Clerks
Barristers engage clerks to organise their bookings and provide messaging, telephone and accounting services.
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.
George Golvan is a Queen's Counsel who holds degrees in Law and Jurisprudence from Monash University and the degree of Juris Doctor ( J.D.) from Arizona State University.
Stuart Morris QC is a leader in planning and environment law, with over 35 years experience. He took silk in 1991. Between April 2003 and May 2007 Stuart was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria. During most of this period he was also President of the Victorian Civil and Administrative T
Stephen Owen-Conway practices in all aspects of commercial and corporate law, including competition law and taxation law, and he accepts instructions to appear at trials, appeals, mediations and arbitrations throughout Australia.
Simon Wilson has been a member of the Victorian Bar in Australia since 1976. He practices extensively in General Commercial Litigation and the other nominated areas set out above.
Noel Magee QC has been practising at the Bar since 1976. Noel has a broad commercial practice, regularly appearing in the Federal Court of Australia and the Commercial Court, Supreme Court of Victoria. He has a formidable reputation as an advocate, renowned for his skillful cross-examination.
David practices primarily in Patent Law and Intellectual Property generally, Competition, Telecommunications, Administrative, Corporations and Commercial Law and appellate work.
Garry Bigmore QC is acknowledged as a leader in his field.
John Gilmour has had an extensive commercial litigation and arbitration practice for about 30 years, as well as having been a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia for 11 years.
ProfileProfileAdmitted to practice in Victoria, New SouthWales, Tasmania, Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory. Admittedto Victorian Bar in 1967.
Philip Dunn QC is an experienced trial advocate who has conducted trials and pleas for forty years.
Philip is based at Crockett Chambers in Melbourne but regularly appears in all states in Australia.
Simon Molesworth delivered his final judgment in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales in May 2019. He was first commissioned to be a Judge of the LEC from January 2017.
Works at trial and appellate level and in recent years has appeared in a number of special leave applications and full appeals in the High Court particularly in the area of Tort Law.
Peter Jopling AM QC has an extensive commercial law practice in the State Supreme and Federal Courts.
Will Houghton QC practises predominantly in commercial, media and intellectual property law with particular expertise in competition and regulatory law, defamation, and contempt law.
The Hon. G Tony Pagone practises in arbitration, mediation and advice. His chambers are located on the 18th floor of Owen Dixon Chambers West.
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Hon. Peter Young AM QC
Ian Hill practices in criminal law and has appeared in all of the major Australian jurisdictions. Essentially a trial advocate he has also appeared before State Appellate Courts and in the High Court. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1997.
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Charles Scerri QC has extensive experience as an advocate and advisor in a wide variety of commercial matters with a particular emphasis on contractual disputes, competition and consumer law matters, class actions and commercial disputes within the mining and resources sector.
For more information on John de Wijn QC please click here.
Charles Gunst QC took Silk in 1997. He specialises in employment, administrative and commercial law. He practises extensively in the Victorian Supreme Court and the Federal Court, at first instance and at appellate level.
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Michael Shand has practised at the Bar since 1980 in general commercial law, corporations law, insurance, professional negligence, administrative law and equity and trust matters.
He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1997.
Patrick Tehan QC has an extensive practice in criminal law at appellate and trial level.
Remy is a Victoria Legal Aid Criminal Trial Preferred barrister. He is also an accredited specialist criminal law advocate under the Victorian Bar's Indictable Crime Certificate program.
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Greg Davies QC practices principally in taxation and revenue law, administrative law, commercial law, corporations law and equity and trusts. He has appeared in many long and complex matters in the Supreme Court and Federal Court at trial and appellate levels.
For more information on Peter Bick QC please click here.
Barristers engage clerks to organise their bookings and provide messaging, telephone and accounting services.
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