Geoff was called to the Bar in 1983. He has practised extensively in the Equity and Probate Divisions of the Supreme Court and also practices in other jurisdictions, such as the Land & Environment Court. His principal areas of practice are will disputes, Family Provision claims and general equity matters.
Donald is an experienced commercial counsel who regularly appears in the superior courts and tribunals of New South Wales and the Commonwealth. His practice encompasses a wide spectrum of commercial law, including insurance, professional negligence, insolvency, corporations and general equity matters. Donald has also been involved in a number of commissions of inquiry (including as […]
James joined the NSW Bar in 2008. James practises in all areas of commercial law, with a focus on large commercial disputes and class actions, competition and consumer law, corporations law, professional negligence and regulatory investigations (including by the ACCC and ASIC). Before coming to the Bar, James was a Senior Associate at Allens. James […]
Imtiaz was called to the Bar in 2010. Prior to that time, he practised for several years as a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution group of Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Sydney and was an Associate to the Honourable Justice Lindgren of the Federal Court of Australia. He holds a Master of Laws from Harvard […]
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 […]
Joanna was admitted to practice in 2004 and called to the Bar in 2012. From 2012 to April 2014 she served as Counsel Assisting the NSW Solicitor General and Crown Advocate. Joanna previously worked as a Senior Solicitor in the Administrative Law group at the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office and spent several years in commercial […]
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 […]
Stephanie has a broad practice in both commercial law and public law. Stephanie’s commercial law practice includes corporations law, equity, professional negligence and competition and consumer law, as well as general commercial law issues such as contract, restitution and tort law. In her public law practice, Stephanie has been briefed in matters involving judicial review […]
Tamara is briefed in a wide range of commercial and public law matters, with a focus on revenue law, local government/environmental law and judicial review. She regularly acts for and against major corporations, Commonwealth and State agencies and regulatory bodies. She has appeared in the High Court, Federal Court, NSW Court of Appeal, NSW Supreme […]
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. […]
David practises in all areas of law, particularly in commercial and public law. He has appeared in more than 20 High Court cases and appears led and unled in intermediate appellate courts, at first instance and in tribunals. While his practice is based in Sydney, he also regularly appears interstate. Before coming to the Bar, […]
Ben was admitted to practice in 2008 and called to the Bar in 2014. Prior to being called to the Bar, he practised as a solicitor in the litigation groups at both Herbert Smith Freehills and Mallesons Stephen Jaques, as well as completing an Associateship with the Honourable Justice Hayne of the High Court of […]
Patrick practises in all areas of commercial law and is regularly briefed in large and complex commercial disputes. He joined the NSW Bar in 2014. Prior to joining the NSW Bar, Patrick was an associate at Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP in New York, where he practised as a commercial litigator from 2008 to 2013. […]
Rob graduated with a BA(Hons)/LLB from the University of New South Wales (2001) and holds a Masters of Law from Harvard University (2009). Rob was admitted to practice in 2001 and called to the Bar in 2014. Rob regularly appears in the superior courts and tribunals of New South Wales and the Commonwealth. His practice […]
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 […]
Brent practices primarily in commercial law, and also accepts briefs in public law and tort matters. Before being called to the bar in 2015, he practiced for a number of years in the litigation group at King & Wood Mallesons, and was associate to Justice D. H. Hodgson in the New South Wales Court of […]
Emma is briefed in a wide range of commercial matters, including class actions, consumer law, corporations law, equity and intellectual property law. She also accepts briefs in administrative law, including migration law. She has worked across a range of courts and tribunals. She has been recognised in the Doyle’s Guide as a leading litigation and […]
Madeleine was admitted to practice in 2010 and called to the Bar in 2015. Prior to joining the Bar, Madeleine practised as a Senior Associate in the Commercial Litigation group at Allens. She also worked at Linklaters in London and at the Australian Government Solicitor in the Competition & Consumer Law group. As a solicitor, […]
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 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 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) […]
Richard is briefed in a wide range of commercial matters, including class actions, corporations law, insolvency and equity. He also accepts briefs in public law (administrative and constitutional law). Richard has accepted briefs in commercial matters in the High Court, Federal Court, the Supreme Courts of a number of Australian States, and the Australian Competition […]
Matt accepts briefs in all areas of law. He was admitted in 2011 and called to the Bar in 2017. Prior to joining the Bar, Matt worked as a solicitor in the dispute resolution and competition teams at King & Wood Mallesons and as an associate to Justice Robertson at the Federal Court. As a […]
Alicia was admitted to practice in 2012 and called to the Bar in 2017. Since being called to the Bar, Alicia has appeared in a range of matters, with a particular focus on complex commercial litigation, class actions, banking, insurance and financial services law, corporations and native title. Alicia accepts briefs in all areas of […]
Claire was admitted to practice in 2007 and called to the Bar in 2017. She accepts briefs in all areas, and has particular interests in constitutional, administrative, commercial and international law. Claire has a doctorate from the University of Oxford, which she attended on a Clarendon Scholarship. During her time at Oxford, Claire taught law […]
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 […]
Kim was admitted to practice in 2009 and called to the Bar in 2017. Kim has advised and appeared in a range of public and commercial law matters, including appearances in the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, NSW Court of Appeal and NSW Supreme Court. She has appeared unled in judicial and […]
Alice was admitted to practice in 2011 and called to the Bar in 2018. She accepts briefs in all areas of law. Prior to coming to the Bar, Alice was a Senior Associate in the Commercial Litigation group at Clayton Utz. As a solicitor, Alice acted on a wide range of commercial, corporations and regulatory […]
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 […]
David was admitted to practice in 2014 and was called to the Bar in 2018. He accepts briefs in all areas of law. David was the Tipstaff to the Honourable Justice White, then of the Equity Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He was later a solicitor at Allens, where he practised […]
Hugh was admitted to practice in 2010 and called to the Bar in 2019. He accepts briefs in all areas of law. Before his admission to practice, Hugh worked as tipstaff to the Honourable Justice Julie Ward in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. From 2010 to 2019, he was a solicitor, then a […]
Alison was admitted to practice in 2015 and was called to the Bar in 2019. She accepts briefs in all areas of law. Prior to coming to the bar, Alison worked in the Dispute Resolution Group at King & Wood Mallesons, where she acted on a wide range of commercial matters, regulatory disputes, class actions […]