12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
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‘The go-to for litigated professional indemnity disputes’, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers covers the spectrum of commercial litigation at all levels of both state and federal proceedings. Prior to his appointment to the bench in that jurisdiction, Greg Sirtes SC appeared before the NSW Court of Appeal in Oliveri Legal v Cassegrain Tea Tree Oil, a dispute over whether a guarantee and indemnity agreement bound a company that was entered into by an individual purporting to be its managing director. In Societe Generale v Forum Finance, Sinclair Gray represented the plaintiffs in seeking to recover AUD$500 million that had been lost in a major corporate fraud. Nicholas Condylis acted unled before the NSW Supreme Court in a dispute where the plaintiff had suffered losses following investments made during four equity raisings. Fiona Hayden joined as head clerk in July 2024.
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Testimonials
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- 'The clerks are responsive and friendly.'
- 'The chambers are remarkably strong with a good range of experienced and junior practitioners.'
Lawyers
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.
Nicholas Beaumont SC
Henry El-Hague SC
'Strengths: attention to detail and thorough. He provides considered advice and guidance.'
Andrew Harding SC
David Lloyd SC
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Sinclair Gray
'Sinclair is a fearless advocate who will run points respectfully and forcefully.'
Jocelyn Jaffray
'Very hard working and diligent with strong drafting skills.'
Luke Waterson
Nicholas Condylis
‘Hard working and very precise.’
Amelia Avery-Williams
‘Amelia is adept at strategic thinking in commercial disputes. She is astute and well informed in a range of matters.’
Conor Bannan
‘Conor is extremely calm under pressure. He is always well prepared and a pleasure to deal with at all times of the life cycle of a large matter.’
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Callan Patrick O’Neil
‘Callan is an outstanding junior counsel who is on the cusp of taking silk. A great advocate who is always prepared and gets great outcomes for his clients.’
Vanja Bulut
'Vanja is very commercial, but also fantastically knowledgeable on the law. She is a polished advocate and easy to put in front of clients.'
Talia Epstein
‘Qualities are intellect, responsiveness, written skills and advocacy.’
Joanne Shephard
Matthew Youssef
'Matt is an extremely hard working barrister who can be relied on to deliver when the going is tough.'
Nicolas Kirby
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.