Katharine has a broad practice spanning public, commercial and criminal law. She is regularly briefed as junior counsel in cases involving complex issues of law and evidence and also appears unled.
Matthew has practised exclusively as a Family Law barrister for over a decade, having been called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2010 and the Victorian Bar in 2021. In that time he has appeared reguarly in trials, interim hearings and at dispute resolution events.
Andrew practices nationally in building and construction law, corporate and commercial law, equity, defamation, major torts, and white-collar crime.
Andrew is listed in Doyle's Guide for Construction Law, Victoria, 2023.
Hamish McAvaney practises in all areas of commercial and public law.
James Gray is available to accept briefs in all areas of commercial and public law.
James' areas of expertise include class actions, royal commissions and inquiries, competition law, corporations law, and contractual disputes.
Rohan practices predominantly in common law with a particular focus on personal injury, product liability, and insurance law.
D’Arcy practises in commercial and public law, and has particular expertise in large scale litigation, class actions, construction and engineering, building disputes, contract, insurance, torts, competition and consumer, and regulatory proceedings.
Laila practises in commercial law, public law, international arbitration and public international law. She is regularly briefed as junior counsel and also appears unled.
Joshua practices nationally and accepts briefs in all areas of commercial law, with a particular interest in building and construction matters.
Yanni practices primarily in commercial, regulatory and public law.
Simone has a general commercial practice.
She appears, draws court documents and advises across all jurisdictions. Her experience encompasses all aspects of litigation, including interlocutory hearings, trials, appeals and mediations.
Her specific experience includes:
Nikolas is an experienced advocate practising primarily in public and administrative law, criminal and quasi-criminal law, and common law. He accepts briefs to appear led and unled in all Victorian courts and tribunals, including in trials, inquests, and appeals.
Tim has a broad practice across the common, commercial and administrative law. He has particular expertise in equity, trusts and probate.
Josh practises primarily in commercial and public law.
Before coming to the Bar, Josh was Associate to Justice McLeish of the Victorian Court of Appeal. Before that, he was Associate to Justice Elliott of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Chris practises primarily in commercial, employment, regulatory and public law. He accepts briefs in sports law and criminal matters.
He has expertise in matters involving the protection of personal and confidential information.
Commercial and property law
Shakti practises primarily in general commercial and public law matters, with a focus on administrative law, contractual and corporations law, insolvency law, banking and finance regulation, and regulatory actions.
Jessica practices in commercial, insolvency and public law.
Lewis accepts briefs to advise and appear in criminal, quasi-criminal, regulatory, disciplinary and public law matters. He has a particular interest and expertise in:
Christopher practices across general commercial law and public and administrative law. He specialises in health and medical law.
Nico has a generalist practice with special focus on common law matters. In addition to common law Nico practices in commercial law and public and administrative law. He is readily available for appearance, drafting and advice work.
Amy practises in public, commercial and common law.
Oliver practises in all areas of commercial and public law.
Tom practises primarily in commercial law, with an emphasis on class actions, corporations law, contractual disputes, financial services litigation and insolvency.
Stephen has a generalist practise encompassing public law, criminal law, commercial law and general civil matters.
Gavin Rees practises in commercial and public law.
Seb practises in commercial litigation, including contracts, class actions, corporations, equity, insurance, and insolvency. In addition to his commercial practice, Seb also practises in sports law and criminal law (including Commonwealth matters).
Stephanie comes to the Bar with significant experience in commercial and administrative law. She specialises in planning and environmental matters, land acquisition, judicial and merits review.
Jack practises across criminal law, regulatory proceedings, public law, inquests and inquiries. He is available to appear in all metropolitan and regional courts.
Jack is reading with Paul Smallwood and his senior mentor is Dermot Dann KC.
Criminal Law
William Stone specialises in commercial litigation.
His experience includes contractual disputes, class actions, product liability, insurance, and judicial review. He has advised clients across a range of industries, including energy and resources, financial services, and automotive.
Dylan practises in commercial and public law.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Dylan was Associate to the Honourable Justice Niall in the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Before that, Dylan worked as a solicitor in the Media team at MinterEllison.