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.
Olivia accepts briefs in criminal law.
Michael has a broad commercial practice with particular expertise in Building & Construction and Property disputes.
Vivianne appears and advises exclusively in Family Law proceedings.
Vivianne appears regularly in the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court and at mediations, in respect of parenting and property proceedings.
Emma has practiced exclusively in Family Law since coming to the Bar in 2015 and is a Nationally Accredited Mediator.
BAR PRACTICE
Gorjan Nikolovski practices in Criminal and Administrative Law, Inquests and Inquiries, and is familiar with all aspects of the criminal process, including in both summary and indictable matters. Gorjan accepts briefs in these areas, including:
Catherine practises primarily in the areas of common law, insurance law, public liability law and personal injuries litigation.
Catherine regularly appears in statutory benefits hearings, serious injury applications, mediations and damages trials.
Adam came to the Bar from a distinguished career in academia, having been an Associate Professor at the Monash University Law Faculty and a Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law.
Jing Zhu is a common law and commercial barrister, specialising in personal injuries and employment law.
Jing accepts briefs to advise on or appear in all areas of personal injury, insurance law, employment law and general commercial matters.
Olaf practises in public and commercial law.
Nick is a qualified engineer with a practice in technology, engineering and construction disputes. He also has a broader commercial litigation practice dealing with contractual disputes, property law and interlocutory matters, such as security for costs, injunctions and privilege disputes.
Ed has a broad commercial practice, including financial services, arbitration, professional negligence, civil fraud, class actions, corporations, insolvency, and regulatory matters. He also acts in media / defamation matters and disciplinary and sports proceedings.
Please refer to Christopher's website.
Last updated 3 August 2023.
Peter Hamilton practises in all areas of personal injury litigation
Particular areas of interest to Peter include:
* human rights and tort law
* torts against LGBTQIA+
* torts and racism
* intentional tort and police tort claims
Sarah practices in a wide range of civil litigation including commercial and common law. She has a particular interest in personal injury, employment and industrial law, administrative law and contractual disputes.
Paul is a barrister admitted to the Victorian and New York bars, who practices full-time as independent counsel at the Victorian Bar.
Reiko practices in commercial, public, criminal and family law.
Luke practices in a wide range of commercial litigation, with a particular focus on property law.
Raj Bhattacharya is a passionate and committed defence barrister. He is very experienced in criminal law, having practiced since 2007.
He is a VLA Criminal Trial Preferred Barrister and has appeared in numerous Jury Trials.
Andrew has a national practice covering litigious, advisory and strategic matters with a primary focus on industrial relations and employment related areas. He specialises in disputes arising from industrial action, enterprise bargaining and related disputes, strategic issues arising from major r
Matthew is an experienced criminal defence counsel.
John Moore has practised in criminal, public and common law for over 10 years. In 2017 he was selected to join the Victoria Legal Aid Trial Counsel Development Program. He is a VLA Preferred Trial Barrister.
Anna practises in public and commercial law.
Andrew prides himself on being easy to work and communicate with; thorough and persuasive in his court work; and clear, concise and practical in his advice work. He understands the importance of meeting client and court deadlines, and in providing value for money.
Jennifer Cowen primarily practises in medical negligence and personal injuries litigation and health law.
Christine practices in personal injury, insurance law and commercial disputes.
She regularly appears in Magistrates, County and Supreme Court matters as well as at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
Naomi has a broad commercial litigation practice.
She is briefed to appear with and without a leader in complex hearings and interlocutory matters in all jurisdictions. Some of the recent matters Naomi has appeared in include:
James is a specialist in large, complex litigation and is regularly briefed in technical, engineering, and construction disputes, insurance matters and class actions.
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