Media Release – 2020-2021 Victorian Bar Council Election

The following members were elected to the Bar Council (in order of seniority):

Eleven counsel who are Queen’s Counsel, Senior Counsel or junior counsel who are of not less than 15 years’ standing:

• Mr Paul Holdenson QC
• Mr Christopher Blanden QC
• Mr Simon Marks QC
• Dr Ian Freckelton QC
• Ms Mary Anne Hartley QC
• Dr Suzanne (Sue) McNicol AM QC
• Ms Róisín Annesley QC
• Ms Helen Rofe QC
• Mr Paul Hayes QC
• Mr Eugene Wheelahan QC
• Mr Darryl Burnett

Six counsel who are junior counsel and who are of not less than 6 years’ standing and of not more than 15 years’ standing:

• Mr Paul Kounnas
• Mr Benjamin Murphy
• Ms Robyn Sweet
• Ms Amy Wood
• Mr Ben Jellis
• Ms Nawaar Hassan

Four counsel who are junior counsel who are of less than 6 years’ standing:

• Mr Nicholas Phillpott
• Mrs Roshena Campbell
• Miss Lana Collaris
• Mr Lachlan Molesworth