LAWYERS for tennis ace Bernard Tomic will seek out Queensland's top cop to resolve an ugly dispute over a series of $300 traffic tickets.

Tomic, 19, was driving his orange BMW sports car when he was pulled over twice in quick succession on Australia Day and issued with traffic infringement notices for driving contrary to the conditions of his licence.

P-platers would ordinarily not be allowed to drive a high-performance vehicle, but Tomic has been granted an exemption for circumstances relating to his career as a tennis player.

After an extraordinary stand-off with police at his parents' Southport home on Thursday, Tomic yesterday engaged top Queensland defence lawyer Chris Nyst, who has represented high-profile clients from football stars to the postcard bandit Brenden Abbott.

The saga made national headlines and went berserk on social networking sites.



Mr Nyst yesterday emerged from a meeting with the Tomic family, saying he could not see what the rising star had done wrong and would seek a meeting with the office of Queensland Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson.

He said there might have been some misunderstanding about the terms of Tomic's exemption.

"These things are always subject to interpretations and that is where people fall in to difficulty. Sometimes a police officer might misinterpret the terms of licences for instance," he said.

"I've looked at the tickets and I've looked at the terms of the licence and I can't see that he has done anything wrong."



A spokesman for the department of transport and main roads said P-platers could be eligible for a certificate of exemption to drive a high-powered vehicle, particularly if it was needed for work purposes.



Between July 2010 and April 2011, the department has granted 544 such certificates of exemption to drive a high-powered vehicle.

