Common Law

Terms of reference 

The Common Law Committee is comprised of barristers with an interest in and practice encompassing all aspects of the common law particularly damages or compensation for personal injuries, from employers' liability, to motor accidents, occupiers' liability, medical and other professional negligence, workers compensation.

The committee assists the Bar Association in formulating its position on issues that affect the substantive law and procedure in these areas and, in preparing submissions and correspondence on those issues to government and non-government bodies. It also operates as a vehicle through which the concerns of members practising in the field can be brought to the attention of the association and through which the Bar Association can be informed.

Members

Robert Sheldon SC (Chair)
Elizabeth Welsh (Deputy Chair)
Richard Cheney SC
David Talintyre
Shaun McCarthy
Iain Todd
Darryn Kelly
Maria Gerace
Andrew Combe
Ross Stanton
Jnana Gumbert
Nicole Compton
Raphael Perla
Sarah McCarthy

Lucy-Ann Kelley (Bar Association Staff Member)