Media Release: Victorian Bar welcomes the appointment of 25 new Senior Counsel

The Victorian Bar today welcomed the appointment of 25 new Senior Counsel by the Honourable Chief Justice Anne Ferguson.

Richard J Harris
Sharon Lacy
Helen Dellidis
John Gurr
Dean Guidolin
Kylie Evans
Luke Merrick
Travis Mitchell
Paul Liondas
Simon Pitt
Peter O’Farrell
Hamish Redd
Matthew Follett
Gabrielle Crafti
Kateena O’Gorman
Tamieka Spencer Bruce
Richard Stanley
Barnaby Chessell
John Tracey
Liam Brown
Fiona Spencer
Catherine Boston
Christopher Brown
Shaun Gladman
Rishi Nathwani

President of the Victorian Bar, Sam Hay KC, said, “On behalf of the Victorian Bar, I congratulate each one of the 25 members who were today appointed Senior Counsel in and for the State of Victoria. Appointment as Silk recognises a barrister’s excellence and integrity and standing in the profession. We are very proud of them and wish them well as they embark upon the next stage of their careers.

“I would also like to thank the Hon. Chief Justice Anne Ferguson for her thoroughness in assessing this year’s batch of silk applicants. It is an onerous task involving a great deal of consultation and then consideration. We are very grateful that her Honour finds time to do it each year.”

Media inquiries: Matt Reddin – Victorian Bar Communications & Stakeholder Engagement – (03) 9225 6947 or matthew.reddin@vicbar.com.au