Waving, not drowning

Bar Talk    Friday, August 21, 2026

Silk Train ... 104 NSW Bar contenders for senior counsel in 2026 ... Repeat offenders ... Many others you've not heard of ... Flooding the market ... Exclusive from our Chief Barman, Barry Tooth 
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Pouyan Afshar, 9th Floor Wentworth Chambers

Kelvin Andrews, Sir Owen Dixon Chambers

Michael Astill, Greenway Chambers

Mark Auld, 5 Selborne

Philip Bambagiotti, Tenth Floor St James Hall Chambers

Conor Bannan, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers

David Baran, Jack Shand Chambers

Sean Baron Levi, State Chambers

Emma Beechey, New Chambers

Teni Berberian, 13 Wentworth Chambers

Benjamin Bradley, Greenway Chambers

Matthew Breeze, 8th Floor Garfield Barwick Chambers

Justin Brown, 13 Wentworth Chambers

Peter Bruckner, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers

Andrew Bulley, 5 Wentworth Chambers

Adrian Canceri, Sir Anthony Mason Chambers

David Carroll, Maurice Byers Chambers

Peter Cashman, Third Floor Wentworth Chambers

Elpi Chrysostomou, Sir Anthony Mason Chambers

Caspar Conde, New Chambers

Brian Costello, Crown Prosecutors Chambers – Newcastle

Ashley Crossland, 13th Floor St James Hall

Michael Dawson, University Chambers

Thomas Dixon, State Chambers

Jason Donnelly, Latham Chambers

Phillip English, Third Floor St James’ Hall

Courtney Ensor, New Chambers

Geoff Farland, University Chambers

Alexander Flecknoe-Brown, 6 St James Hall Chambers

Paul Folino-Gallo, Third Floor Wentworth Chambers

Meher Gaven, 8 Wentworth Chambers

Gregory George, Tenth Floor St James Hall Chambers

Alex Giurtalis, Jack Shand Chambers

Michael Gleeson, Black Chambers

John Gooley, 153 Phillip

Ivan Griscti, Level 22 Chambers

Jnana Gumbert, Jack Shand Chambers

Dymphna Hawkins, Denman Chambers

Zoe Hillman, Omnia Chambers

Patrick Holmes, Alinea Chambers

Jacob Horowitz, 11 St James Hall

Slade Howell, Forbes Chambers

Thomas Hughes, Trust Chambers

Matthew Hutchings, 13 Wentworth Chambers

Lisa-Claire Hutchinson, Forbes Chambers

Georgia Huxley, Forbes Chambers

Jack Hynes, Nine Selborne Chambers

Louise Jardim, Samuel Griffith Chambers

Rico Jedrzejczyk, Tenth Floor Selborne/Wentworth

Nick Kabilafkas, New Chambers

Matthew Karam, New Chambers

Emmanuel Kerkyasharian, Forbes Chambers

Nic Kirby, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers

Joshua Knackstredt, Greenway Chambers

Daniel Krochmalik, Third Floor St James’ Hall

Christopher Lawrence, Culwulla Chambers

Brett Le Plastrier, 7 Wentworth Selborne

Angus Macauley, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers

Dilan Mahendra, Quay Chambers

Tamir Maltz, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers

Helena Mann, 7 Wentworth Selborne

Shaun McCarthy, State Chambers

Adam McGrath, Seventh Floor Garfield Barwick Chambers

Ian McLachlan, Forbes Chambers

Patrick Meagher, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth

Matthew Minucci, Greenway Chambers

Donald Mitchell, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth

Matthew Moir, Sir Owen Dixon Chambers

Tina Moisidis, Maurice Byers Chambers

Paul Moorhouse, Frederick Jordan Chambers

Andrew Naylor, Maurice Byers Chambers

Ralphed Notley, University Chambers

Thomas O’Brien, Eleven Wentworth

Katherine Oldfield, Frederick Jordan Chambers

Greg O’Mahoney, New Chambers

Callan O’Neill, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers

David Parish, 9th Floor Wentworth Chambers

David Patch, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutors

Christopher Peadon, New Chambers

Angela Petrie, Wardell Chambers

Tamara Phillips, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers

Quintin Rares, 7 Wentworth Selborne

Katrina Ratcliffe, Office Director of Public Prosecutors

Patrick Reynolds, 8th Floor Selborne Chambers

Patrick Rooney, 13 Wentworth Chambers

Gabriella Rubagotti, Nigel Bowen Chambers

Francois Salama, 13th Floor St James Hall

Lee-May Saw, Frederick Jordan Chambers

Lucas Shipway, Greenway Chambers

Hakan Sonmez, 4 Wentworth Chambers

David Stanton, Maurice Byers Chambers

Hamish Stitt, Frederick Jordan Chambers

Michelle Swift, Crown Prosecutors Chambers – Newcastle

Chris Tam, 8th Floor Selborne Chambers

Christopher Taylor, Office Director of Public Prosecutors

Iain Todd, Frederick Jordan Chambers

Christopher Tran, Fifth Floor St James Hall

Spiro Tzouganatos, Maurice Byers Chambers

Bart Vasic, Sir Owen Dixon Chambers

Mary Walker OAM, 9th Floor Wentworth Chambers

Gabriel Wendler, Seventh Floor Windeyer Chambers

Robert White, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers

Adrian Williams, Wardell Chambers

Erik Young, 5 Selborne

 

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