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Tyson was admitted to practice in 1998 and signed the Bar Roll in 2005. He conducts a broad commercial litigation and advisory practice. A selection of matters in which Tyson has been briefed are referred to in the 'Cases' tab.

Areas of particular interest include:

• corporate oppression proceedings and other shareholder/director disputes;
• disputes involving allegations of misleading or deceptive conduct;
• disputes arising out of restraint clauses - both in sale of business contexts and in the employment context;
• disputes arising from the intersection of intellectual property and commercial dealings. In recent years he has been briefed in numerous disputes involving allegations of the misuse of confidential information; and
• professional indemnity claims.

He has substantial experience in litigation involving estate agents, medical practices and non-English-speaking clients. He has recently acted in a substantial dispute involving a cryptocurrency exchange.

Tyson is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He holds a Masters Degree in Bioethics, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance & Investment and has completed the Company Directors Course.

Outside his practice at the Bar, Tyson is:

• President of Bialik College (an independent school with more than 1,000 students spanning creche through to year 12), a director of its associated companies, Chair of its Governance Committee and former Chair of its Risk Management Committee.
• Chair of the Reid Malley Foundation, a Public Ancillary Fund.

Before coming to the Bar Tyson practiced as a solicitor (with Piper Alderman Lawyers and with Phillips Fox / DLA Piper) and was an executive in the technology industry. He was co-founder of an Internet-based financial services company.

Tyson has a strong interest in medical & scientific ethics and related issues. He spent 14 years as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, retiring in December 2020.

Cases:

• Various corporate oppression proceedings
• Disputes involving real estate agents
• A National Sporting Organisation vs Head Coach
• Collins St Asset Management v Catalyst Metals Limited
• Lidgett v Lidgett
• MJ & PT Gunningham Pty Ltd v Redpa Dairy Partners Pty Ltd & Ors
• Greensill v Piper Alderman & Ors
• Blockchain Global and Guo ats Chen
• Trofeo v Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
• Vaspip 2 v Thorn Group
• Nastas Investments v Think Partitions
• KR Peters Real Estate v Hickey
• Makfam & Anor v CV Australia & Ors
• Sox Holdings v South East Developments & Anor
• Knights Quest v Daiwa Can & Anor
• Banking Royal Commission - Dover Financial Advisers
• He & Ors v Huang and Top Union Business Pty Ltd (in liq)
• Arbitration of a commercial dispute between a Malaysian statutory body and a Malaysian citizen (details confidential)
• Lo and Tan v Russell
• Commissioner of State Revenue v Kimiora
• Knights Quest & Anor v Barokes & Anor
• He v Huang
• Prestige Lifting Services v Williams & Ors
• Kennewell v Atkins (trading as Cardinia Waste & Recyclers)
• Whitehead ats BJ Bearings
• Vendor Advocacy Australia Pty Ltd v Seitanidis
• Nexus Adhesives & Ors ats RLA Polymers
• Gibbins Investments Pty Ltd v Savage
• Vigliaroni v CPS Investment Holdings Pty Ltd

From 07 Aug 2008, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.