Sharma; Singh v Energy Services Management Pyt Ltd t/as Glow Power; Singh v Harrowell; Singh v Cavanagh; Singh v Tidball; Singh v Charles; Singh v Street [2023] NSWSC 551

Singh v Harrowell & Ors [2023] NSWSC 420

Singh v Singh; Singh v RCMO Pty Limited; Singh v Sharma; Singh v Murphy; Singh v Armstrong; Singh v Tidball [2023] NSWSC 280

Singh v Carroll & Ors [2023] NSWSC 245

Hariz v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2021] NSWSC 694

Public Interest Immunity / non-publication orders / suppression orders / closed court orders

Commissioner of Police v Walker [2023] NSWSC 539

Commissioner of NSW Police v Alameddine [2022] NSWSC 1596

R v Munshizada, Danishyar and Baines [2020] NSWSC 566

XYZ v State of NSW (No 1) [2017] NSWDC 111

Discrimination

Chadwick v State of New South Wales [2023] FCA 945

Hanson v Burston (No 2) [2023] FCA 41