Brian Hayes (lawyer)
Brian Hayes | |
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Brian Hayes meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi | |
| Born | July 1944 |
| Education | St Joseph's School, Darjeeling |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | Lawyer (Barrister) |
| Known for | King's Counsel (KC), Former National Chairmen of the Australia India Business Council & Life Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia |
| Notable work | Executive producer of Hotel Mumbai, Producer of Emotion is Dead, Co-producer of Coconut |
| Children | 3 |
Brian Hayes KC (born July 1944) is a prominent Indian-born Australian lawyer who specialises in public and administrative law. He was appointed as South Australia's strategic adviser to India in 2008 and has held related roles in subsequent years. He is an adjunct professor in the School of Natural and Built Environments at the University of South Australia and has acted as a consultant to federal, state and local governments. Hayes represented the Conservation Council of South Australia in an appeal against a proposal to intensively farm southern bluefin tuna in Louth Bay. The case became South Australia's longest environmental trial was ultimately successful and enshrined the precautionary principle in law.