Principal

David Farrar is the principal of Farrar Lawyers. David has been admitted as a solicitor and barrister in New South Wales since 1999 and is admitted to appear in all courts of Federal jurisdiction.

David holds a Masters of Law from Sydney University and a Diploma in Advanced Insolvency Law and Practice II  from the University of Southern Queensland. He is a full member of the New South Wales Law Society and Insolvency Practitioners Australia.

Prior to establishing Farrar Lawyers, David had worked as a senior associate at two of Australia’s mid to top tier firms and was a partner heading up the Insolvency and Reconstruction Divisions at two boutique practices in Sydney.

David has extensive experience in all areas of commercial law with a particular interest in insolvency and reconstruction. David regularly acts for trustees in bankruptcy and registered liquidators (acting in various capacities) as well as leading financiers and multinational companies. David also acts for debtors and bankrupts, as well as company directors, in defence of actions by trustees and liquidators, and is therefore in a unique position to advise from a well rounded perspective.

David enjoys undertaking much of his own advocacy and regularly conducts public examinations of directors and other persons of interest in the Supreme and Federal Courts.

When David is not at work he enjoys going to the gym, running, scuba diving, swimming and golf