Todd has practiced at the Bar for over 30 years and as Senior Counsel since 2003. He is predominantly a trial advocate with extensive experience across all jurisdictions in all Superior Courts of Australia, particularly in equity and commercial law. He also appears regularly in the Court of Appeal, the Court of Criminal Appeal and the High Court of Australia.
Todd is known for his meticulous preparation and ability to cross examine. He is a versatile Silk, having conducted hundreds of broad ranging commercial cases, as well as professional negligence, planning and environment, building and engineering, defamation, insurance, fraud and criminal matters, both at first instance and on appeal. In crime, Todd has appeared for accused persons indicted on serious criminal offences including murder, fraud and historical sex charges. He also appears in sentencing appeals.
Todd has also appeared as Counsel Assisting the ICAC at the public inquiries for Operations Charity and Hawker and for the Commission in various judicial review proceedings in the Supreme Court and appellate Courts. He represented affected persons at the public inquiries in Operations Credo, Spicer and Misto. He has also appeared in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.