Members Directory

Ms Cochrane has returned to her home-town of Melbourne after 8 years as a barrister in Brisbane where she developed a diverse general practice in a range of jurisdictions.

Nick did his articles at Galbally & O’Bryan in 2002. He worked in the Commercial Litigation department from 2003 to 2005, practising mainly in Employment law.

Andrew is experienced in complex personal injury and product liability cases and class actions.  He was formerly an associate at Slater & Gordon, where he had an asbestos practice and was heavily involved in tobacco litigation including McCabe v British American Tobacco and Laurie v the Commo

Dr Stern specialises in advocacy in courts and tribunals, including advising solicitors on how best to maximise their clients’ prospects of success in litigation and drawing up instruments and other documentation as instructed by solicitors to this end.  Dr Stern works in such areas of practice a

Stella practices in common law personal injury, administrative law (particularly, review of medical panels) and equal opportunity including discrimination and sexual harassment cases. 

Matthew Hooper practices in common law, principally in personal injury, professional negligence, insurance indemnity disputes and class actions. He specialises in appeals and complex cases, especially those concerning interaction with statute and construction of insurance contracts.

Erin’s practice includes all major jurisdictions, including prosecution and defence work in criminal law, plaintiff and defendant work in common law, and family law. 

Prior to coming to the bar, Millicent was a Judge’s Associate at the County Court of Victoria.  

Sarah practices primarily in insurance litigation.

Before coming to the Bar, Sarah managed the Melbourne branch of Shine Lawyers and practiced predominantly in the area of personal injury law.

Dr. Andrew Newman practises in personal injury and industrial/employment law.

Prior to coming to the bar, Paul was a Senior Legal Manager at the Transport Accident Commission, most recently managing the Common Law team.  Paul defended claims for common law damages, serious injury applications, applications for review at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and c

Julia specialises in the common law and personal injury jurisdictions. 

Raph has a broad civil practice, at both trial and appellate level.  He practises primarily in torts, judicial review, insurance and coronial matters.  He has significant experience in a wide range of common law matters, as well as experience in dealing with issues of choice of law and maritime l

Kim came to the bar with 20 years experience in insurance and personal injuries litigation, focussing in more recent years on asbestos litigation and Commonwealth workers compensation.