Member Profiles

Contact Details

Ryan Sanders
William Forster Chambers

Level 1, 26 Harry Chan Avenue
Darwin NT 0800

GPO Box 4369
Darwin NT 0801

Tel: (08) 8982 4700
Fax:
Email: rsanders@williamforster.com

Admission

Admitted in 2009, South Australia
Called to Bar in 2024, Northern Territory

Qualifications and memberships

  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Adelaide
  • Bachelor of Science, University of Adelaide
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Law Society of South Australia
  • Insolvency Education Program, Australian Reconstruction, Insolvency and Turnaround Association
  • Member, Northern Territory Law Society
  • Member, Northern Territory Bar Association

Areas of Practice

Administrative and Public Law, Appeals, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Company Law, Constitutional Law, Contract, Defamation, Media and Internet Law, Engineering and Construction Law, Equity, Partnerships and Trusts, Injunctions, Insolvency, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Mining, Resources and the Environment, Professional Services, Real Property, Trade Practices, Town Planning, Wills and Probate.

Summary

Ryan practices in commercial and civil litigation. He commenced his career in Adelaide in 2009, before returning to Darwin in 2012. Prior to joining Chambers in 2024, he was a partner and the leader of the Darwin litigation team at HWL Ebsworth Lawyers.

Throughout his career, including as a solicitor, Ryan has regularly appeared at contested interlocutory and final hearings. He has appeared and instructed in a variety of jurisdictions, including the Northern Territory Supreme Court, Northern Territory Local Court, Federal Court of Australia, Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal, the South Australian Supreme, District and Magistrates Courts, as well as matters before the Coroner, the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, and the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption.

He has acted for a wide range of clients, including national and multinational companies, local businesses, liquidators and administrators, not-for-profit organisations, financial institutions, government agencies and individuals. Ryan has a particular interest in insolvency law and topped his class when completing ARITA’s Advanced Certificate in Insolvency.