Chambers Review
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Dispute Resolution: The Bar - Australia
What the Team is Known For
Level Twenty Seven Chambers is widely regarded as being pre-eminent in Brisbane, its nearly 50 members also making it the city's largest set. The set offers a comprehensive range of practice area capabilities and members experienced in all forms of dispute resolution at state, Commonwealth and international levels. It also enjoys a particularly high reputation for the quality of its construction-related expertise. It regularly receives a particularly large body of positive interviewee feedback, with one source commenting that it is the "leading chambers in Queensland and one of the leading chambers in Australia." Another interviewee notes the "outstanding consistent quality across the set." Level Twenty Seven's administrative team is headed by practice manager Daniel Perry.
Strengths
Dan Perry is very responsive and helpful.
Dan Perry is a pleasure to deal with. He is a professional and highly responsive clerk. His involvement in managing matters sets Level Twenty Seven apart from other chambers.
Dan always finds the right barrister for me, no matter how time-constrained or unusual the matter is.
Practice manager, Daniel Perry, has a deep understanding of each barrister's availability and experience. He is a true asset to the set.
Notable practitioners
Claire is an absolute pleasure to deal with. She is intelligent, strategic, user-friendly and a highly effective advocate.
She's the clear standout junior barrister in the country. She is intellectually superior, and her capacity to write clearly and persuasively is, I think, the best I've seen.
Michael Trim offers experience in construction matters, often relating to disputes arising from major projects. He is also extremely familiar with the kinds of issues generated by energy and resources, retail and residential developments alike.
Michael is one of the leading junior construction barristers nationally.
Paul McQuade knows his briefs inside-out and has a unique eye for financial and accounting details given a former career in accountancy.
Paul is a very good operator, technically excellent.
Damian has the mental and technical intellect of a top silk. He is very quick on his feet and has a strong style in the courts.
Damian is a leader of the Queensland Bar and is both very good and easy to work with.
Florence is very good on her feet. She is very confident, robust and gets along well with the Bench.
Mark is probably the smartest barrister I've ever briefed and one of the toughest.
Michael is intelligent, responsive and persuasive on his feet.
Michael is meticulous. He doesn't miss anything, considers all angles and anticipates what the judge will want.
Stewart Webster KC operates in the construction, energy and resources, and financial services areas, as well as several other fields within a broad-ranging remit.
His advocacy is extremely impressive, even under difficult questioning by the appellate court judges.
Stewart is a rising star of the senior counsel at the Queensland Bar.
Stewart is very smart and commercial.