Tristan Taylor

Tristan accepts briefs in all areas of law, with a particular focus on commercial and public law.  Before coming to the Bar, Tristan was an associate to the Hon Chief Justice Gageler at the High Court of Australia and a tipstaff/associate to the Hon Justice Mark Leeming at the NSW Court of Appeal.  He previously worked as an assistant to the Solicitor-General of Western Australia (Joshua Thomson SC), where he was involved in the provision of advice to government and litigation in the High Court and other superior courts.

Tristan holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction) from the University of Oxford and was awarded the Vinerian Scholarship (Proxime Accessit) for placing second in his cohort.  Prior to that, he attained a Bachelor of Science and a Juris Doctor (Distinction) from the University of Western Australia, where he ranked second overall for law.  Tristan has held academic positions at the Australian National University and the University of Western Australia, and has published a number of peer review articles in the fields of constitutional and administrative law.

Tom Allchurch

Before coming to the Bar, Tom was a Principal Solicitor in the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office, primarily practising in administrative and constitutional law. Tom was also a Senior Solicitor on the Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes. 

Tom holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Arts (with Distinction) from the University of NSW, and a Master of Laws from New York University. 

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

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.