5 Wentworth Chambers

Firm Details: 

Head of Chambers: Gregory Burton SC

Barristers’ Clerk: Sarah Tiffen (+61 2 8066 6181)

Number of Barristers: 37

The Chambers:  

5 Wentworth is a leading set of barristers’ chambers in Sydney specialising in complex commercial and equity, advisory and litigation matters (including constitutional, class actions, regulatory, intellectual property, employment law, competition, media/defamation law and construction law). The founding members of 5 Wentworth first established Chambers together in 1932, and today, it is one of Sydney’s oldest and most respected chambers, with many former members called to the Bench. Counsel at 5 Wentworth has a depth of advice and advocacy experience across all areas of commercial and public law, with most having previously held positions at large international law firms. Chambers and Partners recognise a number of its barristers as leading counsel in their respective fields. Counsel is regularly briefed by solicitors and by in-house counsel and government agencies concerning complex disputes on behalf of Australian clients and international clients, including large pharmaceutical and telecommunications companies. 5 Wentworth is a modern set of chambers that endorses equitable briefing and is a member of the Law Council of Australia Equitable Briefing Policy.

Members 

Senior Counsel: 

Phoebe Arcus SC

Gregory Burton SC

Julian Cooke SC

Andrew Fox SC

Dominique Hogan-Doran SC

Junior Counsel: 

Catherine Bembrick

Joel Brook

Mark Boulton

Andrew Bulley

Rob Clark

Fabian Di Lizia

Joseph Elks

Miles Foran

Dan Fuller

Sam Hallahan

David Harris

David Larish

Heydon Letcher

Angela McDonald

Jessie McKenna

Ben Mee

Eliot Olivier

Anya Poukchanski

Sonia Stewart

Hugh Stowe

Edward Thompson

Julian Vertoukadis

Alexander Vial

Sophie Yates

Associate Members: 

Dale Bampton

The Hon Dr Annabelle Bennett AC SC

Bruce Caine KC

James Gibson

Andrew Tokley KC

The Hon Anthony Whealy KC

Practice Areas 

■ Equity/Commercial

■ Appellate

■ Intellectual Property

■ Employment and Industrial Relations

■ Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

■ Class Actions and Representative Proceedings

■ Media and Defamation

■ Regulatory

■ Property

■ Construction

■ Insurance

■ Anti-Discrimination

■ Work Health & Safety

International Work: 

The Hon Dr Annabelle Bennett AC SC works as a strategic adviser, speaker on matters concerning intellectual property, and as a mediator and arbitrator. These roles have led to an international profile through, for example, arbitrations in the Court of Arbitration for Sport, advice to globalised companies and as the Chair of the Advisory Group of Judges to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Much of the Intellectual Property work on the floor involves matters with parallel overseas litigation and is jointly briefed by international law firms and Australian law firms particularly in pharmaceutical and techno/digital matters. During 2019 David Bennett AC KC and Andrew Tokley KC appeared on behalf of litigants in a constitutional matter involving religious discrimination which was heard in Fiji.