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 and regulatory practice. He has been recognised in Doyle’s guide and Best Lawyers in the field of insolvency and restructuring and regularly acts and advises in simple and complex corporate insolvencies and restructures. He is a fellow of INSOL International and a professional member of ARITA. During 2019-2020 he was counsel assisting the NSW Casino Inquiry into Crown Casinos with a special focus on money laundering.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Scott was a medical practitioner, Associate to Justice Emmett in the Federal Court of 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.

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.

Antony Whitlam

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, where he presided in all practice areas of the Court. He was also an additional Judge of the ACT Supreme Court, where he sat in civil and criminal proceedings.

After retiring from judicial service, Tony returned to practice at the Bar until June 2024. 

He is now available for mediations and arbitrations.

Julia Roy

Practice Areas

Julia practices primarily in commercial, competition and criminal law. She appears frequently in the High Court of Australia, the Courts of Appeal and Criminal Appeal in New South Wales, Western Australia, Victoria and the ACT, the Full Court of the Federal Court and in lower Federal and State courts and inquiries across Australia.

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Recent matters

Recent matters in which Julia has been briefed include:

Julia also regularly advises in relation to regulatory (ACCC, ASIC, OAIC, etc), liquidator, and criminal investigations and proceedings for Big Tech, Big Four banks, Big Four accounting firms and other listed entities and executives, initial public offerings, compulsory examinations and witness preparation, and appeal merit.

Professional History

Prior to commencing practice, Julia was Research Director to the Hon Chief Justice Bathurst AC and Tipstaff to the Hon Justice Hodgson AO of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. She has lectured in law and business at the University of New South Wales where she graduated with first class Honours in 2009. Prior to her legal career, Julia she worked in international humanitarian advocacy with a focus on genocide prevention. Julia has co-authored three editions of Uniform Evidence Law in Australia (LexisNexis Butterworths). She was admitted to practice in 2011 and called to the Bar in 2013.

Claire Palmer

Claire has a diverse practice in public, regulatory, commercial, and human rights law. She has significant experience in the coronial jurisdiction and is currently briefed as Counsel Assisting in the Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes. In 2022, Claire lectured in Advanced Statutory Interpretation at the University of the New South Wales.

Before she was called to the bar, Claire worked at Allens-Linklaters (Sydney) and Shearman & Sterling (London). She has acted as Associate to his Honour Justice Brian Tamberlin in the Federal Court of Australia and the Honourable Chief Justice Peter Shivute in the Supreme Court of Namibia.

Claire has a doctorate from the University of Oxford, which she attended on a Clarendon Scholarship. Her research focused on the accountability of transnational corporations for serious human rights violations. Claire also has a BCom (Hons I) and LLB (Hons I) from the University of Sydney, where she was awarded the Henry S. Albinski Prize for Best Honours Thesis in Australian Foreign and Defence Policy.

In 2017, Claire was the inaugural recipient of the Katrina Dawson Award, which aims to encourage young women to practise at the Bar. She was a member of the NSW Bar Council from 2020 to 2023 and presently sits on one of the NSW Bar Association’s six professional conduct committees

Annabel Osborn Brodie

Annabel was admitted to practice in 2017 and called to the bar in 2022. She accepts briefs in all areas of law.

Before coming to the bar, Annabel practiced at a boutique Sydney firm in commercial litigation including in the areas of equity, banking and finance, real property and corporations law as well as regulatory investigations and wills and estates.

Annabel holds degrees in Law (LLB) and Arts (English) from the University of Sydney.

Brent Michael

Brent was admitted to practice in 2009 and called to the bar in 2015.  He practises primarily in commercial disputes, including matters involving contracts, misleading and unconscionable conduct, restitution, equity and trusts, corporations, partnerships, and negligence.  He also accepts briefs in other areas, including torts, inquiries, and public law.

Among other clients, Brent has acted for property developers, mining companies, defence contractors, financial services providers, telecommunications companies, manufacturers, software developers, trustees and responsible entities, investors, retail and wholesale businesses, lessors, builders, education providers, statutory bodies, employers and employees, directors, solicitors, associations, and professional bodies.

Previously, Brent practised as a solicitor in dispute resolution at King & Wood Mallesons and was a judge’s associate in the NSW Court of Appeal.  He has also taught civil procedure, evidence, torts, and advocacy at the University of New South Wales and the University of Sydney.  He is the author of a number of articles, several of which have been cited by Australian courts.  He holds degrees from the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney, and Columbia Law School.

Patrick Meagher

Patrick is an experienced junior counsel with a broad commercial practice.  He appears both led and unled, in trials and appeals.  He is regularly briefed in large and complex disputes, and is particularly sought after for his expertise in class actions (appearing for plaintiffs and defendants).  He often appears in significant matters involving consumer law, corporations law, banking and financial services, insolvency, insurance, and commercial arbitration.

Before coming to the Bar in 2014, Patrick was an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York, where he practised as a litigator from 2008 to 2013. Patrick holds an LLM from New York University, where he was awarded for his work in competition law.  He also holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney. 

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