Senior Counsel Appointments 2011 Braddon Hamilton HUGHES Braddon Hamilton Hughes began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 10 February 1984. Braddon is a Crown Prosecutor. In 2009 he delivered a paper at the request of the Forensic Institute on Prosecuting the case and has also delivered papers at the Association s regional conferences. Braddon has also served on a Professional Conduct Committee and performed pro bono work as part of the Association s Aboriginal Pro Bono Scheme. [LLB (University of Sydney)] Peter Joseph MOONEY Peter Joseph Mooney began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 9 March 1984. Peter s main areas of practice are personal injury and professional negligence. [LLB BJuris (University of New South Wales)] Patrick William LARKIN Patrick William Larkin began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 4 August 1989. Patrick s main areas of law are local government/environmental law, administrative, appellate, commercial, criminal, disciplinary proceedings, equity, native title, property, sports law and statutory tribunals. Patrick has been the Chair of the Judiciary and Investigations Committee of the Sydney Hockey Association since 2003. [LLB BSc (University of Sydney)] Gregory Anthony FARMER Gregory Anthony Farmer began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 3 August 1990. Gregory s main areas of practice are criminal, inquests and commissions of inquiry, occupational health and safety prosecution and statutory tribunals. Greg has participated in training programmes with the Commonwealth DPP and the Health Care Complaints Commission. Gregory has been a member of the Association s Criminal Law Committee and sat on a Professional Conduct Committee for four years. [BLegS (Macquarie University)] Philip Ross CLAY Philip Ross Clay began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 31 August 1992. Philip s main areas of practice are administrative law, criminal law and local government/environmental law. Philip is the current President of the Environmental and Planning Law Association (NSW) Inc. and regularly conducts seminars and education sessions in relation to aspects of environmental and planning law. [LLB, B Comm (University of New South Wales)]
Mark Anthony ROBINSON Mark Anthony Robinson began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 19 March 1993. Mark s main areas of practice are administrative, appellate, constitutional and statutory tribunals. Mark is the author of the looseleaf service New South Wales Administrative Law. Mark regularly participates in the Bar Practice Course as an instructor. [LLB (Hons) BA (Macquarie University)] Richard Howard WEINSTEIN Richard Howard Weinstein began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 22 March 1993. Richard s main areas of practice are alternative dispute resolution, disciplinary proceedings, inquests and commissions of enquiry, medical negligence, personal injury, professional negligence and wills and probate. Richard is a member of the Bar Council and lectures in Litigation at the University of New South Wales. [LLB (University of New South Wales) BA (Concordia University) MA (University of California)] Marcus Wolstenholme YOUNG Marcus Wolstenholme Young began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 22 March 1993. Marcus main areas of practice are appellate, bankruptcy, commercial, corporations law, equity, insurance, local courts, professional negligence, property, trade practices and competition and wills and probate. Marcus is co-author of the book The Essential Guide to Mortgage Law in New South Wales. [DipL (Barristers Admission Board) BA (Hons) (University of Sydney)]. Richard John CHENEY Richard John Cheney began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 20 February 1995. Richard s main areas of practice are construction law, professional negligence, medical negligence, insurance and common law. Richard has delivered papers at the Construction Law Conference and has assisted the Bar Practice Course through his involvement in moots. Richard is also involved in the Ken Hall Classic Golf Day and participates regularly in Bar cricket matches and boat races. [DipL LLB BBuild (University of New South Wales)]. Robert Steven HOLLO Robert Steven Hollo began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 4 August 1995. Robert practices in a number of areas including alternative dispute resolution, appellate, banking, commercial, corporations law, equity, insurance, professional negligence and property. Robert is a regular contributor to the Bar Practice Course, in particular the Supreme Court and Federal Court practical sessions. [LLB (Hons) BEc (University of Sydney)] 2
Sarah Megan McNAUGHTON Sarah Megan McNaughton began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 16 January 1996. Sarah s main areas of practice are criminal, disciplinary proceedings and statutory tribunals. Sarah is a co-author of the looseleaf publication Federal Criminal Law. [BA (Hons) LLB (Hons) LLM (University of Sydney)] Duncan Trevor MILLER Duncan Trevor Miller began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 29 January 1996. Duncan s main areas of practice are alternative dispute resolution, building and construction, common law, commercial and local government/environmental law. [LLB (University of Sydney) LLM (Hons) (University of Technology Sydney)] James George RENWICK James George Renwick began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 14 February 1996. James main areas of practice are administrative, appellate, commercial, constitutional, disciplinary proceedings, equity, inquests and commissions of inquiry and local government/environmental law. James has served as a member of the Bar Council and on Professional Conduct Committees. [LLB SJD (University of Sydney)] Alister Andrew HENSKENS Alister Andrew Henskens began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 7 June 1996. Alister s main areas of practice are banking, building and construction, commercial, defamation, equity and inquests and commissions of inquiry. Since 1995 Alister has been lecturer in Litigation and Practice and Procedure at the Newcastle University Law School and has since 2008 been on the external advisory committee of the University of Sydney s Department of Government and International Relations. [LLB BEc (University of Sydney) LLM (University of Toronto)] Anthony Philip Peter LO SURDO Anthony Philip Peter Lo Surdo began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 7 August 1996. Anthony s main areas of practice are administrative, alternative dispute resolution, banking, commercial, corporations law, equity, insurance, professional negligence and property. Antony is a member of the Association s Health, Sport and Recreation Committee and has been involved in the establishment and ongoing success of the NSW Bar Football Club. [LLB LLM BA (University of Sydney)] Ian Gordon Bramwell ROBERTS Ian Gordon Bramwell Roberts began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 7 August 1996. Ian s main areas of practice are building and construction, commercial, equity, professional negligence and transportation law (aviation/maritime). [LLB (Queensland University of Technolgy)] 3
Michael Alan JONES Michael Alan Jones began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 14 February 1997. Michael s main areas of practice are alternative dispute resolution, commercial, corporations law, equity, insurance, professional negligence and transportation law (aviation/maritime). [LLB BComm (University of New South Wales)] John Michael HENNESSY John Michel Hennessy began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 14 February 1997. John s main areas of practice are communications/media, intellectual property and trade practices and competition. John is a member of the Bar Association s Federal Court Professional Liaison Committee and a member of the Copyright Tribunal User Group. He has also served as a member on one of the Association s Professional Conduct Committees. [LLB (University of Technology Sydney) LLM (University of London) BEc (Macquarie University)] Richard Campbell BEASLEY Richard Campbell Beasley began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 8 August 1997. Richard main areas of practice are administrative, commercial, local government/environmental law and property. Richard has been a member of the New South Wales Bar Association s Bar News Committee for a number of years and is the author of two published and commercially successful novels (Hell has Harbour Views (2001) and The Ambulance Chaser (2004)). [LLB (Hons) (University of Sydney) LLM (University of Adelaide) GradDipL (South Australian Institute of Technology)] Ian Robert PIKE Ian Robert Pike began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 25 November 1997. Ian s main areas of practice are administrative, commercial, corporations law, equity, inquests and commissions of inquiry, insurance, professional negligence and trade practices and competition. Ian regularly presents sessions for participants in the Bar Practice Course [LLB (Hons) BEc (University of Sydney)] Cameron Andrew MOORE Cameron Andrew Moore began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 7 August 1998. Cameron s main areas of practice are commercial, intellectual property and trade practices and competition. Cameron is the New South Wales Bar Association s representative on the Law Council of Australia s Client Legal Privilege Advisory Committee. [LLB BA (University of Queensland)] 4
Michael Bryan Joshua LEE Michael Bryan Joshua Lee began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 1 January 2002. Michael s main areas of practice are alternative dispute resolution, banking, commercial, insurance and trade practices and competition. [BA (Macquarie University) LLB (University of Sydney)] Jeremy Kevin KIRK Jeremy Kevin Kirk began practising at the New South Wales Bar on 4 February 2002. Jeremy s main areas of practice are administrative, appellate, commercial, conflicts of law, constitutional and medical negligence. Jeremy regularly presents papers at legal education seminars and other legal profession forums. [BA LLB (Hons) Australian National University) BCL DPhil (Oxford University)] Kristina Anne STERN Kristina Anne Stern commenced practice at the New South Wales Bar on 8 November 2006, after practising for ten years at the London Bar. Kristina s main areas of practice are administrative, alternative dispute resolution, civil and human rights, commercial, communications/media, disciplinary proceedings, professional negligence and trade practices and competition. [BA LLB (Hons) (University of Melbourne) PhD LLB (Hons) (Cambridge University)] 5