Guy Reynolds SC specialises in appeals in the High Court of Australia and other appellate courts in Australia and Hong Kong. He has appeared in 57 High Court cases across a broad range of areas, including constitutional law, administrative law, commercial law and common law. He commenced practice at the NSW Bar in 1987 […]
Criminal Law and Appeals
Neil Williams SC
Neil Williams came to the Bar in 1989 and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2001. He conducts cases, and advises on, major environmental and planning issues (such as the Barangaroo project for Lend Lease, the Maules Creek mine for Whitehaven Coal, the Mt Thorley-Warkworth project for Rio, the Gold and Copper Resources litigation for Newcrest, […]
Todd Alexis SC
Todd has practiced at the Bar for over 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, particularly in equity and commercial law. He also appears regularly in the Court of Appeal, the Court of Criminal Appeal and […]
Anna Mitchelmore SC
Anna commenced at the private bar in 2006 and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2018. 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 […]
James King
With significant experience in both public law and commercial law matters, James appears regularly in major trial and appellate courts either unled or with senior counsel: Public law – In all areas of State and federal administrative and constitutional law, James advises and appears for and against Ministers and other public officers on judicial review […]
Pouyan Afshar
Pouyan came to the Bar in 2012. He practised as a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution group at Baker & McKenzie and worked as a solicitor in the Dispute Resolution and Tax groups at Allens. As a solicitor, he practised primarily in commercial litigation, including large-scale litigation, in a wide range of industries and […]
Julia Roy
Julia practices primarily in commercial, competition and criminal law. She has appeared in the High Court of Australia, the Courts of Appeal and Criminal Appeal in New South Wales and Western Australia, the Full Court of the Federal Court and in lower Federal and State courts and inquiries in NSW, Western Australia and the ACT. […]
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 […]
Michelle Rabsch
Prior to being called to the Bar, Michelle’s experience reflected her diverse interests within the law and keen sense of public duty. After working as an associate to Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE, the then Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Michelle was admitted to practice and worked as a senior associate at […]
Celia Winnett
Celia was admitted to practice in 2009 and called to the Bar in 2016. She practises primarily in commercial and public law. She is a Centre Fellow of the UNSW Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law. Before coming to the Bar, she served as Counsel Assisting the Commonwealth Solicitor-General, Justin Gleeson SC. In that role, […]
Louise Coleman
Louise has a diverse practice in public and commercial law. She has appeared both led and unled in the High Court of Australia, as well as in various New South Wales and federal courts and tribunals. Louise accepts briefs in all areas of law. Louise holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (History) […]
Joe Edwards
Joe was admitted to practice in 2008 and called to the Bar in 2017. He has a broad practice in public and commercial law, and accepts briefs in all areas of law. Before coming to the Bar, Joe worked in a variety of legal roles for the Commonwealth Government. He was Counsel Assisting the Commonwealth […]
Georgina Westgarth
Georgina practises in a wide range of commercial and criminal matters with a focus on regulatory matters including corporations law, consumer law, money laundering and foreign bribery. She regularly acts for and against corporations, Commonwealth and State agencies and regulatory bodies. She has appeared in the Federal Court of Australia, the NSW Court of Criminal […]
Eleanor Jones
Eleanor was admitted to practice in 2015 and called to the Bar in 2018. From 2018 to 2020, Eleanor was Counsel Assisting the NSW Solicitor General and Crown Advocate. In that role, she appeared principally in appellate proceedings in the areas of constitutional, criminal and administrative law. Before coming to the Bar, Eleanor was an […]













