Ian Jackman
SCLeading class action and competition silk at 5 Wentworth; appeared as senior counsel in major Federal Court group proceedings.
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Silks
Wendy Harris
SCProminent class action silk at 5 Wentworth; experienced in large plaintiff-side commercial and consumer group proceedings.
Silks
Bret Walker
SCEminent silk at 7 Wentworth Selborne; appeared in the High Court in numerous landmark matters including class actions and constitutional cases.
Stephen Gageler
SCFormer Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia; previously silk at 7 Wentworth Selborne with extensive class action and constitutional practice.
Silks
Fiona McLeod
SCFormer President of the Law Council of Australia; senior class action and commercial silk at Aickin Chambers.
Julian Burnside
KCCelebrated KC and human rights advocate at Aickin Chambers; appeared in landmark class actions and public interest litigation at the highest levels.
Silks
Noel Hutley
SCOne of Australia's foremost class action silks; appeared in major shareholder class actions and led landmark climate risk litigation.
Richard Cheney
SCSenior class action and commercial silk at Banco Chambers; extensive experience in large-scale group litigation.
Tony Bannon
SCLeading NSW silk at Banco Chambers; acted as senior counsel in major class actions and high-profile commercial disputes.
Junior Counsel
Timothy Mehigan
JuniorLeading class action junior at Banco Chambers; briefed across major plaintiff-side group proceedings.
Silks
Debbie Mortimer
SCFormer Federal Court judge and Castan Chambers silk; distinguished record in class actions, employment and human rights group proceedings.
Ron Merkel
KCDistinguished KC and former Federal Court judge; returns to the Bar for select class actions and human rights matters at Castan Chambers.
Junior Counsel
Kathleen Foley
JuniorExperienced class action junior at Castan Chambers; specialises in plaintiff-side group proceedings and public interest litigation.
Silks
Allan Myers
KCOne of Australia's most senior KCs; appeared in some of the country's largest class actions and commercial disputes across all superior courts.
Matthew Collins
KCPre-eminent Victorian KC in defamation and class actions; former Chairman of the Victorian Bar.
Norman O'Bryan
KCProminent Victorian class action and commercial KC; experienced in plaintiff-side group proceedings before the Federal Court.
Philip Crutchfield
KCPre-eminent class action silk in Victoria; lead counsel in many of Australia's largest shareholder and consumer class actions.
Junior Counsel
Lisa Nichols
JuniorExperienced class action junior at Owen Dixon Chambers West; regularly briefed in major group proceedings.
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