Rob Anderson KC
Level Twenty Seven ChambersRob is the silk of choice in Queensland. Truly at the top of his game, his judgment is exceptional as too his court craft and rapport with the bench. He cannot be recommended highly enough.’
TMT and IP
Leading silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Tony Bannon SC
Tenth Floor Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Bruce Caine KC
List G BarristersRichard Cobden SC
Nigel Bowen Chambers Richard is very responsive and extremely knowledgeable in the area of intellectual property. He has a vast understanding of the history of intellectual property law in Australia, which he is able to showcase to the Court as part of his advocacy.'
Tom Cordiner KC
List G BarristersChristian Dimitriadis SC
Nigel Bowen Chambers
Andrew Fox SC
5 Wentworth ChambersAndrew is one of the new generation of IP silks in Australia with a well deserved reputation for thoughtful advocacy, versatility and the ability to run difficult and complicated trials.'
Sophie Goddard SC
Nigel Bowen Chambers'Excellent knowledge of the law, very strategic and quick to grasp the issues.'
Michael Hall SC
Nigel Bowen Chambers Michael is a persuasive and intelligent advocate, scrupulously honest and ethical, and calm in a crisis. He is very effective when up against the more flamboyant style of silk. He has a deep knowledge of intellectual property law, and evidence.'
Ed Heerey KC
Nigel Bowen ChambersEd is extremely knowledgeable on all aspects of IP and is particularly strong on all aspects of trade mark, branding and Australian consumer law disputes. Ed provides invaluable strategic guidance on trade mark disputes where the stakes are high, including those in an urgent interlocutory injunction context.'
Katrina Howard SC
Ninth Floor Selborne ChambersJustine Beaumont SC
Nigel Bowen ChambersJustine is one of the top barristers in Australia in relation to copyright, trade marks and misleading and deceptive conduct claims. She is incredibly knowledgeable, thorough, pragmatic and a pleasure to work with. She is a senior counsel who will work with solicitors as part of a team, and understands the importance of managing client workloads and expectations.'
Hamish Bevan SC
Nigel Bowen ChambersHamish is a compelling and nuanced advocate who has the well-deserved respect of the judiciary and the profession. He is noted for his almost innate feel for IP concepts and the application of these concepts to complicated facts and technologies. He is an excellent strategist with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law, practice, and procedure.'
Cynthia Cochrane SC
5 Wentworth Chambers
Julian Cooke SC
5 Wentworth ChambersExtremely intelligent, very organised and has a grasp of very complicated and highly complex issues involving science and technology.'
Colin Golvan AM KC
List G BarristersJohn Hennessy SC
Tenth Floor Wentworth Selborne ChambersAngus Lang SC
Tenth Floor Wentworth Selborne ChambersAdrian Ryan SC
Patterson's List Barristers
Siobhán Ryan KC
List G BarristersGeorgina Schoff KC
Dever's List BarristersDavid Shavin KC
Dever's List Barristers
Craig Smith SC
List G Barristers2024 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Phoebe Arcus SC
5 Wentworth ChambersPhoebe is an effective advocate, trusted by the IP specialist judges as an expert in her field and as having integrity. Phoebe has deep expertise in patent law, which is very valuable on complex patent matters.’
Kate Beattie SC
List G Barristers
Stephen Rebikoff SC
List G Barristers2023 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Ben Kremer SC
Banco Chambers
Luke Merrick SC
List G Barristers