Members Directory
Helen M Symon QC
TEL: +61 3 9225 8064
FAX: 9225 6355
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Tax Law & Revenue Law
Equity & Trusts
Tax Law & Revenue Law
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
BA, LLB (Hons)
Date of Admission:
01 Apr 1982
Date Appointed Silk:
28 Nov 2000
About:
Helen Symon QC is a leading advocate with wide experience in taxation law as well as commercial and administrative law. Helen appears regularly in the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of Victoria.
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Jennifer J Batrouney QC
TEL: +61 3 9225 8528
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Tax Law & Revenue Law
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
Equity & Trusts
Tax Law & Revenue Law
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
LLB (Hons), B. Comm
Date of Admission:
07 Apr 1988
Date Appointed Silk:
28 Nov 2000
About:
Profile
Jennifer is a highly respected and sought after advocate and advisor. She has had extensive experience in appearing before the High Court, the Federal Court and the superior State courts – mainly in revenue matters.
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Qualifications:
LLB, BA
Date of Admission:
07 Apr 1983
Date Appointed Silk:
17 Dec 2002
About:
Fran O'Brien has practised in employment and industrial relations for 30 years. She is an expert in discrimination law.
Recent activities include membership of the Geelong Inquiy Commission and Chair of the Ararat Commission of Inquiry.
Fiona M McLeod S.C.
TEL: +61 3 9225 8708
SEC: +61 3 9225 7996
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Appellate
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
International Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Equity & Trusts
Appellate
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
International Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
BA, LLB (Melb), MPub&IntLaw (Melb) GAICD
Date of Admission:
01 May 1989
Date Appointed Silk:
11 Nov 2003
About:
Fiona is a Senior Counsel at the Victorian Bar practising in the areas of commercial, public and common law. She signed the bar roll in 1991 and was appointed silk in 2003.
Sashi Maharaj QC
TEL: +61 3 9225 7999
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Commercial Law
Tax Law & Revenue Law
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Commercial Law
Tax Law & Revenue Law
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Date of Admission:
21 Feb 1983
Date Appointed Silk:
02 Feb 2006
About:
Sashi is a leading advocate who practises predominantly in the Federal Court nationally in the following areas: administrative law, migration, taxation, law enforcement and regulatory law, corporate and personal insolvency, corporations law, constitutional law, consumer protection and trade pract
Maryanne B Loughnan QC
TEL: +61 3 9225 8146
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Common Law
Equity & Trusts
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Common Law
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
LL.B (Melb)
Date of Admission:
02 Nov 1983
Date Appointed Silk:
26 Nov 2008
About:
Maryanne Loughnan QC is a commercial barrister of nearly 30 years’ experience across all aspects of commercial dispute, with expertise in banking and finance, contractual disputes, securities, consumer and competition law, credit law, property and sale of land, franchises, insurance and commercia
Caroline Kenny QC
TEL: +61 3 9225 8591
FAX: 9670 0273
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Equity & Trusts
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
BA/LLM (Melb)
Date of Admission:
04 Mar 1985
Date Appointed Silk:
26 Nov 2008
About:
Profile
Mary Anne Hartley QC
TEL: +61 3 9225 7466
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Environmental Law & Planning Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Environmental Law & Planning Law
Qualifications:
BA (Hons), LLB (Hons)
Date of Admission:
02 Apr 1984
Date Appointed Silk:
24 Nov 2009
About:
Common law advocate, jury trial expertise, in all fields of personal injury claims - medical negligence, industrial and road accidents, school related injuries, police assaults, public liability, aviation and maritime accidents.
Rachel M Doyle S.C.
Area of Practice:
Appellate
Commercial Law
Common Law
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Commercial Law
Common Law
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Qualifications:
BA (Juris), LLB (Hons) (Adel)
Date of Admission:
08 Feb 1995
Date Appointed Silk:
24 Nov 2009
About:
Rachel Doyle SC is a leading trial and appellate advocate with a broad practice. Rachel is a specialist in Industrial, Employment and Discrimination Law and Class Actions. She has significant experience in common law proceedings, Royal Commissions and inquests.
Susan Brennan S.C.
TEL: +61 3 9225 8941
TEL: +61 3 9225 7151
SEC: +61 3 9225 7151
Area of Practice:
Environmental Law & Planning Law
Government
Public Law & Administrative Law
Government
Public Law & Administrative Law
Qualifications:
BA, LLB (Hons) (Melb)
Date of Admission:
11 Apr 1994
Date Appointed Silk:
25 Nov 2013
About:
Susan Brennan SC (BA., LL.B (Hons)) was admitted to practice in 1994 and signed the Bar Roll in 1998.
Felicity Gerry QC
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
International Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Environmental Law & Planning Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
International Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Environmental Law & Planning Law
Qualifications:
QC, LLB (Hons), GCUTL
Date of Admission:
16 Dec 2014
Date Appointed Silk:
01 Mar 2014
About:
Areas of Expertise
Helen M J Rofe QC
TEL: +61 3 9225 8892
SEC: +61 3 9225 8810
FAX: 9225 8395
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Qualifications:
LLM, LLB(Hons), BSc(Genetics) - all at Melbourne University
Date of Admission:
07 Apr 1993
Date Appointed Silk:
26 Nov 2014
About:
Profile:Before coming to the bar, Helen practised as a special counsel at Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks and a senior associate at Blake Dawson Waldron.She has a Bachelor of Science majoring in genetics.Over the last 12 years Helen has had extensive experience
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Qualifications:
BCL (Hons) (Oxon), LLM, LLB (Hons), BEc (Soc Sc) (USyd)
Date of Admission:
30 Jun 1994
Date Appointed Silk:
24 Sep 2015
About:
Dominique Hogan-Doran SC conducts a diverse, Australia-wide practice, with a particular focus on corporate & commercial disputes resolution, regulatory compliance & enforcement, and public inquiries involving governance and integrity issues.
Áine M Magee QC
TEL: +61 3 9225 8502
Area of Practice:
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Qualifications:
BA (Hons), LLB, Dip Insurance Law
Date of Admission:
02 Apr 1984
Date Appointed Silk:
24 Nov 2015
About:
Since coming to the Bar in 2000, Áine Magee QC has been practicing predominantly in the personal injuries area in the Supreme and County Courts and at Inquests.
Michael W Wise QC
TEL: +61 3 9225 8095
FAX: 9642 1224
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Equity & Trusts
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Equity & Trusts
Date of Admission:
07 Apr 1988
Date Appointed Silk:
23 Nov 2017
About:
Michael has a substantial practice providing advice, drawing papers and conducting trials and hearings in matters related to all aspects of commercial relationships. He appears in trials and appeals, principally in the higher jurisdictions, as well as Royal Commissions.
Lisa De Ferrari S.C.
TEL: +61 3 9225 6459
FAX: 9225 8395
Area of Practice:
Appellate
Commercial Law
Criminal Law
Defamation
International Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Technology Law & Media Law
Commercial Law
Criminal Law
Defamation
International Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Technology Law & Media Law
Qualifications:
BSc (Hons), LLB, LLM
Date of Admission:
02 Aug 2002
Date Appointed Silk:
23 Nov 2017
About:
Practice
Lisa practises in public law, commercial law and common law (major torts list, class actions and defamation).
For more information, please download a copy of Lisa's CV.
Jenny M Firkin S.C.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7529
Area of Practice:
Appellate
Commercial Law
Common Law
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Commercial Law
Common Law
Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Qualifications:
LL.B (Hons), B.Sc.
Date of Admission:
02 Mar 1998
Date Appointed Silk:
29 Nov 2018
About:
Jenny is a highly experienced trial and appellate advocate with a broad practice. Jenny has extensive experience in class actions and complex multi-party litigation, and has general appellate work.
Fiona K Forsyth S.C.
TEL: +61 3 9225 7591
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Defamation
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Defamation
Qualifications:
BA / LLB (Hons)
Date of Admission:
07 Apr 1999
Date Appointed Silk:
29 Nov 2018
About:
Profile
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Tax Law & Revenue Law
Appellate
Equity & Trusts
Tax Law & Revenue Law
Appellate
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
BA, LLB(Hons), BCL(Dist)(Oxon), DPhil(Oxon)
Date of Admission:
04 Dec 2000
Date Appointed Silk:
29 Nov 2018
About:
Catherine practises in corporate, commercial and tax law. She has particular experience in class actions arising from continuous disclosure issues and corporate collapses, including associated negligence claims.
R Deborah Wiener
TEL: +61 3 9225 7076
FAX: 9600 1843
Area of Practice:
Family Law
Qualifications:
LLB (Melb), LLM (Monash)
Date of Admission:
01 Mar 1979
About:
Deborah graduated from Melbourne University and complted a Masters at Monash. She practices in the area of Family Law with an emphasis on children’s matters. She has appeared in many Magellan cases for parties as well as for the ICL.
Area of Practice:
Family Law
Appellate
Appellate
Qualifications:
LLB, Diploma Legal Studies - Council of Legal Education, RMIT
Date of Admission:
01 Apr 1981
Carmella Ben-Simon
TEL: +61 3 9225 8585
FAX: 9225 8480
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Equity & Trusts
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
BA, LLB
Date of Admission:
07 Apr 1988
About:
Carmella has practised as Counsel for over 28 years and has extensive experience in long and complex trials, particularly those involving financial matters.
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Appellate
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Qualifications:
BA, LLB (Melb), LLM (Monash)
Date of Admission:
07 Apr 1988
About:
After completing articles at a city firm and experience as a solicitor in regional Victoria, Sarah read with the late Geoff Flatman QC and signed the Bar Roll in 1989. Her main focus has always been Criminal Law.
Susan M K Borg
TEL: +61 3 9225 7999
TEL: 9225 7691
Area of Practice:
Appellate
Common Law
Criminal Law
Common Law
Criminal Law
Qualifications:
LLB
Date of Admission:
08 Nov 1989
About:
On the Preferred Barristers List for VLA.
Books: co-author of "Criminal Appeals and Reviews in Victoria", Corns, Borg and Castle, 2017.
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Qualifications:
BA (Melb), LLB (Hons) (Melb), LLM (Monash)
About:
Type of practice: I presently practice in the following areas:
Fiona M Ellis
TEL: +61 3 9225 7883
Area of Practice:
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Qualifications:
LLB, BA
Date of Admission:
07 Nov 1994
About:
Prior to coming to the Victorian Bar Fiona worked as a general nurse. Since coming to the Bar Fiona has developed a broad practice with specific focus on medical liability, professional disciplinary matters and coronial inquests.
Judy Benson
TEL: +61 3 9225 8829
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Commercial Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Commercial Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Qualifications:
BA (Hons) (Syd)LLB (Hons) (Melb)
Date of Admission:
05 Nov 1997
About:
SummaryThe principal focus of Judy's practice in recent years has been administrative law, especially those matters concerning the spheres of activity of The Department of Human Services, namely: child protection; children's services; coronial inquests; mental impairment; intelle
Kim J Knights
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Equity & Trusts
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
B.Ec, LLB (Monash), LLM (Melb)
Date of Admission:
04 Apr 1991
About:
Kim has a commercial practice specialising in insolvency.
Kim has completed the IPAA’s (Insolvency Practitioner’s Association of Australia) Advanced Insolvency Course and a Master of Laws at Melbourne University. Kim is a former lecturer in insolvency at the University of Melbourne.
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Equity & Trusts
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
BA, LLB, Grad Dip Family Dispute Resolution Practice
Date of Admission:
05 Nov 1986
About:
Emma Swart practices predominantly in family law and appears regularly in the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court. She also appears interstate and in the Family Court of Western Australia.