BAR ADMISSION

1975

SENIOR COUNSEL

1987

John Sackar is a former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He sat in the Equity Division.

Prior to his appointment in 2011 he had a wide and diverse practice in commercial matters, including banking, insurance and consumer law, and also practiced in the field of defamation.  Mr Sackar practised as a Queens Counsel for nearly twenty-five years prior to his appointment and appeared in all Courts in Australia at trial and appellate levels. He was called to Middle Temple in the UK in 2006 and regularly appeared in Courts in Brunei and in the Privy Council in London. He is an associate member of 6 Pump Court Chambers in London.

Mr Sackar is available for mediations and arbitrations.