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TEL: +61 3 9225 7723
SEC: +61 3 9225 7936
FAX: 9225 8407
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Commercial Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Common Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Environmental Law & Planning Law
Defamation
Commercial Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Common Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Environmental Law & Planning Law
Defamation
Qualifications:
LL B (Hons), B Comm
Date of Admission:
01 Nov 1967
Date Appointed Silk:
22 Nov 1982
TEL: +61 3 9225 7545
SEC: +61 3 9225 7010
FAX: +61 3 9078 2670
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Qualifications:
LL.B. (Hons), B.A.
Date of Admission:
02 Apr 1970
Date Appointed Silk:
26 Nov 1985
About:
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Robert is the former chairman of the Criminal Bar Association,
former President of Victorian Council for Civil Liberties, former part-time Law
Reform Commissioner for Victoria and former member of Bar Council.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7377
TEL: 9225 7377
FAX: 9670 8389
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Commercial Law
Tax Law & Revenue Law
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Commercial Law
Tax Law & Revenue Law
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Date of Admission:
02 Apr 1970
Date Appointed Silk:
24 Nov 1987
About:
A significant part of Brind Woinarski's practice is in criminal law, especially in "white collar" crime and associated areas, in all jurisdictions. He has appeared as both defence counsel and prosecutor in all areas of criminal law including committals, trials and appellate jurisdictions.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7495
FAX: 9225 8686
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Common Law
Common Law
Qualifications:
B. Juris. LL.B.
Date of Admission:
01 Mar 1971
Date Appointed Silk:
27 Nov 1990
TEL: +61 3 9225 7564
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Commercial Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Environmental Law & Planning Law
Commercial Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Environmental Law & Planning Law
Qualifications:
LLM, LLB, Diploma Commercial Data Processing [RMIT]
Date of Admission:
01 Apr 1966
Date Appointed Silk:
26 Nov 1991
About:
Paul’s recent practice in criminal, commercial, administrative, maritime and admiralty law has lately tended towards regulatory litigation, particularly in environmental protection, terrorist related cases and professional ethics.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7205
FAX: 9670 2160
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Qualifications:
LL.B
Date of Admission:
03 Apr 1967
Date Appointed Silk:
05 Dec 1995
About:
ProfileProfileAdmitted to practice in Victoria, New SouthWales, Tasmania, Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory. Admittedto Victorian Bar in 1967.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7305
SEC: +61 3 9225 7010
FAX: 9914 2777
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Qualifications:
LLB (Melb)
Date of Admission:
01 Mar 1968
Date Appointed Silk:
05 Dec 1995
About:
Philip Dunn QC is an experienced trial advocate who has conducted trials and pleas for forty years.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7321
TEL: 9914 2721
SEC: +61 3 9225 7010
FAX: 9078 2670
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Date of Admission:
01 Apr 1968
Date Appointed Silk:
05 Dec 1995
About:
Download / Print Constantine Heliotis QC's profile.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7033
TEL: 9914 2743
SEC: +61 3 9225 7010
FAX: 9914 2777
Area of Practice:
Appellate
Criminal Law
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Criminal Law
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Date of Admission:
01 Mar 1974
Date Appointed Silk:
25 Nov 1997
About:
Ian Hill practices in criminal law and has appeared in all of the major Australian jurisdictions. Essentially a trial advocate he has also appeared before State Appellate Courts and in the High Court. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1997.
Areas of Expertise
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Defamation
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Defamation
Qualifications:
B.Sc., LLB, LLM
Date of Admission:
01 Nov 1976
Date Appointed Silk:
25 Nov 1997
About:
Charles Gunst took Silk in 1997. His principal areas of practice are employment, administrative and commercial law. He practises in the Victorian Supreme Court, the Federal Court and High Court and in other jurisdictions including New South Wales, the ACT and South Australia.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7071
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Date of Admission:
01 Mar 1977
Date Appointed Silk:
25 Nov 1997
About:
Patrick Tehan QC has an extensive practice in criminal law at appellate and trial level.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7563
TEL: 9225 7563
SEC: +61 3 9225 7010
FAX: 9078 2670
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Date of Admission:
03 Mar 1969
Date Appointed Silk:
24 Nov 1998
About:
Remy is a Victoria Legal Aid Criminal Trial Preferred barrister. He is also an accredited specialist criminal law advocate under the Victorian Bar's Indictable Crime Certificate program.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7231
TEL: 9225 7179
SEC: +61 3 9225 7179
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Qualifications:
LL.B. (Hons.), B.Ed. (Accounting), Dip.Crim., Dip. Math. Sci.
Date of Admission:
27 Feb 1989
Date Appointed Silk:
24 Nov 1998
About:
Paul Holdenson Q.C.(LL.B. (Hons.), B.Ed. (Accounting), Dip.Crim., Dip. Math. Sci.) was admitted in Victoria and signed the Bar Roll in 1989.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7073
SEC: +61 3 9225 8168
FAX: 9670 3505
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Date of Admission:
01 Mar 1976
Date Appointed Silk:
23 Nov 1999
About:
ProfileMichael Tovey worked for the Trade Practices Commission and in industrial arbitration before coming to the Bar in 1976. His practice, although varied, has focused on criminal trials and appeals.
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Commercial Law
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Commercial Law
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Qualifications:
LL.M.
Date of Admission:
01 Oct 1981
Date Appointed Silk:
27 Nov 2001
About:
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TEL: +61 3 9225 8880
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Common Law
Criminal Law
Family Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Common Law
Criminal Law
Family Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Qualifications:
LLB
Date of Admission:
01 Dec 1970
Date Appointed Silk:
17 Dec 2002
TEL: +61 3 9225 7460
TEL: 9670 8656
FAX: 9670 9704
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Qualifications:
LL B; LL M
Date of Admission:
03 Apr 1978
Date Appointed Silk:
28 Nov 2007
TEL: +61 3 9225 7666
TEL: 9914 2740
FAX: 9914 2790
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Equity & Trusts
Family Law
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
LLD (Melb), PhD (Griff), BA (Hons), LLB (Syd), Dip Th M (ANH), FAAL, FASSA, FACLM (Hon)
Date of Admission:
31 Aug 1987
Date Appointed Silk:
28 Nov 2007
About:
Dr Freckelton's PhD, entitled "Expert Evidence: Accountability and Evaluation", was conferred by Griffith University in 1998.
Dr Freckelton's LLD, entitled “Health Law, Scholarliness and Regulation”, was conferred by the University of Melbourne in 2017.
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Qualifications:
LL.B., Dip. Chem. Eng.
Date of Admission:
01 Mar 1978
Date Appointed Silk:
26 Nov 2008
About:
John Dickinson QC specializes in defence work with particular emphasis in trial, committal and appellate areas.
He has appeared as appellate and trial counsel in a number of interstate jurisdictions. He also practices in a range of Administrative Tribunals.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7609
FAX: 9642 1318
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Common Law
Equity & Trusts
Common Law
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
LLB
Date of Admission:
01 Oct 1980
Date Appointed Silk:
26 Nov 2008
About:
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Since coming to the Bar Craig Harrison has practised widely in all jurisdictions. His current practice deals with common law, all facets of commercial law, particularly construction and general commercial disputes, as well as banking and finance matters.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7772
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Commercial Law
Family Law
Appellate
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Commercial Law
Family Law
Appellate
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Qualifications:
B.Juris, LLB
Date of Admission:
01 Nov 1974
Date Appointed Silk:
24 Nov 2009
About:
David Brustman QC was admitted to practice in 1974 and signed the Bar Roll in 1975.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7888
TEL: 9640 0895
FAX: 9670 9704
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Appellate
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Appellate
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Date of Admission:
01 Apr 1982
Date Appointed Silk:
24 Nov 2009
About:
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Former Victorian Chief Magistrate, Crown Prosecutor and General Manager of Victoria Legal Aid Criminal Law Division. Experienced in both appellate advocacy and criminal trials. Indictable Crime Certificate.
TEL: +61 3 9225 6564
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
International Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Family Law
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
International Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Date of Admission:
03 Mar 1993
Date Appointed Silk:
24 Nov 2009
About:
Peter Morrissey practises in serious criminal proceedings in most Australian jurisdictions, including homicide cases, major fraud and ASIC prosecutions, drug and sexual offences and all other prosecutions in the higher courts.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7490
Area of Practice:
Appellate
Criminal Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Criminal Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Qualifications:
B Juris, LL.B
Date of Admission:
01 Apr 1981
Date Appointed Silk:
25 Nov 2010
About:
Peter Chadwick QC has practised extensively in all criminal jurisdictions in Victoria as well as interstate for more than 35 years.
Area of Practice:
Appellate
Commercial Law
Common Law
Criminal Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Commercial Law
Common Law
Criminal Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Qualifications:
LLB (Melbourne); LLM (Monash)
Date of Admission:
02 Nov 1977
Date Appointed Silk:
22 Nov 2011
About:
With over 30 years of experience as a barrister Tom Gyorffy QC appears in criminal and civil trials and has an extensive practice in the appellate jurisdictions of the High Court an
Area of Practice:
Appellate
Criminal Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Criminal Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Qualifications:
BA, LLB (Hons) (ANU), LLM (Melb)
Date of Admission:
14 Jul 1995
Date Appointed Silk:
22 Nov 2011
About:
Type of practice:
TEL: +61 3 9225 7717
Area of Practice:
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Commercial Law
Criminal Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Tax Law & Revenue Law
Commercial Law
Criminal Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Tax Law & Revenue Law
Qualifications:
BCL (Oxford), LLB (Hons) (Melb) BA (Melb), Ph.D (Monash)
Date of Admission:
02 Apr 1979
Date Appointed Silk:
27 Nov 2012
About:
Since being at the Bar, Sue has appeared in several Legal Privilege, Public Interest Immunity, Commercial and Administrative Law cases and well as criminal appeals and prosecutions eg: Essendon Football Club and James Hird v CEO ASADA, Asahi Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd v Pacific Equity Partners