Succession and Protective Law

Terms of reference

• Identify, investigate and monitor developments in the succession, protective and guardianship law;
• Assist the Association and Bar Council in formulating its position on issues that affect the substantive law, procedure and practice rules in these areas, including by preparing submissions and correspondence to government and non-government bodies;
• Support and encourage members who practise in these areas, including by the provision of CPD opportunities; and
• Maintain involvement and liaison with the various courts and other relevant bodies, including the NSW Trustee, Supreme Court Registrars and the Elder Law, Capacity and Succession Committee of the Law Society of NSW.

Members

Ian Davidson SC (Chair)
Hayley Bennett SC (Deputy Chair)
Gregory McNally SC
Jean-Jacques Loofs SC
Dr Stephen Janes
David Liebhold
Steven Hughes
Sarah Hill
Francois Salama
Therese Catanzariti
Sharna Clemmett
Kirralee Young
Renee Bianchi
Irina Hoskinson
Craig Birtles
Kim Boettcher
Daniel Yazdani

Harriet Ketley (Bar Association Staff Member)

International

Terms of Reference

• Advance proposals on establishing Sydney as a regional dispute resolution centre including further discussion about a dedicated, landmark building for a centre.
• Communicate on behalf of the NSW Bar with the various bodies currently operating in the field to clarify how co-ordination is optimised.
• Establish an appropriate education program for barristers engaging in or seeking to engage in international work with a view to establishing a more uniform, high standard of capability including targeted masterclasses and dialogue around best practice for barristers in these fields.
• Review, enable and continue to improve the collective access to, skill of use, support for and standard of online advocacy for international matters.
• Co-ordination with other committees including, especially Education, ADR; Common Law; Criminal Law; First Nations; Industrial, Employment, Health and Safety.
• Undertake research and dialogue with potential clients and influencers – Australian corporations, solicitors, other advisers, banks, governments and quasi-government agencies.
• Examine offshore target markets such as major trade and investment partners of US, UK, Japan, NZ, Hong Kong, Singapore as well as high opportunity markets such as the Pacific region and Korea.

Members

Mark Dempsey SC (Co-Chair)
James Hutton SC (Co-Chair)
Tom Brennan SC
Charles Colquhoun SC
Johnathan Kay Hoyle SC
Chester Brown SC
Nuala Simpson SC
Elisa Holmes SC
Daniel Meltz
Faye Ashworth
Adam Butt
Jesse Kennedy
Katie Sutton
Boxun Yin
Dr Callista Harris
Monty Taylor

Donna Boyce (Bar Association Staff Member)

Climate Change

Terms of reference

1. To make recommendations to the Bar Council with respect to legislation and law reform dealing with the legal aspects of climate change and environmental and planning law insofar as it relates to climate change;
2. To advise on and address any issues referred by the Bar Council;
3. To seek to ensure that the benefits of the administration of justice are available to members of the community who are affected by climate change;
4. To monitor judicial decisions, bills, legislation, policies and programs for their impacts on climate change and Australia’s commitment to its international obligations;
5. To conduct activities of a professional or educational nature amongst Members of the Bar Association on the issues at 4, including to publish as appropriate journals, papers, or other documents with the President’s approval;
6. In carrying out the above, liaise with and obtain advice of experts in climate change science.

The Climate Change Committee maintains the Climate Change Litigation Directory which provides links to external materials and resources on climate change litigation around the world. You can access the Directory here. 

Members

Richard Lancaster SC (Chair)
Sebastian Hartford Davis (Deputy Chair)
Tim Game SC
Jonathon Redwood SC
Mark Seymour SC
Nicolas Kirby
Clifford Ireland
Evan Walker
Robert White
Janet McKelvey
Alexandra Rose
Zaina Shahnawaz
Harrison Grace
Kate Lindeman
Jerome Entwisle
Anna Elizabeth
Richard Reynolds
Matthias Thompson
Michele Kearns (Clerk)

Laura Toren (Bar Association Staff Member)

Inquests & Inquiries

Terms of reference

The Inquests and Inquiries Committee is comprised of barristers with an interest in and practice encompassing all aspects of inquests and inquiries work. The Committee:

• assists the Association and Bar Council in formulating its position on issues that affect the substantive law, procedure and practice rules in these areas, including by preparing submissions and correspondence to government and non-government bodies;
• maintains engagement with the various courts, commissions, tribunals and other relevant bodies, including the Crown Solicitor’s Office;
• raises the concerns of members practising in these areas so that they can be brought to the attention of the Association and Bar Council where appropriate; and
• supports members who practice in these areas, including by organising CPD events.

Members

Donna Ward SC (Co-Chair)
Scott Robertson SC (Co-Chair)
Kirsten Edwards SC
Alan Shearer SC
Robert Ranken SC
Adam Searle
Teni Berberian
Ben Bradley
Patrick Rooney
Greg O'Mahoney
Joanna Davidson
Juliet Curtin
Christine Melis
Ian Fraser
Louise Coleman
Hugh Dillon
Jake Harris
William de Mars
Sarah Woodland
Emma Sullivan
Sarah Love
Kate Hamilton

Alanna Condon (Bar Association Staff Member)

Accessibility Panel

Terms of reference

• Assist Bar Council and its Committees to consider, address and respond to matters involving disability, access and inclusion, including in relation to matters involving entry to the Bar and CPD seminars;
• Address access issues in the built environment encountered by barristers, judges, solicitors and their clients, litigants and staff working at such locations;
• Develop and distribute information and resources to assist barristers with disability in the conduct of their profession;
• Act as an advocate for members of the NSW Bar by:
• providing a confidential point of contact for barristers with disability, subject to Bar Council oversight; and
• commenting or developing policy for the benefit of the NSW Bar.
• Encourage and assist persons with disability to join and thrive at the NSW Bar.

Members

Sean Docker SC (Chair) 
Robert Dubler SC (Deputy Chair)
Tina Jowett SC
Sean Flood SC
Kellie Edwards 
Valerie Heath
Christopher Taylor
Mario Licha
Alexander Edwards
Vikram Misra
Jayneil Shandil
Matthew Cobb-Clark
Georgia Adams

May Sharma (Bar Association Staff Member)

Wellbeing

Terms of reference

• Encourage members of the NSW Bar to live a balanced and healthy lifestyle through education and by providing the opportunity and encouragement to participate in organised sporting, social and recreational activities

Members

Vanessa Whittaker SC (Chair)
Kevin Connor SC
Michelle Painter SC
James Emmett SC
Stuart Lawrance SC
Dauid Sibtain SC
Imtiaz Ahmed SC
Kellie Edwards 
Phoebe Arcus SC
Nicholas Broadbent SC
Andy Munro 
Greg Bullard
Erik Young
Mario Licha
Mark Auld
Greg Antipas
Anais d'Arville
Daniel Krochmalik
Nicholas Ford
Thomas Buterin
Tom O'Brien
Meaghan Fleeton
Rebecca De Stoop
Geoff Farland
Sophie Anderson
Sarah Warren
Parisa Hart
Emily Graham
Rose Khalilizadeh
Anish Bhasin
Harriet Lenigas
Alistair Oakes
Andrew Wilson
Michael Pruscino
Kunal Sharma
Fabian Di Lizia
Nicky Ayfantis (Clerk)
Jeh Coutinho (Clerk)

Donna Boyce (Bar Association Staff Member)

PCC #4

Members

Kate Eastman AM SC (Co-Chair)
Dominic Villa SC (Co-Chair)
Anthony Cheshire SC
Richard Scruby SC
Patrick Flynn SC
David Rayment SC
Gillian Mahony SC
James Hutton SC
Ben Kremer SC
Robert Yezerski SC
Christopher Othen SC
Colin Hodgson
Luke Brasch
Andrew Naylor
Sam Duggan
Scott Maybury
Emmanuel Kerkyasharian
Awais Ahmad
Greg Antipas
Talitha Fishburn
Ingrid King
Sonia Tame
Emily Graham
Amelia Smith
Kate Lindeman
Naomi Wootton
Emma Bartley

PCC #3

Members

James Emmett SC (Chair)
David Williams SC
Ian Neil SC
Anthony McInerney SC
Jean-Jacques Loofs SC
Ms Vanessa Whittaker SC
Peter Newton SC
Andrew Fox SC
Ragni Mathur SC
Matthew Moir
Nathan Steel
Angela Petrie
Nicholas Kirby
Michael Weightman
Conor Bannan
Cara Feiner
Callan O’Neill
Stephanie Patterson
John Longworth
Angus McAuley
James Mack
Leo Saunders
Claire Palmer
Eleanor Jones
Daniel Fuller
Claire Roberts
Megan Caristo

PCC #2

Members

Michael Izzo SC (Chair)
Janet Manuell SC
Robert Sheldon SC
Shereef Habib SC
Peter Braham SC
Nick Kidd SC
David Thomas SC
James Arnott SC
Nicholas Broadbent SC
Rob Ranken SC
Amy Munro SC
Melanie Cairns
Faraz Maghami
Sarah Talbert
Pouyan Afshar
Caspar Conde
Rebecca Gall
Tamara Phillips
Zoe Hillman
Emma Beechey
Jocelyn Jaffray
Louise Coleman
Daniel Habashy
Rose Khalilizadeh
Zoe Alderton
Scott Richardson
Christina Trahanas
Jake Harris

PCC #1

Members

Edward Muston SC (Co-Chair)
Kate Morgan SC (Co-Chair)
Greg Sirtes SC
David Hooke SC
Rob Hollo SC
Madeleine Avenell SC
Charles Colquhoun SC
Justine Beaumont SC
Catherine Gleeson SC
Simon Fitzpatrick SC
Victoria Brigden
Joanne Little
Sharna Clemmett
Radhika Withana
Brin Anniwell
Naomi Oreb
Emma Bathurst
Bharan Narula
Timothy Boyle
Thomas Liu
Georgina Westgarth
Carl Young
Julian Brezniak
Emma Sullivan
Oliver Jones

Practice Development

Terms of reference

• Facilitate the exchange of information between barristers, clerks and practice managers relating to all aspects of practice development.
• Promote the work of barristers to solicitors, in-house counsel and clients.
• Deal with such other practice development matters as are referred to it by the Bar Council or the Executive for consideration.

Members

David Thomas SC (Chair)
Michelle Painter SC
Tom Brennan SC
Mark Seymour SC
Andrew Bulley
Greg O'Mahoney
Robert Carey
Ingrid King
Courtney Ensor
Richard Raffell
Kevin Tang
Brett La Plastier
Andrew Bailey
Geoff Farland
Catherine Bembrick
Chris Tam
Denes Balzer
Nicola Bailey
Jo McGoldrick(Clerk)
Sarah Tiffen (Clerk) 

Donna Boyce (Bar Association Staff Member)

New Barristers

Terms of reference

• Promote the pursuit of excellence through targeted Continued Professional Development, camaraderie through social events and other traditions of the general Bar amongst NSW barristers under 6 years
• Assist NSW barristers under 6 years to build and develop their practices
• Make submissions to the Bar Council regarding issues and matters that affect the interests of barristers under 6 years seniority
• Otherwise support the work of the Bar Council as and when needed

Members

David Townsend (Co-Chair)
Claire Roberts (Co-Chair)
Brienna Anderson
Chelsea Brain
Jacob Tate
Chauntelle Ingenito
Samuel Murray
John Fennell
Jake Green
Jack Isackson
Maggie Kearney
Melissa McGrath
Nicholas Lennings
Jeh Coutinho (Clerk)

Tiffany McDonald (Bar Association Staff Member)

Legal Aid

Terms of reference 

• Advise and make recommendations to the Bar Council and its Executive on all aspects of the relationship of the Association and its members to publicly funded legal assistance providers. 
• Advise the Bar Association membership on issues relating to the provision of legal aid services. 
• Consider Legal Aid Commission policies and consult with the Commission in the interests of the Association's membership. 
• Liaise with all Committees of the Association concerned with the provisions and administration of legal aid and other forms of legal assistance. 
• Advise, and/or prepare, representations to be made on behalf of the Association or individual members in relation to dealings with government and other bodies concerned with the provisions of legally aided services.
• Make its best endeavours to obtain a review of the fair remuneration payable to counsel in Legal Aid work, bearing in mind the fact that there has been no increase in some fees payable to Counsel in Legal Aid matters for almost a decade.

Members

Sharyn Hall SC (Chair)
James Trevallion SC(Deputy Chair)
Rajiv Baldeo
Scott Fraser
Michelle Meares
Duncan Berents
William Calokerinos
Bradley Dean
Cara Feiner
Keith Francis
Corrie Goodhand
Kayt Hogan
David Mulligan
Rachel Thampapillai
Jonathan Wilcox

Sean Robertson (Bar Association Staff Member)

Media and Information Law and Technology

Terms of reference

• Monitor and maintain active participation in developments in the defamation, privacy law, media freedom, data law, artificial intelligence and information technology spheres;
• Assist the Association and Bar Council in formulating its position on issues that affect the substantive law, procedure and practice rules in these areas, including by preparing submissions and correspondence to government and non-government bodies;
• Support and encourage members who practice in these areas, including by the provision of CPD opportunities;
• Identify, investigate and monitor new technological developments that may change the nature of a barristers' work and their practice;
• Educate members on the latest technology and ensure members are properly equipped to use and embrace developments that may boost efficiency and productivity;
• Assist members with incorporating the latest technology into their practice;
• Ensure members are aware of digital and cybersecurity requirements and guard against potential breaches of data security;
• Promote and ensure the ethical use of digital devices and services including social media, cloud based file sharing, artificial intelligence, data security, storage and deletion, hardware and software.; and
• Provide advice to Bar Council on matters relating to technology as requested.

Members

Matthew Richardson SC (Co-Chair)
Ben Kremer SC (Co-Chair)
Angela Bowne SC
Michael Green SC
Richard Potter SC
Dauid Sibtain SC
Roger Rasmussen
Roger Harper
Hakan Sonmez
Tamir Maltz
Lee-May Saw
Gabriella Rubagotti
Pouyan Afshar
Barry Dean
Robert Armitage
Monique Cowden
Nicholas Olson
Samuel Murray
Michelle Meares
Thomas O'Connor

May Sharma (Bar Association Staff Member)

Industrial, Employment, Health and Safety

Terms of reference

• Engage with barristers practicing in the industrial, employment and health and safety areas and to ensure a sense of collegiality and best practice amongst those members
• Organise seminars/lectures/discussions to deal with developments in industrial, employment and health and safety law
• In consultation with the president, to act as a liaison between the Bar Association and its members and the various courts and tribunals engaged in industrial, employment and health and safety matters
• Assist the Bar Association in dealing with government on industrial, employment and health and safety matters

Members

Bruce Hodgkinson AM SC (Chair)
Shane Prince SC (Deputy Chair)
Simon Meehan SC
Jamie Darams SC
Andrew Gotting SC
Anthony Britt
Colin Magee
Ian Latham
Adam Searle
Paul Moorhouse
Penny Thew
Bruce Miles
Craig Lambert
Michael Seck
Anna Perigo
Larissa Andelman
Oshie Fagir
Bilal Rauf
Glenn Fredericks
Leo Saunders
Maurice Baroni

Edward Clapin (Bar Association Staff Member)

Human Rights

Terms of reference

• Monitor legislation and prospective legislation and policy for its impact on human rights
• Provide opinion to the Bar Council, the Criminal Law Committee and the president on human rights issues
• Deal with such other matters as are referred to it by the Bar Council or the Executive for consideration and report
• Raise awareness among members of the profession and public of human rights issues

Members

Trent Glover SC(Chair)
Kate Beattie (Deputy Chair)
Craig Lenehan SC
Andrew Naylor
Kate Barrett
Bora Kaplan
Dr Jason Donnelly
Carmel Lee
Larissa Andelman
Corrie Goodhand
Fiona McNeil
Madeleine Bridgett
Adam Butt
Kathleen Heath
Dr Katherine Fallah
Erin O'Connor Jardine
Kate Bones
Bridget Kennedy
Lucy Geddes
Hannah Robinson
Christopher Beshara
Associate Professor Jacqueline Mowbray (Academic Member)

Laura Toren (Bar Association Staff Member)

First Nations

Terms of reference

• Represent the NSW Bar Association and its members on legal policy and practice issues relating to First Nations and First Nations people including:
  • reviewing policies and procedures for the Bar Council and NSW Bar Association to ensure First Nations and First Nations peoples’ perspective are considered where relevant; 
  • advocating for the rights of First Nations and First Nations people on systemic issues of policy such as Indigenous incarceration, discrimination and the impact of domestic violence on First Nations communities. 
• Encourage and support First Nations people to consider and achieve a career in the law and at the Bar; 
• Support First Nations people who are members of the profession;
• Organise educational seminars for members regarding issues relating to First Nations affairs;
• Develop and, if adopted, monitor the implementation of a Statement of Commitment to Reconciliation with NSW First Nations and First Nations people; and
• Provide advice to Bar Council on matters relating to First Nations affairs as required.

Members

Tony McAvoy SC (Chair)
Damian Beaufils (Deputy Chair)
Chris Ronalds AO SC
Janet Manuell SC
Nick Eastman SC
James Trevallion SC
Ross Hanrahan
Nicholas Newton
Natasha Case
Natasha Hammond
Charles Gregory
Siobhain Climo
Tammy Wong
Rebecca McMahon
Self Rumbewas
Lucy Geddes
Michele Kearns (Clerk)

Laura Toren (Bar Association Staff Member)

Family Care and Adoption

Terms of reference

• Represent the interests of the NSW Bar with all stakeholders in the family law, child protection and adoption sphere and, to this end, to maintain engagement with each of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Supreme Court, Children’s Court and Local Court on a regular basis
• Support and encourage members of the NSW Bar who practice in the family law, child protection and adoption sphere, including by the provision of CPD opportunities
• Maintain an active participation in developments in the family law, child protection and adoption sphere, including in the development and reform of legislation and practice rules
• Support and maintain engagement by those who practice family, child protection and adoption law with the Bar Association and its broader membership.

Members

Robert Lethbridge SC (Co-Chair)
Martha Barnett SC (Co-Chair)
Melissa Gillies SC
Mark Anderson
Neil Jackson
Roger Harper
Esther Lawson
Luke Fermanis
Michael Weightman
Awais Ahmad
John Longworth
Rachel Dart
Claire Cantrall
Shanna Mahony
Arjun Chhabra
Leah Reid
Sarwa Abdelraheem
Peace Decle
Chauntelle Ingenito
Louise Carter

Jasmine Stanton (Bar Association Staff Member)

Education

Terms of reference

The Education Committee provides advice, support and guidance to the Bar Council, the Executive Director, the Professional Development Department and other departments of the New South Wales Bar Association in respect of the educational activities of the NSW Bar, and implements on Bar Council’s behalf:

• the NSW Bar Exam, conducted twice a year by the Professional Development Department with the assistance of the Bar Exam sub-committee;
• the Bar Practice Course, run twice a year by the Bar Practice Course Director and Professional Development Department;
• the tutor / reader programme, conducted for the first year of each new barrister’s career at the bar;
• the mentoring programme conducted each year by the Professional Development Department for barristers who have completed the tutor/reader programme; and
• Continuing Professional Development, a programme run throughout the year by the Professional Development Department.

In its activities, the Education Committee supports attainment of the objectives set out in the New South Wales Bar Association’s Strategic Plan from time to time, which as at 27 July 2017, includes:

• the continuing education of barristers;
• the development of transformational knowledge and skills so that barristers can compete in the environment of increasing internationalization of the law;
• equality and diversity of the NSW Bar membership; and
• supporting readers and the junior bar.

Members

Patrick Griffin SC(Chair)
Zelie Heger SC(Deputy Chair)
Ed Muston SC
Michael O’Meara SC
Frank Veltro SC
Perry Herzfeld SC
Sean Docker SC
Hayley Bennett SC
Philip Hogan
Faraz Maghami
Ralphed Notley
Callan O’Neill
Julie Granger
Tamasin Jonker
Christina Trahanas
Jillian Caldwell
Sarah Constable
Anya Poukchanski
Amanda Sapienza
Professor Alex Steele (Academic Member)

Bali Kaur & Tiffany McDonald (Bar Association Staff Member)

Diversity and Equality

Terms of reference

The Diversity and Equality Committee leads the development, implementation and promotion of strategies, policies and initiatives designed to attract, retain and nurture members of the NSW Bar who are reflective of the community they serve. The committee fosters best practice, diversity, inclusion of difference and equality of opportunity for its members. It seeks to ensure that people who wish to join the bar and its members are treated equally and not disadvantaged by their unique attributes which contribute to the overall advancement of the profession. Through education, the committee aims to promote diversity, the value of difference, eliminate prejudice and bias and encourage equality and collegiality among the members of the bar.

Members

Sera Mirzabegian SC (Co-Chair)
Ragni Mathur SC(Co-Chair)
Sean Flood SC
Mandy Tibbey
Juliet Curtin
Brendan Lim
Nipa Dewan
Ari Katsoulas
Matthew Minucci
Siobhain Climo
Talia Epstein
Karen Petch
Shipra Chordia
Tanya Harris-Roxas
Frank Tao
Eugene Chan
Mahmud Hawila
Aleksandra Ilic
Winnie Liu
Dr Katherine Fallah
Jackson Wherrett
Adam Faro
Dr Amanda Sapienza
Winsome Hall

Alanna Condon (Bar Association Staff Member)

Criminal Law

Terms of reference

• Address legislative changes and proposals for such change in the criminal law, as and when they arise  
• Provide advice to Bar Council and prepare submissions as and when required.

Members

Stephen Odgers SC (Co-Chair)
Brett Hatfield SC (Co-Chair)
Ian Lloyd KC
John Stratton SC
Simon Buchen SC
Richard Wilson SC
David Patch
Nathan Steel
Emmanuel Kerkyasharian
Sarah Talbert
Sophie Anderson
Christopher Parkin
Damian Beaufils
Thomas Woods
Eleanor Jones
Dev Bhutani
Rebecca McMahon
Tom Spohr
Nicholas Cowdery AO KC (Academic member, UNSW)

Edward Clapin (Bar Association Staff Member)

Costs and Fees

Terms of reference

• Monitor the regulation of legal costs
• Monitor and where appropriate investigate issues concerning barristers’ fees and fee recovery
• Advise Bar Council as requested or as the committee considers appropriate concerning legal costs and related subjects - such matters may include regulation of the profession, orders for costs, court rules, ethics, practice management, relations with solicitors and clients, relevant developments in this or other jurisdictions, fee recovery, costs assessment, law reform and promotion of the public interest
• Prepare and maintain general information suitable for provision to members on the Bar Association website or otherwise concerning legal costs and fee recovery. These may include model documents for costs disclosure and costs agreements
• Coordinate and provide professional development seminars and resources for barristers with respect to legal costs or related subjects
• Work with members of the Bar Association and Bar Council on matters relating to legal costs

Members

Gillian Mahony SC (Chair)
Michelle Castle (Deputy Chair)
Lesley Whalan SC
John Baird
David O'Connor
Daniel Neggo
Beth Oliak
William Calokerinos
Bora Kaplan
Katherine Oldfield
David Robertson
Kirralee Young
Andrew Bailey
David Harris
David Smith
Patrick Barry
Matthew McGirr
Siobhan Clarke

May Sharma (Bar Association Staff Member)

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

David Hooke SC (Chair)
Maria Gerace SC
Vanessa Thomas SC
Hilbert Chiu SC
Rohan de Meyrick
Shaun McCarthy
Anthony Bowen
Dean-Lloyd Del Monte
Ross Stanton
Lachlan Robison
Raphael Perla
Jnana Gumbert
Eraine Grotte
James Lee
Nicole Compton
James Masur
Sarah Warren
Belinda Epstein
James Thompson
Matthew McGirr

May Sharma (Bar Association Staff Member)

Bar News

Terms of reference

The Bar News Committee consists of the editor and other barristers. Its function is to oversee the publication of Bar News, which is the journal of the New South Wales Bar Association and is published three times per year. Contributions to the magazine usually come from members of the Bar Association but also include interesting contributions from those involved generally with the legal community. 

Each issue attempts to include pieces on recent developments, public addresses, features on life at the bar, practice developments, interviews, personality and book reviews, obituaries and humour. 

The editorial committee makes decisions on what articles are suitable for publication. Members of the committee are expected to liaise broadly with the bar and to solicit or obtain from the bar matters of interest to members. Particular aspects from the work of the association which are a special interest to members will be highlighted in the journal from time to time.

Members

Catherine Gleeson SC (Chair)
Daniel Klineberg (Deputy Chair)
Dominic Villa SC
Anthony Cheshire SC
Matthew Lewis SC
Kylie Day
Penny Thew
David Mackay
Kavita Balendra
David Parish
Victoria Brigden
Talitha Fishburn
Ann Bonnor
Claire O’Neill
Nicholas Bentley
David Townsend
Naomi Wootton
David Helvadjian
Justin Pen
Jordan Smith
Bede Haines
Thomas O'Connor
 

Sarah Theeboom (Bar Association Staff Member)

Alternative Dispute Resolution

​Terms of reference

Barristers’ work under Rule 11 of the Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015, includes ‘representing a client in or conducting a mediation or arbitration or other method of alternative dispute resolution’. Under rule 36, barristers also have a duty to ‘inform the client or the instructing solicitor about the alternatives to fully contested adjudication of the case which are reasonably available to the client…’

Objectives

The committee’s objectives are to monitor, promote and educate barristers and others on various forms of dispute resolution. Specifically, the committee aims to promote expertise and excellence in available dispute resolution practices by:

• Advancing barristers’ skills and standing as advocates in alternative dispute resolution forums, through the provision of continuing professional development seminars and by expanding the training provided to junior barristers;
• Providing alternative dispute resolution policy advice to the Bar Council and assistance to members of the bar;
• Maintaining lists of barristers accredited or approved as mediators, arbitrators or expert determiners and providing lists to the Local, District and Supreme Court;
• Administering the BarADR Mediator Accreditation Recognition Scheme, including publishing the names of NSW barristers recognised as being accredited under the Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards on the Association's website;
• Liaising with relevant professional bodies.

In achieving its objectives, the committee focusses on serving members involved in all forms of dispute resolution outside the courtroom; including:

• Mediation
• Arbitration
• Early neutral evaluation
• Adjudication
• Expert determination
• Facilitation
• Conciliation

Members

John Fernon SC (Co-Chair)
Anthony Lo Surdo SC (Co-Chair)
Angela Bowne SC
Gregory McNally SC
Matthew White SC
Adam Casselden SC
Shane Prince SC
Nuala Simpson SC
Vanessa Thomas SC
Warwick Tregilgas
Anne Healey
Philip Bambagiotti
Neil Jackson
Hugh Stowe
David Liebhold
Laina Chan
Craig Carter
Lucas Shipway
Wilson Chan
Sarah McCarthy
Matthias Thompson

Laura Toren (Bar Association Staff Member)