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26 NSW barristers appointed senior counsel
The NSW Bar Association appointed 26 barristers as senior counsel.
Naomi Neilson
President Ruth Higgins SC on Friday (4 October) announced that 18 men and eight women have been appointed to senior counsel.
The announcement follows the appointment of 25 senior counsel in Victoria. Chief Justice Anne Ferguson said the title was “an acknowledgement of their integrity and standing” in the profession.
Over the last month, barrister John Catsanos SC was appointed judge of the District Court of NSW, Tony McAvoy SC was named part-time commissioner of the Australian Law Reform Commission, and Judge Andrew Coleman was elevated to the NSW Supreme Court.
In May, commercial barrister Tim Faulkner SC was appointed as a judge at the NSW Supreme Court.
In order of seniority, the new barristers are:
Andrew Bruce Gotting, P G Hely Chambers
James Julian Trevallion, Sir Owen Dixon Chambers
Sean Thomas Flood, Black Chambers
Michelle Therese England, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Phoebe Louise Arcus, 5 Wentworth Chambers
Darrell James Barnett, Banco Chambers
Lester Aloysius Fernandez, Forbes Chambers
Paul Robert Coady, Public Defenders Chambers
Vanessa Ann Thomas, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Hayley Patricia Bennett, New Chambers
Nicholas John Broadbent, Public Defenders Chambers
Matthew John Lewis, Level 22 Chambers
Chester Wesley Brown, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Alan Shearer, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Robert John Ranken, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Simon Fitzpatrick, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Trent Matthew Glover, 11 St James Hall
Fionnuala Marie Therese Simpson, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Hilbert Sin Yun Chiu, Tenth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Christopher James Othen, Waratah Chambers
Samuel Suren Pararajasingham, Forbes Chambers
Amy Elizabeth Munro, Omnia Chambers
Thomas Owen Prince, New Chambers
Elisa Holmes, Eleven Wentworth
Zelie Christine Heger, Eleven Wentworth
Brendan George Campbell, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Naomi Neilson
Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly.
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