Chambers Review
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Dispute Resolution: The Bar - Australia
What the Team is Known For
List A Barristers is a leading Melbourne list, run from offices in Owen Dixon Chambers, and is highlighted for taking on hardcore, high-level commercial litigation. One source remarks on its "market-leading expertise in just about anything" and this judgment is supported by the list's standout position in these rankings. It has more than 180 members, who advise and advocate on issues arising in Australian and many foreign jurisdictions, including a star of the Victorian Bar and many other highly regarded advocates offering cutting-edge expertise in, among others, the competition, construction, defamation, employment, insolvency, intellectual property and tax arenas. Deputy clerk Caroline Kaskani is a key contact.
Notable practitioners
Allan Myers KC continues to be identified as one of the most respected practitioners at the Victorian Bar in general and as one of Australia's pre-eminent appellate silks in particular, with sources emphasising his commercial astuteness and the weight his submissions carry with the Bench. In addition to his appearances on high-profile, high-stakes domestic litigation mandates, he has impressive knowledge of the international arbitration scene.
Allan is clearly one of the best.
Neil is a go-to silk for all complex competition and consumer matters. His analysis and advocacy are superb, as is his manner with clients.
Alice is excellent. She is very hard-working and a genuine expert in consumer and competition law.
I regard Alice as the best of the upcoming specialist competition and consumer advisors at the Bar. I would not hesitate to brief her on the most complex regulatory matters.
Andrew Barraclough is a talented barrister who has been highlighted for his skills in the area of competition law, for which he is highly regarded.
Andrew is excellent.
Jeff Gleeson is outstanding. As super senior silk, he is really the go-to in Australia and internationally on large-scale construction disputes.
Jeffrey Gleeson is one of the best in construction and infrastructure.
John de Wijn KC maintains a highly specialised, revenue-focused practice, covering both Federal and state taxes, stamp duty and superannuation, and conducted on behalf of both the ATO and prominent private sector clients.
John De Wijn is exceptional and well established.
Wendy Harris KC is particularly well known for her handling of matters in the banking and finance and insurance spheres, her prominence in the securities class action space and her very busy appellate practice.
Wendy is a trusted go-to.
Wendy is exceptionally bright, a fierce advocate and great to work with.
Daniel McInerney KC is a highly respected tax specialist with a high profile in the Victorian Bar. He has been dedicated to taxation issues in both the public and private sectors throughout his career, and he advises on the full range of both Commonwealth and state taxes and offers particularly noted expertise in complex structuring, transfer pricing and Part IVA issues.
Jennifer Batrouney KC has practised at the Bar for some 30 years, accumulating in that time experience across the full spectrum of tax work and focusing particularly strongly on income tax, GST and superannuation issues. She is active on behalf of both corporate and public sector bodies, the latter at both state and Commonwealth levels, and she also specialises in advising charitable bodies on their own taxation concerns.
Joel Phillips is noted for his expertise in complex tax disputes, frequently acting in high-value matters involving transfer pricing and trust entitlements.
Joel is fabulous. He is very detailed and his technical skills are second to none.
Matthew is pre-eminent in defamation and the internet. If there is a legal question surrounding AI, you've got to go to him, even if there is no law surrounding it.
Michael Borsky KC maintains a broad and versatile practice, appearing in both first-instance and appellate matters, including proceedings before the High Court. He is recognised for his expertise in competition law and has acted extensively in major enforcement and cartel proceedings for and against the ACCC. His regulatory work also includes significant matters for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, as well as class actions and other substantial commercial disputes.
Michael can turn his hand to anything. He is great with clients and dominates in his advocacy.
Michael Borsky is someone who comes so highly regarded and respected.
Nicholas is always fully aware of the details of his brief and is a pleasure to work with.
Raini Zambelli is well regarded in the insolvency sphere. Her domestic caseload is informed by extensive experience of insolvency-related litigation in numerous foreign jurisdictions and by time spent as an in-house counsel in the financial services sector.
Terry is very strong in trust law and tax consolidation matters.
Terry is excellent on private wealth.