Ashleigh Buchanan

Ashleigh practises widely in commercial litigation, with experience in contract law, corporations law (including shareholder oppression and schemes of arrangement), trust disputes, insolvency, class actions and regulatory enforcement at first instance and on appeal. She accepts briefs in all areas of law.

Before her admission to practice, Ashleigh served as a tipstaff to the Honourable Justice Fabian Gleeson in the New South Wales Court of Appeal. She worked as a senior associate at Allens where she practised as a solicitor in commercial litigation from 2020 to 2026. Ashleigh was called to the Bar in 2026.

Ashleigh has a Juris Doctor from the University of Sydney. She was the recipient of the Katrina Dawson Award in 2026. 

Major Zhang

Major has a broad practice in commercial, public and administrative law. He welcomes briefs in all areas of law.

Before being called to the Bar, Major was a Senior Associate in the commercial litigation team at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, with a focus on regulatory disputes and public law. He also worked as an Associate to the Honourable Justice Markovic at the Federal Court of Australia.

Major holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce (Finance, with Distinction) from the University of New South Wales.

Mitchell Brunker

Mitchell has a broad practice in commercial and public law disputes, with specific experience in class actions, contract and equity.  He welcomes briefs in all areas of law.

Prior to being called to the Bar, Mitchell was tipstaff to the Honourable Justice Hallen in the Equity Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and a solicitor in the commercial litigation team at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.

Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction) from the University of Oxford, and a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Adelaide.  He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate Finance) from the University of Adelaide where he placed first in his cohort.

Andrew Bell

Andrew practices in commercial and public law, and is open to considering briefs in all areas of law. 

Before coming to the Bar, Andrew was an Associate to Justice Michelle Gordon at the High Court of Australia and Justice Tony Meagher at the NSW Court of Appeal. He worked as a senior solicitor in the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office, principally practicing in constitutional and administrative law.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney. He is a reporter for the New South Wales Law Reports and has taught administrative law. 

Haiqiu Zhu

Haiqiu practices widely in commercial litigation and public law, and welcomes briefs in all areas of law. Prior to being called to the bar, Haiqiu practised as a solicitor in the commercial litigation team at Herbert Smith Freehills. Haiqiu also served as Tipstaff/Associate to the Honourable Justice Payne of the New South Wales Court of Appeal.

Haiqiu has a BCL from the University of Oxford, and a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours and the University Medal) and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney.

She is honoured to be the recipient of the Katrina Dawson Award for 2025.

Adam Khadra

Adam has a broad practice and accepts briefs in all areas of law.

Adam has worked as an Associate to Chief Justice Kiefel AC KC at the High Court of Australia, and Justice Derrington AM at the Australian Law Reform Commission, on the Judicial Impartiality Inquiry, and at the Federal Court. He has international experience working most recently as an International Legal Consultant for the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission of the Seychelles, and on the Defence Team of Hashim Thaçi before the Kosovo Specialist Chamber. Adam has worked as an Associate in Commercial Litigation at Norton Rose Fulbright Australia.

Adam has a Master of Laws with Distinction with a focus on Constitutional Law from University College London and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University. Adam has lectured in Federal Constitutional Law at the University of Sydney.

Stephanie Crosbie

Stephanie has a broad practice in commercial disputes, with particular experience in regulatory, corporations, contract and representative proceedings. She is open to considering briefs in all areas of law.

Before being called to the Bar in 2024, Stephanie worked as a Senior Associate in the Disputes team at Herbert Smith Freehills (2021-2024) and Associate in the Global Disputes team at Jones Day (2015-2021).

Stephanie has a BCL from the University of Oxford (Distinction) and a BSc (Distinction) / LLB (Honours Class 1) from the University of New South Wales.

Scott Aspinall

Scott is an experienced junior counsel with a broad commercial practice with a special focus on domestic and cross border insolvency. He is recognised in Doyle’s guide and Best Lawyers in the field of insolvency and restructuring and is a fellow of INSOL international.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Scott was a medical practitioner, Associate to Justice Emmett in the Federal Court ofT Australia and a litigator at Allens Arthur Robinson in Sydney.

John Sackar

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

In 2025 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the judiciary, and to the law.

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.

Alice Zheng

Alice has a broad practice in commercial litigation, including in contract, corporations law, equity, insolvency, and consumer law, as well as a regulatory and administrative law practice.  She acts regularly for both corporate and government clients.  She appears both led and unled in the NSW Supreme Court and the Federal Court of Australia, as well as other courts and tribunals.

Alice was admitted to practice in 2011 and called to the Bar in 2018.  Prior to coming to the Bar, Alice was a Senior Associate in the Commercial Litigation group at Clayton Utz.  Alice was also tipstaff to her Honour Justice J K Ward of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Alice has a BEcSocSci (Hon 1) and LLB (Hons 1) from the University of Sydney and an LLM (Class 1) from the University of Cambridge, where she was awarded the Gareth Jones Prize for Restitution.