Ensbey, Julian

Julian is a member of AGS’s Dispute Resolution In-house counsel team. He has broad experience in public law disputes, including judicial review challenges to significant government decisions, national security matters, and regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings. Julian regularly acts in matters involving the protection of sensitive information, including through claims of public interest immunity, legal professional privilege, or under statutory regimes.

He has particular skills in the conduct of complex and high-risk litigation, and in matters involving coordination across multiple Commonwealth agencies. He has a strong track record of resolving disputes outside of litigation, having led successful negotiations for the Commonwealth in complex disputes both before and after formal litigation commenced.

Julian has appeared in a wide range of courts and tribunals, including the Federal Court, Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and State and Territory Courts. He appeared as counsel for Australia before dispute settlement panels of the World Trade Organisation. Julian has acted both for a number of Royal Commissions / Commissions of Inquiry, and on behalf of Commonwealth parties appearing before those bodies.

Relevant experience:

• appearing for Australia dispute settlement panels of the World Trade Organisation, in China – Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures on Wine from Australia (DS602) and Australia — Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products from China (DS603)
• acting as a senior legal advisor to the Office of the Special Investigator, who are tasked with investigating alleged war crimes in Afghanistan
• leading the Commonwealth team responsible for responding to a series of administrative law and related challenges to a major program of government decision-making
• defending administrative law and Constitutional challenges, and bringing civil penalty proceedings, arising from the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.