Clerks
Barristers engage a Barristers’ Clerk, who in turn advise solicitors as to the suitability, availability and fees of counsel.
This webpage only contains the contact details of those barristers who are members of the Victorian Bar Association with current Victorian or Interstate practising certificates, and who have agreed to their details being made available. For more information read our disclaimer here.
If you need assistance finding the right barrister, we suggest you contact one of the barrister's clerks who will discuss your needs with you and recommend an appropriate barrister.
A clerk will also be able to advise you on the availability of the barristers on their list.
Ella practices in commercial and public law.
Before coming to the bar, Ella was Associate to Justice Gordon at the High Court, Senior Associate to Justice Dixon at the Supreme Court, and a solicitor in commercial litigation at Arnold Bloch Leibler.
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Mark practises in public and administrative law and criminal law. In particular, Mark accepts briefs in disciplinary and regulatory matters, inquests and commissions of inquiry (civil and military). Mark has a particular interest in proceeds of crime matters, and appears for both the AFP/Common
Kathy practises predominantly in personal injury and common law. She has extensive experience across all Victorian courts and tribunals in workers compensation, transport accident, and public liability claims. She appears in:
Travis's principal areas of practice are both criminal and planning and environment law.
Travis advises and appears in a wide variety of criminal, quasi-criminal and planning matters. He also regularly appears in intervention order proceedings.
Before being called to the Victorian Bar, Andrea was a partner at Hall & Wilcox Lawyers, acting for WorkSafe Victoria and its agent insurers and employers. Prior to that she was the Senior Legal Manager, Common Law at the Transport Accident Commission.
Ganesh practices in commercial and public law. He has appeared as sole counsel and led by senior counsel in a wide range of matters spanning corporations and financial services, insurance law, employment law, defamation and judicial review proceedings.
Lauren has a busy trial practice (both led and unled) in the County and Supreme Courts. Lauren practises in personal injury including workers compensation, public liability, recoveries, medical negligence, coronial inquests, and transport accidents. Recent trials include:
Ryan Hartshorne accepts briefs in all criminal, disciplinary and quasi-criminal matters in metropolitan and regional courts.
Rutendo has a broad commercial and public law practice with a focus on contract, insolvency, planning and building and construction matters. She holds an undergraduate degree in architecture and worked in the building industry prior to joining the legal profession.
Erin accepts briefs in all areas of criminal law.
Erin has extensive advocacy experience having regularly appeared in bail applications, committals, contested hearings, plea hearings and contested extraditions.
Philippa practices predominantly in commercial and public law and regulatory matters.
She has a broad commercial law practice with experience in class actions, consumer protection, corporations and securities matters, insurance and financial services law.
Maya Narayan practises in federal and state public law, commercial, industrial and regulatory law.
Patrick maintains a broad civil litigation practice (with both trial and interlocutory experience – led and unled), focussing on:
Jess practises in commercial law and public law.
John Heard practices in all areas of commercial litigation with a focus on insolvency / restructuring, banking and finance, and more recently - defamation.
Brendan appears regularly in personal injury matters in the Magistrates’ Court, County Court and Supreme Court of Victoria. He has extensive experience in litigation of personal injury claims, having acted for both plaintiffs and defendants.
Employment, industrial and regulatory law
Nadia’s practice focuses on employment law, industrial relations and regulatory law.
Therese accepts briefs to appear (as counsel or in her capacity as a Nationally Accredited Mediator) in, and advise on, matters involving all aspects of family law and related jurisdictions. For the second consecutive year (2023 & 2024) she has been included by Doyles Guide to the Australian
Erik Dober is an experienced advocate available for briefs in regulatory proceedings, disciplinary matters, state and federal criminal law, administrative proceedings, and commercial litigation. He is regularly briefed for both advice and advocacy.
Jenaya accepts briefs to appear and advise in criminal, regulatory and quasi-criminal matters.
Ashleigh brings a wealth of varied experience to her practice at the Bar. Ashleigh accepts briefs to appear and advise in common law, family law, criminal, quasi-criminal and regulatory matters. Ashleigh is pleased to accept Court appearance based matters as well as written drafting and advice br
Nicolas maintains a broad practice in commercial and public law, primarily in the fields of general commercial, competition and consumer law, insurance, equity and trusts, insolvency, corporations and securities, banking & finance, class actions, regulatory investigations, building & cons
Uthra accepts briefs to appear and to advise in criminal, regulatory and public law matters.
Sanjay practices primarily in commercial law and administrative law, with a focus on media law (defamation and contempt), intellectual property (copyright and trademarks), and trade practices.
Sanjay accepts briefs in the following areas:
Hazel accepts briefs in all areas of criminal law, quasi-criminal and intervention order matters in regional and metropolitan Victoria.
Sam practises primarily in commercial and public law. He has a broad practice with interests in corporate and commercial disputes, class actions, building and construction, property disputes, estate litigation, anti-discrimination law and human rights.
Tessa practices in industrial relations and employment law.
Bethany accepts briefs in criminal, quasi-criminal and common law matters in metropolitan and regional courts.
Vivienne practises in employment law and criminal law.
Barristers engage a Barristers’ Clerk, who in turn advise solicitors as to the suitability, availability and fees of counsel.
There are a number of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options available for resolving disputes without recourse to litigation