Dispute Resolution: The Bar - Australia
12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers enjoys a strong reputation in the Sydney market, boasting over 60 members who offer expertise across a significant range of commercial, regulatory, property and public law practice areas. The set is particularly well regarded for competition/antitrust, white-collar and employment matters. It is often used by government and regulators. One source identifies the chambers as a "go-to for senior counsel." Others rate its expertise in administrative law: "They have a stellar reputation in the market, a lot of barristers who are extremely knowledgeable and have a strong market reputation in environmental and administrative law." Clerk Trish Hoff is the main point of contact.
Notable Practitioners
Conor Bannan enjoys a good reputation for competition and consumer law, including complex cartel and unconscionable conduct litigation. "Conor is a go-to junior counsel for competition law in Sydney." "He is a calm, reliable and very experienced junior. He has great judgement on the technical issues and great ideas on what points to be taken and not to be taken."
Bridie Nolan has an excellent reputation as a junior counsel for maritime law. Her areas of expertise also encompass insurance and energy and natural resources. "She has a great reputation." "She has got a lot of experience in shipping."
Vanja Bulut offers experience in workplace relations law which both pre-dates and post-dates her 2016 call to the Bar and which incorporates particular familiarity with international employment law and construction sector employment issues, and with the workings of the Fair Work Commission. "Vanja has a very pleasant manner and she is very affable and easy to work with. She is very intellectual and academic but still very capable of understanding the client's commercial issues." "She is a great advocate. She is persuasive and really intelligent."