Sophie was admitted to practice in 2018 and called to the Bar in 2023. She accepts briefs in all areas of law, and has a particular interest in intellectual property, commercial law, private international law, employment and criminal matters. Before coming to the Bar, Sophie practised as a solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills in the… Continue reading Sophie Yates
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Joel Brook
Joel Brook is a skilled and experienced advocate. He has conducted hundreds of contested matters, including appeals, applications and trials. Joel has a diverse practice and accepts briefs in all areas of law, with a particular focus on employment, commercial disputes, defamation, discrimination, public law, inquests and inquiries, and all aspects of criminal law, including… Continue reading Joel Brook
Dale Bampton
Dale is a leading junior counsel at the Sydney and Brisbane Bar. She specializes in complex class actions, large-scale commercial litigation, and competition and consumer law. She has been recognised as a recommended junior counsel in commercial litigation in Doyle’s Guide. Dale has been involved in numerous high profile class actions, including for the State… Continue reading Dale Bampton
Alexander Vial
Alexander maintains a diverse commercial practice. He has particular expertise in competition law, consumer law, regulatory investigations and prosecutions, trade practices, commercial litigation, and class actions. He also has experience in intellectual property, employment law, and insolvency cases. Before being called to the Bar, Alexander was a Senior Associate at Clayton Utz in their competition… Continue reading Alexander Vial
Andrew Smorchevsky
Andrew accepts briefs to appear and advise in all areas of commercial disputes and litigation. His practice includes contractual and commercial disputes, corporate and insolvency law, and equity and property matters. He appears led and unled in the Supreme Court and Federal Court, as well as appearing unled in lower courts and tribunals. Prior to… Continue reading Andrew Smorchevsky
Christopher Parkin
Christopher is a practical, client focused and results driven barrister with a diverse practice. Criminal Law He is regularly instructed in criminal appeals and other complex criminal prosecutions including fraud, terrorism, and importation offences. His clients have included former South Sydney NRL player Sam Burgess, former NSW Minister Ian Macdonald, and Sydney identity Danny Lim.… Continue reading Christopher Parkin
Eliot Olivier
Eliot has a broad commercial and public law practice, which includes class actions, general commercial disputes, professional negligence and conduct proceedings, employment and administrative law. He accepts briefs in all courts and tribunals, and regularly advises and appears led and unled in the Federal Court and Superior State Courts. Eliot has particular expertise in representative… Continue reading Eliot Olivier
Dan Fuller
Dan has a general practice focused on public law, commercial law and employment and industrial law. He also has experience in criminal matters. Dan has been instructed on behalf of a wide range of clients including Commonwealth, State and local governments and government agencies, universities and private education providers, regulatory authorities including the Fair Work… Continue reading Dan Fuller
Miles Foran
Miles is a specialist in employment and discrimination law. He also practises in commercial, equity and real property. He regularly appears in Federal Courts, the Supreme Court of NSW and State and Federal Tribunals. Miles takes a broad view of the interests of litigants and is always pragmatic. This has led to an approach which… Continue reading Miles Foran
Catherine Bembrick
Catherine has a broad commercial practice with particular expertise in competition and consumer law, intellectual property and employment disputes. Catherine has appeared in matters involving cartel conduct (criminal and civil), misuse of market power, other anticompetitive agreements and contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law. Her intellectual property experience includes patent, trade mark and copyright litigation.… Continue reading Catherine Bembrick