Todd has practiced at the Bar for 30 years and as Senior Counsel since 2003. He is predominantly a trial advocate with extensive experience across all jurisdictions in all Superior Courts of Australia, with emphasis in equity and commercial law. He also appears regularly in the Court of Appeal, the Court of Criminal Appeal and […]
Inquests and Inquiries
Robert Hollo SC
Robert is an experienced commercial Silk. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2011. He regularly appears in the Federal Court, State Supreme Courts and tribunals around the country. He conducts both trials and appeals. Robert has had involvement in significant commercial litigation and class actions. He has appeared for and advised major retail and investment […]
Kristina Stern SC
Kristina graduated in law from Melbourne University (first class Honours) in 1987. She then worked as a solicitor before completing a PhD from Cambridge University and lecturing in law at King’s College and University College London. She spent ten years at the London Bar at 39 Essex Street, practising in both public and private law. […]
Matthew White SC
Matthew was called to the Bar in 1999 and appointed Senior Counsel in 2013. He was admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales in 1987. After obtaining a Bachelor of Civil Law at Oxford University in 1989 he practised as a solicitor for over 9 years with Minter Ellison, Phillips Fox and Rowe & […]
James Hmelnitsky SC
James represents a diverse range of corporate, private and government clients in commercial and revenue disputes. He appears regularly in taxation appeals in the Federal Court of Australia and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and in revenue and commercial matters in other State and Territory courts and tribunals. He has appeared in the High Court in […]
Naomi Sharp SC
Naomi has a wide-ranging trial and appellate practice at the Bar, with three key work streams and expertise in (i) competition law and trade practices; (ii) public law, including merits review, judicial review, constitutional law and public interest immunity; and (iii) inquiries, inquests and disciplinary proceedings. Naomi regularly appears in the NSW Court of Appeal […]
Anna Mitchelmore
Anna practises predominantly in the areas of administrative law, constitutional law, criminal law, local government/environmental law, migration and native title. She has acted for a wide range of private parties in challenges to government decisions, as well as for state and federal government departments and agencies. Anna appears regularly both with and without a leader […]
Houda Younan
Houda Younan was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 2007, after having been admitted to the New York State Bar in 2006. Prior to bar admission, Houda worked as an Associate to the Honourable Chief Justice Spigelman of the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 1998-1999, and after postgraduate study, as a […]
Donald Mitchell
Donald is an experienced commercial counsel who regularly appears in the superior courts and tribunals of New South Wales and the Commonwealth. His practice encompasses a wide spectrum of commercial law, including insurance, professional negligence, insolvency, corporations and general equity matters. Donald has also been involved in a number of commissions of inquiry (including as […]
Joanna Davidson
Joanna was admitted to practice in 2004 and called to the Bar in 2012. From 2012 to April 2014 she served as Counsel Assisting the NSW Solicitor General and Crown Advocate. Joanna previously worked as a Senior Solicitor in the Administrative Law group at the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office and spent several years in commercial […]
S Kanagaratnam
Sudarshan was admitted to practice in 2003 and after 10 years as a solicitor was called to the Bar in 2013. Before joining the Bar, Sudarshan was a Senior Associate at Kennedys Lawyers practicing predominantly in commercial litigation and sports law. He now practices in a broad range of civil matters with a focus on […]
Julia Roy
Julia practices in commercial and competition law, criminal appeals, constitutional law and judicial review. She has appeared in the High Court of Australia, the Court of Appeal and the Court of Criminal Appeal in New South Wales, and in lower Federal and State courts and inquiries in NSW and the ACT. Prior to commencing practice, she was Research Director […]
Surya Palaniappan
Surya was admitted to practice in 2007 and called to the NSW Bar in 2014. From 2014 to 2015, Surya was Counsel Assisting the NSW Solicitor General and Crown Advocate. Prior to that she served as a Judge’s Associate in both the High Court and Federal Court, worked in-house as a legal adviser at the […]
Brent Michael
Brent accepts briefs in commercial and public law matters. Before coming to the Bar in 2015, he practised in the litigation group at King & Wood Mallesons, where he acted in a diverse range of matters for private corporations, government entities and individuals. Prior to that he was an associate to Justice David Hodgson AO […]
Louise Coleman
Louise was called to the Bar in 2016. Before coming to the Bar, Louise practised as a solicitor in the Disputes group at Herbert Smith Freehills. She was a tipstaff and research assistant to the Hon. Justice Robert Macfarlan in the NSW Court of Appeal, and has been an examiner and tutor in Federal Constitutional […]
Claire Palmer
Claire was admitted to practice in 2007 and called to the Bar in 2017. She accepts briefs in all areas, and has particular interests in constitutional, administrative, international and commercial law. Claire has a doctorate from the University of Oxford, which she attended on a Clarendon Scholarship. During her time at Oxford, Claire taught law […]
Antony Whitlam QC
Tony was admitted to the NSW Bar in 1967 and took Silk in 1986. He was a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 1993 to 2005. Since returning to the Bar, Tony has advised in a wide variety of matters and he regularly appears in Court with Junior Counsel.
















