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.
Jenaya accepts briefs to appear and advise in criminal, regulatory and quasi-criminal matters.
James practices principally in the areas of employment law and commercial law with a focus on:
Unfair dismissals, general protections, workplace discrimination and underpayments;
Patrick maintains a broad civil litigation practice (with both trial and interlocutory experience – led and unled), focussing on:
Stacey comes to the Bar with over 15 years experience in family law and related jurisdictions. As a solicitor, Stacey was an Accredited Family Law Specialist (LIV) and an Adjunct Lecturer at The College of Law between 2012 and 2019.
Tim is an experienced advocate appearing in criminal and quasi-criminal matter.
Lisa is an experienced advocate who practices primarily in the areas of criminal law and quasi-criminal law, including disciplinary tribunal proceedings, regulatory matters, public law and inquests.
Lachlan accepts briefs to advise and appear predominantly in common law matters, with a particular focus on personal injury, intentional torts and insurance law. He is available to appear in all metropolitan and regional courts.
Anna practises primarily in commercial and public law.
Nicolas maintains a broad practice in commercial and public law, primarily in the fields of general commercial, competition and consumer law, insurance, equity and trusts, insolvency, corporations and securities, banking & finance, class actions, regulatory investigations, building & cons
Philippa practices predominantly in commercial and public law and regulatory matters.
Sahrah has a broad commercial law practice with particular experience in class actions, competition law and consumer protection, corporations and securities matters, corporate insolvency, insurance and financial services law.
Gregory is an experienced advocate who practices across all areas of criminal law, including quasi-criminal matters.
Employment, industrial and regulatory law
Nadia’s practice focuses on employment law, industrial relations and regulatory law.
Nicholas is available to appear and advise in matters involving any area of commercial law. He has particular experience in corporations and insolvency/restructuring matters, schemes of arrangement, banking litigation and debt recovery proceedings, and class actions.
Adam Craig is a commercially minded barrister specialising in wills, trusts, equity, and tax.
Adam focuses on finding pragmatic solutions to disputes. He aims to bring a sense of calm to litigation, particularly in disputes involving complex personal relationships.
Sam practises primarily in commercial and public law. He has a broad practice with interests in corporate and commercial disputes, class actions, building and construction, property disputes, estate litigation, anti-discrimination law and human rights.
Jeremy is an experienced advocate who accepts briefs in all areas of criminal law and quasi-criminal law, including intervention orders proceedings, occupational health and safety matters and other disciplinary proceedings.
Maya Narayan practises in federal and state public law, commercial, industrial and regulatory law.
Peter is an experienced advocate practicing primarily in criminal and quasi-criminal matters. He also appears in administrative and employment matters.
Ryan Hartshorne accepts briefs in all criminal, disciplinary and quasi-criminal matters in metropolitan and regional courts.
Uthra accepts briefs to appear and to advise in criminal, regulatory and public law matters.
John Heard practices in all areas of commercial litigation with a focus on insolvency / restructuring, banking and finance, and more recently - defamation.
Robert has a wide-ranging commercial law practice, advising and appearing (led and unled) in disputes concerning:
Manuel accepts briefs to appear and advise in all areas of family law and related jurisdictions. Manuel also accepts briefs in contractual disputes, property disputes, common law, retail tenancies and commercial matters.
Michael practises and accepts briefs in commercial law.
Michael Keks practises in criminal law and related areas, including regulatory and enforcement matters and in commissions of inquiry.
Madeleine is an experienced advocate with a focussed practice on regulatory prosecutions. She has experience appearing for and advising the Victorian Government Solicitor's Office, WorkSafe, Victorian Building Authority, Environment Protection Authority and Victorian Fisheries Authority.
Matthew accepts briefs in all areas of criminal law.
He is available to appear in all courts and jurisdictions in Victoria and accepts interstate briefs.
Ned practices predominantly in regulatory matters and the Family Division of the Children’s Court. He welcomes both appearance and advice briefs from law firms, State and Federal Government, and from in-house counsel.
Chrisanthi accepts briefs in criminal, quasi-criminal (including OH&S prosecutions) and regulatory matters, including regulatory prosecutions and professional disciplinary hearings. Chrisanthi has experience in all jurisdictions and accepts briefs in metropolitan and rural courts.
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