Tom Cordiner KC
‘Tom is a top-class patent barrister. He is one of the top senior counsel in Australia.’
List G Barristers
Noted for housing ‘excellent silks across patent and trade mark law’, List G Barristers covers a broad range of IP disputes, with members regularly appearing before the Federal Court in trade mark appeals, as well as breach of confidence and patent disputes. Tom Cordiner KC is acting before the Federal Court in Novartis v Pharmacor, a patent infringement claim concerning heart failure treatment, raising issues of patent invalidity. In Somers Enterprises v Basefun, Siobhan Ryan KC appeared in an appeal over the removal of a trade mark on the grounds of non-use. Luke Merrick KC represented the respondents in Fortrend v Wollermann, a dispute between a stock broking firm and its former employees concerning the diverting of business, while Marcus Fleming is acting in Aristocrat Technologies Australia v Light & Wonder Inc, a breach of a confidence and copyright infringement appeal relating to electronic gaming machines.
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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.
Luke Merrick SC
‘Luke is a very talented advocate with excellent experience across a broad range of IP matters.’
Siobhán Ryan KC
‘Siobhan is a terrific barrister, and she is well versed in all matters relating to trade marks.’
Craig Smith SC
Craig 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.
Kate Beattie SC
‘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
Stephen is an outstanding advocate and a delight to deal with on a day-to-day basis.’
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 Sykes
‘Andrew is a superb barrister. He has a conversational style with clients while being technically elite.’
Marcus Fleming
‘Marcus is a strong advocate with a talent for developing clear and deeply considered submissions.’
Peter Creighton-Selvay
‘Peter is incredibly thorough, calm and knowledgeable.’
Clare Cunliffe
‘Clare has an encyclopaedic knowledge of patent law and is entirely across practice and procedure.’
Amy Surkis
‘Amy is a star. Hard working and very clever.’