Ranking tables
Native Title: The Bar | Asia-Pacific
Australia
Rankings overview for Silks (KC)
Stephen Lloyd SC Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth6 Years Ranked
Vance Hughston SC Sixth Floor Windeyer Chambers14 Years Ranked- Anthony McAvoy SCFrederick Jordan Chambers
- Raelene Webb KCMurray Chambers
- Stephen Wright SCFrancis Burt Chambers
- Sturt Glacken KCDever's List
Anthony Neal KC List G Barristers10 Years Ranked
David Yarrow SC List G Barristers13 Years Ranked
Tina Jowett SC Sixth Floor Windeyer Chambers13 Years Ranked- Gim Del Villar KCMurray Gleeson Chambers
- Gregory McIntyre SCMichael Kirby Chambers
- Nitra Kidson KCHiggins Chambers
- Ron Merkel KCOwen Dixon Chambers West
- Tom Keely SCChapman's List
- Susan Phillips 13th Floor St James' Hall2 Years Ranked
- Andrew PrestonJeddart Chambers
- Christopher AthanasiouQueensland Bar
- Joshua CreamerAspect Chambers
- Graham CarterBrisbane Chambers
- Marc McKechnieMurray Gleeson Chambers
All Silks (KC) profiles
Band 1
1 Stephen Lloyd SC
Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth | Native Title: The Bar2026 | Band 1 | 6 Years RankedStephen Lloyd SC brings exceptional qualifications to his work at the native title Bar, being both a published authority on the relevant legislation and a former co-head of the Constitutional and Native Title Unit in the Commonwealth Office of Litigation. Particularly well-equipped to handle appellate cases, he has represented both traditional owner bodies and government agencies in native title-related litigation.
1 Vance Hughston SCSixth Floor Windeyer Chambers | Native Title: The Bar2026 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedVance Hughston SC is widely acknowledged to be a pre-eminent native title silk, commanding particular respect for his long service in the sphere, the comprehensive geographical scope of his practice and the significance of the cases he has handled. Particularly noted for his track record of appellate cases, conducted up to and including High Court level, he is best known for his work on behalf of traditional owner groups but has also acted for proponent parties and government agencies.
Band 2
2 Anthony Neal KC
List G Barristers | Native Title: The Bar2026 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedAnthony Neal KC maintains a 360-degree native title practice which incorporates the representation not only of both proponent and traditional owner parties but also of relevant government bodies.2 David Yarrow SCList G Barristers | Native Title: The Bar2026 | Band 2 | 13 Years RankedDavid Yarrow SC offers experience in the native title space dating back to 1994 and represents indigenous groups across a broad range of mandates, including determination applications, claims-related litigation and other disputes.
2 Tina Jowett SCSixth Floor Windeyer Chambers | Native Title: The Bar2026 | Band 2 | 13 Years RankedTina Jowett SC is well established in the native title sphere and much in demand by instructing solicitors. She is active on behalf of both traditional owner and proponent parties in a variety of courts and tribunals and maintains a particularly prominent Federal Court appellate practice.