Joshua Knackstredt is a leading commercial junior. Called to the Bar in 2007 following the award of first place in the Bar examinations, Joshua specialises in matters involving commercial & equity, corporations, real property (including strata), construction, insolvency/ bankruptcy and family law. He has appeared both led and unled in the NSW Supreme Court, NSW Court of Appeal, Full Federal Court, Federal Court, Federal Circuit and Family Court as well as in other courts both in NSW and interstate, and in various statutory tribunals.
Before being called to the Bar, Joshua spent time as a Tipstaff to the Hon. Justice R P Austin in the Supreme Court of NSW and was employed as a solicitor in the taxation and commercial litigation teams at Clayton Utz. He has also lectured on a part-time basis at Macquarie University and was President of NSW Young Lawyers in 2008.
Joshua has a keen interest in the business and financial world, and has had a number of business interests outside of the law, including part-ownership and a directorship in a Sydney-based technology company and a funds management company. He is also a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. These external projects have been of significant value to his legal practice, as they have given him hands-on knowledge and experience of the practical reality of commercial life.
Joshua accepts briefs in all areas and specialises in:
- Commercial law and equity
- Property law (including strata)
- Construction law
- Corporations law
- Insolvency and bankruptcy law
- Family law
- Wills and estates
