Clerks
Barristers engage a Barristers’ Clerk, who in turn advise solicitors as to the suitability, availability and fees of counsel.
This webpage only contains the contact details of those barristers who are members of the Victorian Bar Association with current Victorian or Interstate practising certificates, and who have agreed to their details being made available. For more information read our disclaimer here.
If you need assistance finding the right barrister, we suggest you contact one of the barrister's clerks who will discuss your needs with you and recommend an appropriate barrister.
A clerk will also be able to advise you on the availability of the barristers on their list.
Caroline practises primarily in commercial law. Her key experience includes complex contractual disputes, franchising, trade practices and consumer law and property disputes across a range of industries. Caroline also practices in defamation law, with experience advising and appearing for parti
Amit has significant experience as a trial advocate, encompassing all aspects of criminal law. He has also appeared as an appellate advocate in the Court of Appeal in New Zealand and Victoria.
Joanna has a broad commercial and administrative law practice, with particular expertise in contract and construction disputes as well as regulatory matters.
Julie accepts briefs to appear and advise in a broad range of employment, commercial and administrative law disputes.
Andrew practises in administrative law, commercial law, and employment and industrial law. He is experienced running trials alone in the Federal Circuit Court, Fair Work Commission, AAT and VCAT and judicial review proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court and Federal Court of Australia.
Abilene practices in commercial litigation and criminal matters for defence and prosecution. Abilene has a particular focus on property law (including the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic)) and a specialty in proceeds of crime matters (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) and Confiscation Act 19
Kate accepts briefs to appear and advise in all criminal and quasi-criminal law matters, including administrative law.
Sally has worked exclusively in family law since her admission to legal practice in 2011.
Lachlan accepts briefs to appear and advise in criminal and quasi-criminal matters, including OH&S, inquests, disciplinary and tribunal proceedings. He is an experienced advocate, with particular expertise in indictable crime.
Tim accepts briefs for defendants in criminal and quasi criminal matters.
Prior to coming to the bar Tim worked as a solicitor advocate for 32 years.
He had held the status of Accredited Criminal Law specialist for 20 years.
Joanne practises predominantly in serious indictable crime, including murder and other violent offences, serious drug offences, serious indictable driving matters, fraud and occupation health and safety matters.
Tanya has a broad practice with specific experience and interest in institutional abuse, criminal and quasi-criminal matters.
She provides merits and strategic advice on all aspects of these matters.
Mitchell has a broad commercial practice at the Bar. He is typically briefed to appear both led and unled in a wide range of commercial disputes, including corporations and insolvency matters, class actions, professional negligence, and banking and financial services litigation.
James has a broad practice in public interest and private law. He has over a decade of experience advising and appearing in a variety of matters ranging from class actions and regulatory proceedings to property and contractual disputes.
Callum accepts briefs in commercial and common law matters, and has a particular interest in disputes involving regulated commercial relationships, such as retail leases, Security of Payment Act disputes, and licences and permits.
Before coming to the Bar, Ramon worked as a solicitor at Maddocks Lawyers and Coulter Roache Lawyers and taught Legal Ethics as well as Legal Writing at Swinburne Law School.
Serena was admitted to practice in 2004 and brings over 15 years' experience in commercial and public law, specialising in planning, environment, heritage and land acquisition. She has a particular interest in complex infrastructure projects as well as built form and heritage matters.
Nicholas practises in commercial and tax law.
Amanda accepts briefs to appear and advise in a broad range of commercial law and dispute resolution matters, at a trial and appellate level. A selection of cases and publications are set out in the above tabs.
Nonni accepts briefs in all areas of family law.
Simon is a barrister practicing principally in crime, intervention orders, family law and guardianship law.
William accepts briefs in all criminal and quasi-criminal matters in metropolitan and regional courts. He also accepts briefs in industrial and employment law.
Matthew practices in a broad range of commercial law disputes, with a focus on insolvency, banking and finance, professional negligence, building and construction, insurance and the Australian Consumer Law. He is also a current committee member of the Building Dispute Practitioners’ Society.
Hugo practices in criminal law and quasi-criminal matters.
Hugo appears in trials, committals, County Court appeals, contested summary hearings, bail applications and pleas.
Alex practices exclusively in family law and related jurisdictions. She accepts briefs to appear at both local and interstate registries, to undertake regional and circuit work, mediations and drafting work.
Ben practices in civil litigation with a particular focus on personal injury & insurance law matters and accepts briefs from both plaintiff and defendant practitioners.
Paul practises primarily in commercial law, with a particular interest in equity and trusts.
Andrew practises in commercial, public and tax law.
Before coming to the Bar, Andrew was an associate to the Hon Justice Crennan AC at the High Court of Australia, a solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons, and the Researcher to the Solicitor-General for Victoria.
Nick practises predominantly in commercial law, wills and estates, common law (including professional negligence and historical sex abuse) and confiscations. He also accepts briefs in criminal matters.
Michael practises nationally in commercial law, public law and taxation.
He has particular experience in contractual disputes, insolvency and tax litigation.
Barristers engage a Barristers’ Clerk, who in turn advise solicitors as to the suitability, availability and fees of counsel.
There are a number of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options available for resolving disputes without recourse to litigation