Alexander Tamerlane Sinclair Dawson [1] [2] SC (c.1972 – 28 November 2022) was an Australian barrister who specialised in the law of defamation.
Dawson was educated at St Paul's College, University of Sydney. [3] He was called to the bar in 2003 and was a founding member of Banco Chambers, Sydney in 2004. [4] [5] In 2016 he was appointed Senior Counsel. [1] He was involved in a process to reform Australia's defamation laws. [5]
Dawson represented a variety of media organisations, as well as Labor MP Emma Husar against BuzzFeed in 2019. [6]
Dawson's sister Katrina was also a barrister. She was shot dead in the 2014 Lindt Cafe siege. [5] [6]
Dawson was married with four children. [4] He died of brain cancer on 28 November 2022, aged 50. [2] [5] [6]
References
- ^ a b "President's Message | New South Wales Bar Association". nswbar.asn.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Renowned Sydney barrister Sandy Dawson SC dies aged 50 - ABC News". ABC News. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "'Laugh, cry and remember him fondly': Sandy Dawson farewelled in Sydney". 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Sandy Dawson dies aged 50". watoday.com.au. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "'Rare talent': Sydney defamation barrister Sandy Dawson dies aged 50". amp.smh.com.au. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Sandy Dawson: Defamation barriste dies of brain cancer | news.com.au". news.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.