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.
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 criminal and planning and environment law.
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.
Benjamin has a common law practice with a particular focus on personal injury including medical negligence and public liability. He also appears regularly before the Mental Health Tribunal.
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.
John Heard practices in all areas of commercial litigation with a focus on insolvency / restructuring, banking and finance, and more recently - defamation.
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.
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.
Jess practises in commercial law and public law.
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.
Nick practices primarily in the areas of public & administrative law, inquiries, criminal law, and in regulatory and disciplinary matters.
Nick also accepts briefs in planning law.
Recent and ongoing matters in which Nick has acted include:
Tessa practices in industrial relations and employment law.
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.
Bethany accepts briefs in criminal, quasi-criminal and common law matters in metropolitan and regional courts.
Vivienne practises in employment law and criminal law.
Anna practices in criminal and quasi criminal matters (including white-collar crime, OH&S prosecutions, regulatory and disciplinary matters), and in common law. She has trial experience as both as junior counsel and as sole counsel.
Matt has a broad practice and accepts briefs across many areas of the law.
Michael Keks practises in criminal law and related areas, including regulatory and enforcement matters and in commissions of inquiry.
Stephanie Carmela Batsakis Brenker has a broad civil practice, practising in commercial law, public law and tort.
Before coming to the Bar, Stephanie was an Associate to the Hon Justice M M Gordon AC at the High Court of Australia.
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