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.
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.
Kay has a broad practice in commercial, public and regulatory law. She has particular expertise in judicial review of administrative decisions and actions. Since coming to the Bar, she has appeared in the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia and in State Supreme Courts and Tr
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
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.
John Heard practices in all areas of commercial litigation with a focus on insolvency / restructuring, banking and finance, and more recently - defamation.
With over a decade’s worth of experience in personal injury law, Geoff has practiced extensively in statutory benefits and common law claims, specialising in workers’ compensation.
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.
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.
Uthra accepts briefs to appear and to advise in criminal, regulatory and public law matters.
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.
Employment, industrial and regulatory law
Nadia’s practice focuses on employment law, industrial relations and regulatory law.
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.
Anna practises primarily in commercial and public law.
Gregory practices across all areas of criminal law, including quasi-criminal matters.
He is available to appear in all courts and jurisdictions in Victoria and accepts interstate briefs.
James accepts briefs in the areas of family law and related jurisdictions (including Intervention Order matters) in all local, regional and interstate Courts. James is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and accepts briefs to act as a mediator.
Mihal appears in criminal and quasi-criminal matters across all jurisdictions and has extensive advocacy experience in indictable crime.
Ben was admitted to practice in 2011 and called to the Bar in 2019. Prior to being called to the Bar, he practised as a solicitor in the Insurance and Corporate Risk Group at MinterEllison.
Luke accepts briefs in criminal and quasi criminal matters in metropolitan and regional courts, as well as in family law, intervention orders, compensation orders, common law, litigation, VCAT proceedings and victims of crime assistance tribunal applications.
Charlie accepts briefs in all areas of common law, as well as general commercial and administrative law matters.
Katherine practices primarily in commercial litigation, with a particular focus on corporations law matters, shareholder and directors' disputes, and corporate and individual insolvency.
Current practice
Ryan accepts briefs to advise and appear in public and administrative, commercial, and quasi-criminal matters. He acts for both government and private clients.
Justin has a broad commercial practice, incorporating general corporate and commercial law, insurance, building and construction, insolvency, and class actions.
Current and recent matters include:
Commercial Matters
Paul practises in commercial and public law. He advises and appears in a range of areas, including insurance law, consumer and competition law, equity and trusts, and intellectual property.
Sally practices primarily in criminal law and has a particular interest in appellate crime. She also accepts briefs in OH&S matters, coronial inquests and post-sentence applications and reviews, including Supervision Order proceedings and Crimes (Mental Impairment) hearings.
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.
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