Alinea Chambers
The ‘experienced and formidable’ barristers at Alinea Chambers cover a wide range of commercial disputes, from financial service and insolvency claims to equity, insurance and corporate matters. In FX Group Holdings v Perpetual Trustee Company, Catherine Hamilton-Jewell acted for the plaintiffs in a claim concerning the profit sharing arrangements in a share sale agreement. Juliet Curtin acts before the Supreme Court of NSW in Health Administration Corporation v Alphacare, a claim for damages over the supply of allegedly defective face masks to NSW Health. Patrick Holmes acted in a class action against the Minister for Agriculture before the Federal Court of Australia for alleged misfeasance due to the blanket-ban of live cattle exports to Indonesia in 2011.
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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.
Michael Henry 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.
Juliet Curtin
'Excellent junior and black letter lawyer. Her written work and conference work are excellent.'
Catherine Hamilton-Jewell
'A strong and dedicated advocate who does not skip over the detail, equipping her to be able to tackle issues as they arise and feed them back into the broader strategy.'
Zoe Hillman
Patrick Holmes
'Patrick’s written work is second to none. His attention to detail is outstanding.'
Melanie Cairns
‘Melanie is a strategic thinker who can cut through to the one key issue in any given case. Her advocacy is clear and precise.’
Leanne Rich
'Leanne is extremely thorough and has an incredible work ethic.'
Derek Wong
'Derek is an exceptional barrister. He is smart, responsive and keeps commercial outcomes front of mind.'
Natasha Case
Dominic Delany
Eleanor Doyle-Markwick
'Eleanor is exceptionally bright and that is reflected in her written work.'
Tamasin Jonker
'Very focussed on trying to achieve great commercial outcomes for her clients. She is thorough and has a keen attention to detail.'
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.