James practices principally in the areas of employment law and commercial law with a focus on:
Unfair dismissals, general protections, workplace discrimination and underpayments;
Peter is an experienced advocate practicing primarily in criminal and quasi-criminal matters. He also appears in administrative and employment matters.
Shahed practises in all areas of commercial, public and employment law.
Immediately before the Bar, Shahed was a solicitor at the Independent Broad-based Anticorruption Commission where he was embedded in some of the most high profile investigations of public corruption in Victoria.
Angus signed the Bar Roll on 22 October 2020 and read with Roslyn Kaye KC. His Senior Mentor is Andrew Clements KC.
Angus has a broad range of litigation experience as a barrister, and previously as a solicitor, including in the following areas:
Alex practises predominately in commercial law. He has a broad practice with interests in building and construction, intellectual property and media law. He has particular expertise in matters arising under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic).
Ben practises primarily in employment and industrial relations law and administrative and public law.
Shannon Jenkins practises in commercial and public law.
James is an experienced commercial litigator, with particular expertise in class actions and complex commercial disputes.
James has a broad commercial law, common law, and administrative law practice with significant trial experience, appearing led and unled in lengthy hearings involving multiple witnesses; advising (both led and unled) in a wide range of commerical and common law matters, merits reviews and judicia
Ben accepts briefs in all area of criminal law. Ben also accepts briefs to advise and appear in common law matters, with particular focus on personal injury, intentional torts and insurance law.
He is available to appear in all metropolitan and regional courts.
Lisette maintains a broad practice in all areas of commercial, regulatory and public law.
Commercial and Regulatory Practice
Lisette has acted in a range of commercial, regulatory, and insurance matters. Current and recent matters include:
Michael has a broad commercial and administrative law practice.
Before coming to the bar, Michael was a Counsel in the Dispute Resolution team at Ashurst, where he worked for over 10 years.
Sophie has a broad practice in public and commercial law. She has a particular interest in regulatory, judicial review, quasi-criminal, tax and general commercial matters.
Shane has a broad practice in insurance, administrative and common law matters, with a focus on the health and medical context.
Paul practices in all areas of commercial and public law, including taxation law, employment and industrial relations law and constitutional and administrative law.
Cal has a broad practice in public law. Cal also accepts briefs in some commercial law, common law and industrial law matters.
Emile practises across family law, commercial law and criminal law. Within this diverse practice, Emile focuses on matters that draw upon his experience, education and key interests.
Manu Choudhary specialises in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Heavy Vehicle National Law, Personal Injury and Employment Law. He welcomes both appearance based as well as paperwork briefs.
Merys is a common law barrister, practicing primarily in personal injury and insurance law. She also accepts briefs in quasi-crime and administrative law matters, as well as coronial inquests.
Paris practises in employment and industrial law, commercial law, and accepts briefs in public and administrative law, inquests and tribunals, and quasi-criminal matters such as Occupational Health & Safety.
ABOUT JOHN:
John O'Halloran has a broad commercial practice. He is intimately acquainted with issues pertaining to insurance law, construction disputes, as well as trusts equity and probate (TEP).
Katharine has a broad practice across public, commercial and criminal law. Katharine is regularly briefed as junior counsel in matters involving complex issues of law and evidence, and also appears unled in various courts and tribunals.
Madeleine practises primarily in public and commercial law. She also accepts briefs in employment and industrial law and major torts.
Luisa practices in commercial and public law.
Elizabeth practises primarily in commercial and public law. She is regularly briefed as junior counsel in complex matters and appeals and has also appeared unled in final hearings and interlocutory applications.
Stephen practises in a broad range of matters across employment, corporations and general commercial law.
He also has special interests in medical, research and therapeutic goods regulation, sports, and technology companies including start-ups.
Matt Garozzo practises in all areas of industrial relations, employment, and health and safety law. He also practises in commercial law, administrative law and anti-discrimination law.
Michael practises primarily in commercial, regulatory and public law.
Before being called to the bar, Michael practised as a solicitor for 10 years, initially at Lander & Rogers, and most recently as the General Counsel of Litigation for one of Australia’s largest companies.
Leo welcomes briefs in all areas of criminal, quasi-criminal and administrative law in metropolitan and regional Victoria. He also accepts briefs in family law and related jurisdictions.
Kate accepts briefs across a range of criminal, regulatory, employment and common law matters, including disciplinary matters, discrimination, sexual harassment, inquests and inquiries, OHS, victims of crime and institutional liability.