Media Release – The Victorian Bar Council Election 2022-2023

11Nov2022

Following the recent Victorian Bar Council election, the following office bearers have been appointed to the Bar Council for the 2022-2023 term:

President – Sam Hay KC

Vice President – Georgina Schoff KC

Vice President – Elizabeth Bennett SC

Honorary Treasurer – Mark Robins KC

Assist. Hon Treasurer – Catherine Boston

The following members were elected to the Bar Council (in order of seniority):

Eleven counsel who are King’s Counsel, Senior Counsel or junior counsel who are of not less than 15 years’ standing:

  • Gavin Silbert KC
  • Peter Chadwick KC
  • Georgina Schoff KC
  • Mark Robins KC
  • Dr Suzanne (Sue) McNicol AM KC
  • Colin Mandy SC
  • Sam Hay KC
  • Alistair Pound SC
  • Elizabeth Bennett SC
  • Darryl Burnett
  • Dr Michelle Sharpe

Six counsel who are junior counsel and who are of not less than 6 years’ standing and of not more than 15 years’ standing:

  • Ashlee Cannon
  • Catherine Boston
  • Nawaar Hassan
  • Timothy Goodwin
  • Daniel Nguyen
  • Raini Zambelli

Four counsel who are junior counsel who are of less than 6 years’ standing:

  • Jessie Taylor
  • Ffyona Livingstone Clark
  • Rishi Nathwani
  • Andrea Skinner
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