Sandy Dawson

Alexander Tamerlane Sinclair Dawson[1][2] SC (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] Sandy Dawson was married with four children.[4]

Dawson died of brain cancer on 28 November 2022, aged 50.[2][5][6]

References
  1. "President's Message | New South Wales Bar Association". nswbar.asn.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. "Renowned Sydney barrister Sandy Dawson SC dies aged 50 - ABC News". abc.net.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/laugh-cry-and-remember-him-fondly-sandy-dawson-farewelled-in-sydney-20221210-p5c594.html
  4. "Sandy Dawson dies aged 50". watoday.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  5. "'Rare talent': Sydney defamation barrister Sandy Dawson dies aged 50". amp.smh.com.au. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  6. "Sandy Dawson: Defamation barriste dies of brain cancer | news.com.au — Australia's leading news site". news.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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