Victorian Bar Council 2014-15

14/11/2014

following the recent Victorian Bar Council election, the following office bearers have been appointed to the Bar Council for 2014-15.

  • Chairman: James W S Peters QC
  • Senior Vice-Chairman: Paul Anastassiou QC
  • Junior Vice-Chairman: David O’Callaghan QC
  • Honorary Treasurer: Jennifer Batrouney QC
  • Asst. Honorary Treasurer: Daniel Crennan

The following members were elected to the Bar Council for 2014-2015 (in order of seniority):

Eleven counsel who are queen’s counsel, senior counsel or junior counsel who are of not less than fifteen years’ standing:

  • O Paul Holdenson QC
  • Jennifer Jane Batrouney QC
  • Paul Elias Anastassiou QC
  • Michelle Lesley Quigley QC
  • David John O’Callaghan QC
  • James William Sturrock Peters QC
  • Michael Francis Wheelahan QC
  • Gregory John Lyon QC
  • Samantha Lee Marks QC
  • Matthew John Collins QC
  • Christopher James Winneke

Six counsel who are junior counsel and are of not more than fifteen nor less than six years’ standing:

  • Suzanne Ama Kirton
  • Daniel Joseph Crennan
  • Samuel Distin Hay
  • Michelle Rose Sharpe
  • Stewart John Maiden
  • Elizabeth McKinnon

Four counsel who are junior counsel and are of less than 6 years’ standing:

  • Emma Rhiannon Peppler
  • Daniel Bernard Bongiorno
  • Karen Argiropoulos
  • Matthew John Hooper


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