Ranking tables

Native Title: The Bar | Asia-Pacific

Australia

Rankings overview for Silks (KC)

2

Band 2

  1. Anthony Neal KC
    Anthony Neal KC List G Barristers8 Years Ranked
  2. John Waters SC
    John Waters SC Sixth Floor Windeyer Chambers12 Years Ranked
  3. Tina Jowett SC
    Tina Jowett SC Sixth Floor Windeyer Chambers11 Years Ranked
  4. Anthony McAvoy SCFrederick Jordan Chambers
  5. Gregory McIntyre SCMichael Kirby Chambers
  6. Nitra Kidson KCHiggins Chambers
  7. Raelene Webb KCMurray Chambers
  8. Ron Merkel KCOwen Dixon Chambers West
  9. Tom Keely SCChapman's List
1

Band 1

  1. Andrew PrestonJeddart Chambers
  2. Christopher AthanasiouQueensland Bar
2

Band 2

  1. Graham CarterBrisbane Chambers
  2. Marc McKechnieMurray Gleeson Chambers
  3. Susan Phillips13th Floor St James' Hall

All Silks (KC) profiles

1

Band 1

  1. Stephen Lloyd SC
    1
    Stephen Lloyd SC
    Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
    Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    Stephen 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.
  2. 1
    Sturt Glacken KC
    Dever's List | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | Band 1 | 12 Years Ranked
    Sturt Glacken KC is generally acclaimed as a pre-eminent practitioner on the traditional owner side at the native title Bar. Interviewees regularly testify to his unrivalled experience in the space, technical excellence and outstanding performance at the appellate level.
  3. Vance Hughston SC
    1
    Vance Hughston SC
    Sixth Floor Windeyer Chambers | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | Band 1 | 12 Years Ranked
    Vance 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.
  4. Stephen Wright SC
    Francis Burt Chambers | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | Band 1
2

Band 2

  1. Anthony Neal KC
    2
    Anthony Neal KC
    List G Barristers
    List G Barristers | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | Band 2 | 8 Years Ranked
    Anthony 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. John Waters SC
    2
    John Waters SC
    Sixth Floor Windeyer Chambers | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | Band 2 | 12 Years Ranked
    John Waters SC is one of Australia's most experienced native title practitioners, having worked in the area for nearly 30 years and appeared in nearly all jurisdictions across the fullest range of issues and on behalf of indigenous groups, proponent parties and government agencies.
  3. Tina Jowett SC
    2
    Tina Jowett SC
    Sixth Floor Windeyer Chambers | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years Ranked
    Tina 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.
  4. Anthony McAvoy SC
    Frederick Jordan Chambers | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | Band 2
  5. Gregory McIntyre SC
    Michael Kirby Chambers | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | Band 2
  6. Nitra Kidson KC
    Higgins Chambers | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | Band 2
  7. Raelene Webb KC
    Murray Chambers | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | Band 2
  8. Ron Merkel KC
    Owen Dixon Chambers West | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | Band 2
  9. Tom Keely SC
    Chapman's List | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | Band 2

New Silks

  1. David Yarrow SC
    David Yarrow SC
    List G Barristers
    List G Barristers | Native Title: The Bar
    2025 | New Silks | 11 Years Ranked
    David 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.