Jeremy Giles SC
'Jeremy is a gifted advocate and a great legal mind.'
Containing ‘great depth and range of counsel’, 7 Wentworth Selborne is adept at handling disputes raising issues of corporate, trusts and insolvency law. The set is also well-versed in international matters. Appearing before the High Court of Australia, Jeremy Giles SC acted for the appellant in Productivity Partners v ACCC, which examined the correct approach to statutory unconscionable conduct. Helena Mann represented the liquidator in Pleash v Bezel, seeking to recover loans. Julie Granger acted for the Australian Securities and Investment Commission in insider trading proceedings brought against a major bank.
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- 'The clerks are highly responsive and accessible.'
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.
Justin Hogan-Doran SC
'Justin has good attention to detail.'
Nick Kidd SC
'Nick is excellent on his feet - he is very nimble and adept at working out the precise issues that he should focus on in oral submissions.'
Jason Lazarus SC
'Jason is an excellent advocate who is well regarded and a good strategist.'
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.
Chester Brown SC
'Chester has an encyclopaedic knowledge of investment treaty arbitral jurisprudence and of public international law generally.'
Simon Fitzpatrick SC
‘Simon has an extraordinary intellect, a comprehensive knowledge of black letter law, and excellent practical skills as an adviser and barrister.'
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.
Andrew Byrne
'Andrew is extremely smart and capable. He technical legal knowledge is brilliant, and he applies it commercially and sensible.'
Helena Mann
'Helena is very intelligent, commercial in her approach, hard working and responsive.'
Eli Ball
'Astute legal mind. One of the best.'
Robert Carey
'Robert is a strong analytical thinker and gives clear, practical advice. He’s excellent on his feet— calm, persuasive, and clear in how he presents things, whether in mediations or in court.'
Julie Granger
‘Julie is a meticulously thorough and detail-oriented barrister. Her tireless work ethic and constant perseverance are invaluable to lay clients and produce favourable results.’
Quintin Rares
'Quintin has great intellectual capacity but also has the gift of being able to explain complicated legal views in a simple fashion for the client.'