Christian Bova SC

Date of admission to the Bar

2005

Date of appointment as Senior Counsel

2019

Areas of practice

Christian Bova SC is a leading commercial silk with a broad commercial practice, with particular experience in complex commercial, corporate, equity and insolvency disputes. He appears at trial and appellate level in State and Federal Courts across Australia, as well as in arbitration.

Christian is regularly briefed in substantial commercial disputes involving high-net-worth individuals, substantial private companies, and public companies. Since 2010, Christian has been the counsel of choice for Australia’s most successful private company, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, and Australia’s richest person, Mrs Gina Rinehart.

Christian accepts briefs in a wide range of practice areas include:

• Commercial Law
• Equity
• Corporations & Insolvency Law
• Building and Construction Law
• Employment Law
• Property Law
• Trade Practices and competition Law
• Appellate

Christian is recommended by Doyles Guide as a Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel.  He is also recognised by The Legal 500 as a Leading Silk in Commercial Disputes. He is a strong advocate who “masters the detail of his matters”, with a “methodical and effective” advocacy style.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Christian was Associate to the Hon Justice Richard Conti of the Federal Court of Australia. Before his Associateship, he practised briefly as a solicitor at Clayton Utz.

Qualifications

BBA LLB (First Class Honours)