Elle Nikou Madalin specialises in commercial and corporations law.
She also has considerable expertise in defamation (including business reputation cases), media and suppression proceedings, and all aspects of sports law.
Natalie has expertise in commercial law, intellectual property law, competition and consumer law, and defamation law. She also has an interest in sports law.
Ray is an experienced lawyer, having practised as a barrister for more than nine years, and as a solicitor prior to coming to the Bar. He has a broad practice, reflecting a desire to be a well-rounded advocate. He works primarily in personal injury law, but also appears regularly in a variety o
Craig is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injuries law and has extensive experience managing both common law and statutory benefits clams in the TAC and Workers’ Compensation jurisdictions.
Adam has a general commercial and criminal law practice, and has appeared in all Victorian and Federal Courts, and the VCAT. He is also on the NSW roll.
Joel maintains a broad commercial, common, and regulatory law practice. He focuses on four principal areas:
Lachlan specialises in personal injury matters.
He is experienced in preparing, advising and appearing in all jurisdictions for both plaintiffs and defendants in damages actions, serious injury applications, recoveries proceedings, and statutory benefits claims.
Debra practises across a range of administrative, regulatory and common law areas, focussing on the interplay between government agency actions and their impact on the individual. She has extensive experience in representing government agencies and her focus is on assisting people to deal with go
Since coming to the Bar Carmelina has predominantly appeared in personal injury related matters. She regularly appears in damages trials, serious injury applications, review hearings and appeals.
Jessica specialises in common law and personal injury matters. She appears in a wide range of matters including:
Diana maintains a broad practise in common law, employment law, insurance law and commercial law. Diana appears regularly, both led and unled, in proceedings in the Supreme Court, County Court and Magistrates’ Court.
Spike practises in a broad range of litigation matters across all jurisdictions, but predominantly in commercial litigation.
Richard comes to the Bar following 12 years practising as a solicitor at Hounslow Lawyers where he was a Partner.
Richard has extensive experience in personal injury matters, both in the Common Law and Statutory Benefit fields.
Johannes has a common law practice with a particular focus on personal injuries including Workcover and TAC claims.
Johannes practises in all Victorian courts and tribunals, and is a member of the Common Law Bar Association.
Anastasia practises in personal injuries and common law, including personal injuries class action matters.
Catherine practises primarily in the areas of common law, insurance law, public liability law and personal injuries litigation.
Catherine regularly appears in statutory benefits hearings, serious injury applications, mediations and damages trials.
Jing Zhu is a common law and commercial barrister, specialising in personal injuries and employment law.
Jing accepts briefs to advise on or appear in all areas of personal injury, insurance law, employment law and general commercial matters.
Sarah practices in a wide range of civil litigation including commercial and common law. She has a particular interest in personal injury, employment and industrial law, administrative law and contractual disputes.
Ed has a broad commercial practice, including financial services, arbitration, professional negligence, civil fraud, class actions, corporations, insolvency, and regulatory matters. He also acts in media / defamation matters and disciplinary and sports proceedings.
Adrian is an advocate practising in sports law, disciplinary tribunals and appeals, defamation, suppression orders, contempt, common law/personal injuries, criminal and general commercial law. He brings to the Bar experience as a senior executive in major professional sport.
Paul is a barrister admitted to the Victorian and New York bars, who practices full-time as independent counsel at the Victorian Bar.
Peter Hamilton practises in all areas of personal injury litigation
Particular areas of interest to Peter include:
* human rights and tort law
* torts against LGBTQIA+
* torts and racism
* intentional tort and police tort claims
John Moore has practised in criminal, public and common law for over 10 years. In 2017 he was selected to join the Victoria Legal Aid Trial Counsel Development Program. He is a VLA Preferred Trial Barrister.
Nick has a broad commercial practice including corporations law, insolvency and equity. He also advises and appears in public law matters, professional negligence and Inquiries.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Fiona was associate to His Honour Judge Dyer at the County Court of Victoria. His Honour sat in the Common Law Division of the Court, and heard matters in the Serious Injury Applications List, WorkCover List, Defamation List and General List.
Since being called to the Bar in 2016, Natasha has practiced primarily in common law, including WorkCover and TAC claims. Natasha has a particular interest in sexual abuse and forced adoption cases cases.
James is a specialist in large, complex litigation and is regularly briefed in technical, engineering, and construction disputes, insurance matters and class actions.
Education
Monash University B.E, LLB 1980-1984
Experience
1986
Jennifer Cowen primarily practises in medical negligence and personal injuries litigation and health law.
Daniel has a broad appearance and advice practice, with particular expertise in equity and commercial law, common law and insurance, and criminal matters.