Our pilot Equity and Diversity List will help lawyers find and brief diverse counsel for legally aided matters. It forms part of our Equitable Briefing Strategy. We developed the list following industry consultation.
- Read more about the pilot Equity and Diversity List
- Sign up to our pilot Equity and Diversity List for barristers and advocates
Equitable briefing practices
We are committed to briefing more women and diverse counsel and have set measurable, annual targets for improvement through our Equitable briefing strategy.
We are also a signatory to the Law Council of Australia’s Equitable Briefing Policy.
Who is on the list
Barristers and advocates have voluntarily opted in to join this list. They have self-identified as having/being one or more of the following diversity attributes:
- a woman or gender diverse
- culturally diverse
- a person of colour
- First Nations
- LGBTQIA+
- living with disability.
The names of barristers who join the list are published on this page, with a link to their Victorian Bar profile. Their specific diversity attributes are not publicly identified on this list.
Members
(Alphabetically by first name)
A–C
- Abilene Singh
- Adam Maloney
- Alexander Pemberton
- Alice Cooney
- Amit Malik
- Anjali Griffiths
- Annabelle Ballard
- Arna Delle-Vergini
- Beth Warnock
- Briana Proud
- Candice Jackson
- Chadwick Wong
- Chris Kaias
- Christin Tom
- Christopher McDermott
D–F
- Daniel Nguyen
- Daphne Foong
- David De Witt
- David Ng
- Daye Gang
- Dylan loannou-Booth
- Elarya George
- Esther James
- Felicity Gerry KC
- Ffyona Livingstone Clark
G–J
- Gemma Cafarella
- Georgia Suhren
- Haroon Hassan
- Harrison Charles
- Henry Hunt
- Hetty Champion de Crespigny
- Huw Roberts
- Iman Osman
- Ivana Smojver
- James Claridge
- James Gray
- Jay Chandramohan
- Jayr Teng
- Jenaya Ellis
- Jessie Taylor
- Jessy Xie
- Jo Swiney
- Joanna Davidson
- Joanne Poole
- Johann Ollquist
- Josh Cunningham
- Joshua Teng
K–M
- Kay Chan
- Kaye McNaught
- Khai-Yin Lim
- Lucy Line
- Marie Wilkening- Le Brun
- Markorius Habib
- Melinda Jackson
- Michael Kats
- Min Guo
N–R
- Natalie Plumstead
- Nilanka Goonetillake
- Olivia Callahan
- Olivia Go
- Paul Kounnas
- Paul Panayi
- Paul Smallwood
- Philip Teo
- Rabea Khan
- Rachel Cashmore
- Rebecca Aoukar
S–Z
- Samantha Owen
- Sandra Wendlandt
- Shannon Finegan
- Sharon Kermath
- Shawn Rajanayagam
- Sheeana Dhanji
- Stacey Stanley
- Steve Chambers
- Tamsin Khor
- Tanya Skvortsova
- Tegan McWilliam
- Timothy Goodwin
- Vanessa Bacchetti
- Zoran Petric
- Zubin Menon
· Members from Victoria Legal Aid Chambers
- Antonija Kurbalija
- Bec Helberg
- Danielle Lamovie
- Iresha Siriwardana
- Julia Kretzenbacher
- Julia Munster
- Naomi Smith
- Sarah Maskal
Read about our Chambers team and the matters in which they can be briefed.
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