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- Dickenson Andrew
Andrew practices in Criminal Law in all jurisdictions including the Court of Appeal, Supreme, County and Magistrates' Courts.
Andrew has a passionate interest and extensive experience in Jury Trials.
Andrew is accredited with the Victorian Bar's Indictable Crimes Certificate (ICC).
- Gray Malcolm
Retired June 2024. Passed away July 17th 2024.
- Manning Katie
Katie practices predominantly in common law with a particular focus on personal injury, medical negligence and insurance law.
She appears regularly in the Magistrates', County and Supreme Courts of Victoria for both Plaintiffs and Defendants. <
Before coming to the Bar, Katie worked as a solicitor with a busy litigation practice where she advised clients in matters including workplace insurance, compensation, applications, and common law damages jury trials.
Prior to that she was Associate to His Honor Judge Saccardo of the County Court of Victoria.
Katie read with Mr David Purcell and her senior mentor is Mr James Mighell QC.
From 27 Oct 2016, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
- Hannan Daniela
Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Family Law Specialist from 2005.
Associate at Ryan Carlisle Thomas Solicitors (2000-2007) and Articles with Birch, Ross & Barlow (1998-1999).
Prior to joining the Bar, Daniela practiced in Family Law for eight years. Practise at the Bar includes all areas of Family Law litigation and Domestic Relationships property litigation.
"From 9th June 2011, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation."
- Angenent Johannes
Johannes has a common law and commercial practice with a particular focus on personal injuries including Workcover and TAC claims.
Before coming to the Bar, Johannes worked on a broad range of commercial and common law disputes as a solicitor including personal injuries, insurance law, competition law, contract, corporations, banking and trust law.
Johannes practises in all Victorian courts and tribunals, as well as in the Federal Court.
Johannes is a member of the Common Law Bar Association.
From 1st May 2015, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
- Morrison Andrew
Andrew has a commercial litigation practice, with a focus on construction and property law.
He is regularly briefed in matters involving residential and commercial construction, logistics, technology and civil and engineering works. He has particular experience with the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic), both at the claim and judicial review stages.
He also receives regular work in insurance, property, leasing, corporations and trusts disputes.
From 03 May 2012, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
- Robinson Andrew
Andrew put on a bit of condition since becoming a parent, but sees this as lending greater weight to his submissions.
He enjoys riding Italian motorcycles and eating Italian food (see reference to condition).
An experienced advocate who can be an expert on anything given sufficient notice.
- Sotiropoulos Ria
Ria has extensive experience in Australian and international tax having practised in the field for more than 20 years, including 15 years as a barrister at the Victorian Bar.
Ria has worked at law firms (Arnold Bloch Leiber and Clayton Utz) and large accounting firms (Ernst & Young and Deloitte) where she advised a range of clients including multinationals, large private groups and high-net-worth individuals on the spectrum of tax issues from “front-end” to “back-end”.
In 2017, the former Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer appointed Ria as a part-time Board member of the Tax Practitioners Board. During her extended term, she advised on strategy, policy and legal matters. She also acted as an administrative decision-maker in over 270 cases making determinations on various matters, including whether tax practitioners had breached the Code of Professional Conduct and if so, she imposed appropriate sanctions.
Upon invitation, Ria has advised the United Nations Tax Committee on dispute avoidance and resolution mechanisms at the domestic and international level, including the Mutual Agreement Procedure.
She has appeared for taxpayers and the Commissioner of Taxation in various courts and in alternative dispute resolution processes.
Ria has provided advices and opinions to national and international law firms (e.g., based in Switzerland, Brazil, New York, Cayman Islands and Hong Kong) on various issues, including:
- complex tax technical issues in the areas of income tax, CGT, Part IVA, international tax, CFC rules, transferor trust rules, transfer pricing, interest withholding tax, double tax treaties, tax residency, forex rules, taxation of trusts, and taxation of deceased estates;
- on tax reviews, audits, disputes, settlements and the conduct of litigation, including the evidentiary and strategic procedural issues, and a case’s prospects of success;
- assisted with offshore voluntary disclosures, including the ATO’s Project DO IT; and
- drafted, negotiated and settled various court documents and contracts, including Deeds of Settlement.
Ria has a Bachelor of Science (Pharmacology and Biochemistry), a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University, and a Master of Laws (Hons) with First Class Honours in Tax Litigation and Current Issues in Tax Avoidance from the University of Melbourne.
She is a Chartered Tax Adviser of The Tax Institute, a member of the Tax Bar Association (former Committee member for 13 years), a member of the International Fiscal Association and a former member of the United Nations Subcommittee on Dispute Avoidance and Resolution.
Upon invitation, Ria regularly participates in discussions with global tax leaders, advisers and policy-makers on current and emerging Australian and international tax issues.
Ria has actively contributed to, and was the nominated lead drafter of Chapter 2 of the United Nations Handbook on the Avoidance and Resolution of Tax Disputes (United Nations, 2021).
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
- McDonald Ian
Ian is a very experienced trial and appellate advocate. He practises predominantly in the areas of personal injury, insurance law, professional negligence and torts generally.
In particular he has expertise in:
- Medical Negligence;
- Industrial Accidents;
- Dust Diseases;
- Institutional Sexual Abuse;
- Transport Accidents;
- Recovery Proceedings
- Accident Compensation;
- Product Liability;
- Disciplinary Tribunals & Coronial Inquests.
Ian regularly appears in the County Court and Supreme Court in jury trials and causes, and as required in the Court of Appeal.
Ian has particular experience and interest in the following areas:
- Medical Negligence;
- Liability for criminal acts of third parties (Modbury Triangle scenarios);
- Complex claims involving sub-contractors and host employers.
Ian is happy to provide written Advice in complex matters in a timely fashion.
For 16 years (2005-2020) Ian was the editor of the leading publication on personal injuries in Victoria, "Accident Compensation Victoria" published by Lexis Nexus.
Professional memberships:
- Common Law Bar Association.
- Compensation Law Bar Association (Victorian Bar)
From 28 Aug 2008, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
- Clements Andrew
Andrew Clements QC is an experienced trial and appellate advocate practising mainly in the areas of personal injuries, product liability, torts generally, insurance and professional disciplinary tribunals.
From 03 May 2012, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
- Puckey Tim
Practised in Commercial and Family Law as a solicitor prior to joining the Bar.
Now specialised in Family Law, Domestic Relationships and related matters.
Nationally Accredited Mediator experienced in conducting Mediations in nominated practice areas.
Appellate, Trial, Interlocutory and Advice briefs accepted.
Member of the Family Law Bar Association and Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
- Smith Scott
Scott was admitted to practice as a solicitor in NSW in 1996 and to the NSW Bar in 1999, being admitted to the Victorian Bar in 2002.
His practice includes workers compensation, personal injuries, common law, commercial and employment/industrial relations acting for both applicants/plaintiffs and respondents/defendants.
Scott has presented papers to the NSW Law Society continuing legal education programs on areas including third party recovery matters and differentiation of employment/subcontract relationships.
- Willee Justin
Since coming to the Victorian Bar, Justin has practised primarily in criminal, civil, commercial and family law matters including the provision of advice in native title, banking & finance, OH&S and environment protection matters. Appearing regularly for the Defence and the Crown in both State and Commonwealth matters in the Victorian Court of Appeal, Supreme, County and Magistrates' Courts conducting appeals, bail applications, pleas, appeals, subpoena hearings, committals, IVO and IVO appeals, interlocutory appeals, special hearings, ground rules hearings, contests and trials. Justin has also appeared in coronial inquests, civil contests, commercial matters including winding up applications in the Federal and Supreme Courts and VCAT's, administrative and civil divisions in the review and regulation, retail tenancy, human rights, owners corporation, residential tenancy and guardianship and administration lists.
More recently, Justin has been appearing in the Sydney and Melbourne registries in both property and parenting matters, to conduct interim applications and trials for all types of property matters involving partnerships, companies, trusts, spousal maintenance, relocation, recovery orders and litigation funding hearings in the Family and Federal Circuit Court, and has acted as a Court appointed mediator and an Independent children's lawyer in family law matters. He has also been appearing in the County and Supreme Court, in relation to occupational health and safety appeals instituted by the DPP, drug importations, sexual offences, murder and assault trials including fitness to be tried Special Hearings pursuant to the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act . He has conducted out of hours emergency bail applications in the Supreme Court's criminal division and has appeared in the Court of Appeal, criminal division to present appeals against conviction and sentence and interlocutory appeals. Justin has also appeared in the commercial division of the Supreme Court to conduct property disputes and in the judicial review and appeals list.
Since the pandemic commenced, Justin has maintained a practice online, and in person in the commercial, criminal and family law jurisdictions to conduct interim applications, mediations and trials, including appearances in the Federal Court of Australia to conduct Bankruptcy matters and the provision of advice in relation exclusion and restraining orders, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime legislation.
Justin completed his articles of clerkship as a prosecutor, with the Office of Solicitor to the Environment Protection Authority in 2006 and then spent a year working as a native title solicitor in the Yamatji (Midwest) region of Western Australia with the Yamatji Land and Sea Council. In 2007, he practiced as a solicitor advocate, in the criminal law division of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service regularly appearing in the Koori Court. In 2008, Justin worked as a commercial solicitor in Melbourne at two boutique commercial law firms. Justin has also practised in the Children’s Court in child protection matters and worked as a volunteer solicitor with the Western Suburbs Legal Service. In 2009-2010, Justin practised in Broome with the Kimberley Land Council on native title, criminal and commercial law matters.
Prior to embarking on a legal career, Justin spent some years working in the Australian and Japanese hospitality industry, which culminated in a variety of positions as a Japanese interpreter, translator and tour guide. Justin worked as an interpreter and translator for CBS television at the Nagano Winter Olympic Games in 1998 and for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade at the World Exposition in, Nagoya in 2005.
Justin holds a current Indictable Crime Certificate.
A list of reported cases Justin has appeared in can be obtained from Austlii.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation. The information referred to above has been supplied by the barrister concerned. Neither Victorian Bar Inc nor the barrister's clerk have independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information and neither accepts any responsibility in that regard.
- Schoff Georgina
Georgina has extensive experience as a trial (including jury) and appellate advocate. She has appeared in a broad range of civil matters, including contract and property disputes, consumer protection claims, the review of administrative decisions and the protection of confidential information.
Georgina has particular expertise in media law, intellectual property and related trade practices matters. She has acted for plaintiffs as well as media organisations and internet service providers in defamation proceedings (many of them involving high profile claimants). She has acted in applications for suppression orders and contempt of court proceedings and in a number of important trade mark cases.
- Golshtein Emily
Emily Golshtein practises primarily in common law and administrative law, including commissions and inquiries. Emily is regularly briefed to advise, prepare written work, and appear in trials, appeals and other hearings within those fields.
Before coming to the Bar, Emily was Senior Associate to the Honourable Justices Kaye AM and Bell AO in the Supreme Court of Victoria. As an Associate, Emily worked in both the trial and appellate divisions of the Court. Prior to her Associateships, Emily worked as a solicitor at the Transport Accident Commission (TAC), and in the Office of the Co-Prosecutors at the United Nations Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.
Emily is a member of the Common Law Bar Association and a Committee Member of the Women Barristers Bar Association (WBA).
Emily read with Anna Robertson (now Her Honour Judge Robertson). Her senior mentor is Jeremy Ruskin KC.
From 9 Dec 2016, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
- McWilliams Dugald
Dugald practises in commercial, insurance and common law matters including professional negligence (including medical negligence), general insurance, product liability, industrial accidents, inquests and class actions.
Dugald was admitted in New South Wales in 1997 and worked as a solicitor in Sydney, London and Melbourne before coming to the Bar.
Publications
Contributor to chapter on Negligence, The Laws of Australia, Thomson Law Book Co.
Reporter – Victorian Reports
From 7th August 2008, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
- Stanley Richard
Richard has wide experience appearing in the Supreme Court, County Court, VCAT and the Coroner’s Court. He appears regularly for both Plaintiffs and Defendants in Melbourne and on circuit.
In 2010 Richard was a member of the Victorian Bar Council.
- Howard Katrina
Chambers & Partners 2019 Asia-Pacific Intellectual Property rankings for The Bar in Australia
Katrina is identified in this publication as one of Australia's leading practitioners in the field of Intellectual PropertyWho's Who Legal: Patents 2018
Katrina is identified in this publication as one of the world's leading practitioners in the field of Patents.Who's Who Legal: Life Sciences 2018 - Patent Litigation: Legal Marketplace Analysis
Katrina is identified in this publication as one of the world's leading practitioners in the field of IP:'Katrina Howard SC is "highly recommended" thanks to her expertise in the full spectrum of contentious IP matters.'
Doyles Guide - Leading Intellectual Property Senior Counsel - New South Wales 2018
Recommended Senior Counsel
Chambers and Partners Intellectual Property: The Bar, Australia