[1] He is a senior member of the International Commission of Jurists and was a special adviser to the UN investigation into human rights violations in East Timor.
Nyst launched his career in film with the acclaimed Australian movie Gettin’ Square, starring David Wenham and Sam Worthington, which he wrote and co-produced.
He is married to Julie and has four children, two daughters Carly and Annabelle and two sons Brendan and Jonathan who work in his legal practice.
It was alleged that the pair of former employees were engaged in "stacking" which involved conduct intended to avoid transactions being reported to the Federal Government’s financial intelligence unit.
[12] They claimed that a 22 year old Brisbane man has defamed them by leaving a Google review about Nyst Legal, the law firm they are both directors of.