Dispute Resolution: The Bar - Australia
Sixth Floor Windeyer Chambers is a small, 14-member set whose barristers cover a variety of practice areas, standing out for its particularly heavy concentration of high-level native title-related expertise. The barristers based here offer experience in this field dating back, in some cases, to its inception and embracing the representation of traditional owner, proponent and government agency clients on a nationwide basis and in both state and Commonwealth superior courts. Clerk Gemma Simeoni is the suggested contact.
Notable Practitioners
Vance Hughston SC is widely acknowledged to be a pre-eminent native title silk, commanding particular respect for his long service in the sphere, the comprehensive geographical scope of his practice and the significance of the cases he has handled. Particularly noted for his track record of appellate cases, conducted up to and including High Court level, he is best known for his work on behalf of traditional owner groups but has also acted for proponent parties and government agencies.
John Waters is one of Australia's most experienced native title practitioners, having worked in the area for nearly 30 years and appeared in nearly all jurisdictions across the fullest range of issues and on behalf of indigenous groups, proponent parties and government agencies.
Tina Jowett SC is well established in the native title sphere and much in demand by instructing solicitors. She is active on behalf of both traditional owner and proponent parties in a variety of courts and tribunals and maintains a particularly prominent Federal Court appellate practice.
