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.
Garry Fitzgerald appears in the trial and appellate divisions of the Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of Victoria, as well as other courts and tribunals (including the Patents and Trade
Julian works mainly in criminal law. He accepts briefs in all jurisdictions.
Suresh Senathirajah QC has a general commercial litigation practice. He predominantly practises in the Supreme and Federal Courts throughout Australia.
Minal took Silk in November 2017.
She was the Victorian Bar Representative of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia for 14 years from 2007 until 2021.
Mark Irving QC specialises in employment, industrial and anti-discrimination law. He has been briefed in over 100 matters in the Federal Court and other superior courts, as well as in the High Court of Australia.
Stephen practises in the Supreme and Federal Courts throughout Australia in most areas of commercial law, but particularly in contractual disputes and claims for misleading or deceptive conduct.
Practice as Barrister
Robert has acted in a wide range of commercial disputes including arbitrations. He has extensive experience working on heavy and complex cases as part of a team made up of solicitors and other counsel. He is an experienced trial advocate.
Sally has an extensive criminal law practice and has acted in a wide range of criminal matters.
Stewart is the president of the Commercial Bar Association of Victoria.
Lisa practises in public law, commercial law and common law.
For more information, please download a copy of Lisa's CV.
For a list of cases in which Lisa has appeared, please see under the tab 'Cases'.
Academic qualifications
Alain Musikanth is a commercial and tax silk who has spent most of his career practising at the independent bar.
ProfileAndrew specialises in common law claims for industrial accidents and diseases, transport accidents, professional negligence and public liability.
Admitted to legal practice in all Australian jurisdictions, William can assist international lawyers, Australian law firms, government and in-house lawyers, to:
Frank has been a member of the Bar since 2003 practising principally in taxation and commercial law.
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David McAndrew has a broad commercial practice with emphasis on complex construction and engineering disputes in the Supreme Court of Victoria, and local and international arbitrations.
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Colin Mandy was an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist before coming to the Bar. As a solicitor he instructed in a number of high profile matters including the Alan Bond High Court Appeal, and in many County and Supreme Court Trials.
In over 25 years of practice as a workplace relations lawyer, Richard has acted for most of the significant employers in Australia across all industries, including coal and metalliferous mining, offshore oil and gas, airlines, stevedoring, transport and logistics, building and construction, power
Tomo Boston QC practises in the areas of Commercial Law, Corporations and Insolvency, Trade Practices, Environmental Law, Product Liability, Professional Negligence and Arbitrations.
Jenny Firkin QC practises in all areas of Industrial, Employment and Discrimination Law.
Christopher Archibald practises in a wide range of commercial law, including competition and consumer law, insolvency, property, banking & insurance. He took his undergraduate law degree at Melbourne University with first class honours. In 2000 he completed a graduate Bachelor of Civil Law
Dr Andrew Hanak QC is a member of the Victorian Bar practicing in commercial law.
Fiona took silk in 2018. Prior to signing the Bar roll, Fiona was a senior associate in litigation at Allens Linklaters (where she also undertook her articles).
Anthony Strahan QC is an experienced trial and appellate advocate. He works predominately in general corporate and commercial law, insolvency, class actions, insurance, banking and finance, fraud, equity and property.
Cam took silk in November 2018 after 13 years at the Bar. He is one of the first Chinese-Australian barristers to take silk in Australia.
Michael practises predominantly in the area of commercial law. He also acts in matters involving public authorities, and state and federal governments. Michael appears regularly in State Supreme Courts and the Federal Court of Australia, in both trials and appeals.
Since joining the Bar in 2001, Juliet has specialised in planning, environmental, land valuation and administrative law. She regularly appears in the Supreme Court of Victoria, VCAT, Planning Panels Victoria and government inquiries.
Scott was admitted to practice as a solicitor in NSW in 1996 and to the NSW Bar in 1999, being admitted to the Victorian Bar in 2002.
Eugene practises principally in tax law.
Barristers engage clerks to organise their bookings and provide messaging, telephone and accounting services.
There are a number of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options available for resolving disputes without recourse to litigation