Andrew Fox SC
5 Wentworth Chambers‘Andrew has great legal and strategic thinking, and he is reliable and accessible.’
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.
Rob Anderson KC
Level Twenty Seven Chambers ‘He is calm, intelligent and has a common sense approach.’
Richard Cobden SC
Nigel Bowen Chambers‘Richard is preeminent in this area. He is a pleasure to work with and approaches new and innovative matters with enthusiasm as well as wisdom and a deep knowledge of the law.'
Tom Cordiner KC
List G Barristers‘Tom is a top-class patent barrister. He is one of the top senior counsel in Australia.’
Christian Dimitriadis SC
Nigel Bowen Chambers‘Christian is an excellent senior counsel, especially for patent matters.’
Sophie Goddard SC
Nigel Bowen ChambersEd Heerey KC
Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Ed is an outstanding advocate. He is an expert at working out what the judge is going to want to focus on and addressing those matters in careful detail.’
Julian Cooke SC
5 Wentworth ChambersTony Bannon SC
Tenth Floor Wentworth Selborne ChambersJustine Beaumont SC
Nigel Bowen ChambersJustine is meticulously prepared and extremely smart.'
Hamish Bevan SC
Nigel Bowen Chambers ‘Hamish has the ear and the respect of the IP judges in Australia. As an advocate he is both subtle and compelling.'
Michael Hall SC
Nigel Bowen ChambersMichael's strengths are his outstanding intellect, encyclopedic knowledge of the law (especially trade marks) and no-nonsense approach.'
John Hennessy SC
Tenth Floor Wentworth Selborne Chambers‘John is deeply experienced. A trusted advisor in navigating some difficult legal and procedural issues.’
Katrina Howard SC
Ninth Floor Selborne ChambersLuke Merrick SC
List G Barristers ‘Luke is a very talented advocate with excellent experience across a broad range of IP matters.’
Siobhán Ryan KC
List G Barristers‘Siobhan is a terrific barrister, and she is well versed in all matters relating to trade marks.’
Craig Smith SC
List G BarristersCraig is technically very strong and is a strong advocate, adept at responding to enquiries from the bench.'
2024 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 Chambers‘Phoebe has an encyclopaedic knowledge of trade mark law, and also demonstrates a very commercial and pragmatic approach to the matters she works on.’
Kate Beattie SC
List G Barristers‘Kate has an excellent ability to get across complex scientific material and is an excellent judge as to how matters are likely to be received by the court.’
Stephen Rebikoff SC
List G BarristersStephen is an outstanding advocate and a delight to deal with on a day-to-day basis.’