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Construction, Infrastructure And Property

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7 Wentworth Selborne
Level Twenty Seven Chambers
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12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Greenway Chambers

Leading Silks

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Shane Doyle KC – Level Twenty Seven Chambers
Marita Foley SC – List G Barristers ‘Marita is an accomplished advocate. Her advocacy style is considered and calm. She has a lovely bedside manner and is incredibly good at communicating complex concepts and issues in a way which is readily understandable to clients who may not be subject-matter experts.’ 
Francis Hicks SC – Greenway Chambers 'Frank has an excellent legal mind that is able to distill complex factual issues and contractual frameworks into a digestible form. His advocacy is reasoned and while focused on achieving the best outcome for the client is couched in reasonableness.' 
Jennifer Single SC – 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
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Adrian Galasso SC – 7 Wentworth Selborne
Daniel Gore KC – Level Eleven Inns of Court Chambers
Richard Harris SC – List G Barristers
Nicholas Hopkins KC – List A Barristers
Tom Howard SC – Frederick Jordan Chambers
George Inatey KC – 7 Wentworth Selborne
Nick Kidd SC – 7 Wentworth Selborne 'Nick is excellent. He has a good manner, is detailed oriented, and a thorough and persuasive advocate.' 
Jason Lazarus SC – 7 Wentworth Selborne ‘Very thorough, good client and solicitor service, well considered and respected by the judiciary.’ 
Duncan Miller SC – 7 Wentworth Selborne
Nicolas Pane KC – List A Barristers
Greg Sirtes SC – 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers ‘Greg is an excellent advocate, a critical and strategic thinker, and a very good communicator.’

2023 Silks

Henry El-Hage SC – 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers 'Henry is organised, thorough and commercial in his advice. He is also able to explain his advice to non-lawyers clearly, providing them with a clear pathway of next steps. He is a compelling and persuasive advocate, as evidenced by his recent appointment to Senior Counsel.'

Leading Juniors

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Tim Boyle – Eleven Wentworth Barristers ‘Tim is one of Sydney’s leading juniors. His work product is exceptional, including oral advocacy. He is highly skilled as a barrister, and also a delight to work with.’
Brett Le Plastrier – 7 Wentworth Selborne 'Brett is a good advocate: detailed, precise and confident in direct matters.'
Harriet Lenigas – Eleven Wentworth Barristers ‘Harriet is an excellent construction/infrastructure barrister.  Her strengths are the law, and ensuring matters are well prepared for hearing to achieve the best possible outcome.’
Michael Lyons – 7 Wentworth Selborne 'Michael is second to none in this field and THE go-to senior-junior counsel. He is dedicated and detail-driven, easy to work with and client-friendly. He has an innate understanding of mining cases and the complex area of loss of production claims.'
William Marshall – 7 Wentworth Selborne
Sam McCarthy – Level Twenty Seven Chambers ‘Sam has the ability to drill down to the key issues. His advice work is succinct and to the point. Sam's advocacy is persuasive and accomplished.'
Claire Schneider – Level Twenty Seven Chambers ‘Claire is an outstanding barrister. She is outstanding in every respect, her written work is succinct, easy to read and most importantly persuasive. She is a first class cross examination and her verbal submissions clear and precise.’
Mark Sheldon – 7 Wentworth Selborne ‘Mark is a passionate, hands on advocate. Mark has a deep knowledge in construction, infrastructure, property and commercial disputes, but his most significant strength, and one that truly sets him apart from his peers, is his skill at applying that knowledge in a uniquely practical and effective way.'
Michael Trim – Level Twenty Seven Chambers
John Ware – Level Twenty Seven Chambers ‘His strengths include his technical legal skill, legal analysis and legal strategy. John has a very good temperament and rarely gets noticeably flustered. John respects and values the input of instructing solicitors.’    
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Jonathan Adamopoulos – 7 Wentworth Selborne ‘Jonathan is an excellent advocate for his clients. His attention to detail is second to none. He has a deep understanding of construction, infrastructure and property law.’
Eli Ball – 7 Wentworth Selborne ‘Eli is extremely efficient and economic arising from his quick grasp of facts and relevant issues. He presents cases to both the court and at mediations in a very forthright and compelling manner. He is a go-to junior barrister for construction disputes.’
Philip Bambagiotti  – Tenth Floor St James Hall Chambers  ‘Philip runs cases hard for his clients.’
Nicholas Condylis – 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers ‘Considered, reliable and intelligent.’
Matthew Hickey – Level Twenty Seven Chambers ‘Matthew is an outstanding advocate. He's very good on his feet, great at developing a rapport with the bench, and is not phased when the wind is blowing against him. He is also a pleasure to work with.'
Clifford Ireland – 13 Wentworth Chambers
Lucas Shipway – Greenway Chambers
Nuala Simpson – 7 Wentworth Selborne
John Ware – Level Twenty Seven Chambers ‘Strong communication skills, availability and commerciality of advice in CBD redevelopment projects.’
Luke Waterson – 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers 'Luke is an excellent black letter lawyer.'  
Robert White – 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Julie Wright – Greenway Chambers

Construction, infrastructure and property in Australia Bar

7 Wentworth Selborne

Standing out for its ‘exceptional strengths across various different practice areas and with a range of skill sets and levels of seniority,’ Sydney-based 7 Wentworth Selborne finds its strengths in a broad coverage of issues involving construction, commercial and infrastructure projects. Jason Lazarus SC practices in the Land and Environment Supreme Courts covering planning and environmental law, and appeared against Adrian Galasso SC in Compulsory Acquisition proceedings for Sydney Metro and Transport for NSW involving infrastructure for the second Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek. Brett Le Plastrier covers engineering and infrastructure cases both in courts and in arbitrations, and Michael Lyons specialises in complex project disputes. Mark Sheldon and Jonathan Adamopoulos are further key names from the set.

Les références

‘Simon Walker one of the best in Sydney, as is the service from his broader team. He is always available, and always helpful. His depth of knowledge of the floor and their strengths and weaknesses means that you always get the right help from the right barrister that has the right availability.’

‘7 Wentworth Selborne stands out for its exceptional strengths across various different practice areas and with a range of skill sets and levels of seniority. The set boasts a diverse team of barristers with a wealth of experience and expertise, ranging from seasoned senior practitioners to highly skilled junior barristers.’

The Chambers is responsive and accommodating to client needs. Their ability to manage a high volume of work without compromising on quality speaks to their well-organised structure and capacity.’

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Level Twenty Seven Chambers

Level Twenty Seven Chambers is active in onshore and offshore projects involving various industry sectors in Australia and overseas, including airport and cargo systems, bridges, oil and gas, as well as renewables, hospitals, roads and transport. Members in the set are skilled in alternative dispute resolution, with Michael Trim skilled in handling construction disputes arising out of the construction of sports stadiums. Shane Doyle KC has a commercial practice with a focus on a range of construction issues arising from infrastructure, oil and gas and engineering projects. Doyle KC recently acted for Chevron Australia in CBI Constructors Pty v Chevron Pty Ltd where he successfully appeared at the appeal in setting aside the arbitral award relating to a dispute between Chevron as owner and CKJV as contractor for the provision of construction of the Gorgon LNG Project. Matthew Hickey covers all aspects of construction, engineering and energy disputes, and Claire Schneider has been involved in major infrastructure, mining, gas and construction projects.

Les références

‘Daniel Perry is unfailingly helpful in assisting us and suggesting other options when are preferred counsel is unavailable.’

‘This is a very good set of chambers. The service provided by the clerks is different to other chambers and adopts an English model, which is unique in this country. The service is very good.’

‘Level Twenty Seven Chambers is probably the strongest individual set of chambers in Brisbane. There is a lot of talent there.’

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12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers

Noted for its depth of experience in land and environment court matters, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers covers a broad range of issues within construction, environment and planning and are routinely briefed by Australia's most prominent law firms. Greg Sirtes SC appears in property, building and construction cases, having played a major role in Parkview Constructions Pty Limited v The Owners – Strata Plan which dealt with defective construction works in breach of one or more of the six statutory warranties in s 188 of the Home Building Act 1989. Luke Waterson is regarded for being ‘an excellent black letter lawyer,‘ while Jennifer Single SC represents government agencies, and has been appointed as Environmental Counsel to the Board of the NSW Environment Protection Authority by the NSW Minister for Environment and Change.

 

Les références

‘The clerk, Fiona Hayden, is courteous, efficient and provides good service.’

‘Very good – prompt and helpful.’

’12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers have depth of experience on the floor. There are a number of counsel on the floor who are not only skilled and reputable in Land and Environment Court matters, but also bring a depth of experience from working across other jurisdictions.’

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Greenway Chambers

Greenway Chambers covers a broad practice within building and construction, as well as planning and environment. In construction, handles high profile matters involving the government, contractors and large developers, while in planning and environment, the set is noted for representing in clients in the NSW Land and Environment Court, as well as the NSW Court of Appeal. Francis Hicks SC specialises in construction disputes concerning commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects, as well as mining, energy and renewable projects - he represented Pascale Construction Pty Ltd in Tesseract International Pty Ltd v Pascale Construction Pty Ltd concerning the application of statutory proportionate liability regimes in arbitration proceedings. Julie Wright and Lucas Shipway are additional key names from the set.

Les références

‘The clerk, Jo McGoldrick is always helpful and responsive.’

‘Greenway is our go-to chambers for all disputes in respect of construction law. Their depth of talent, range of skillset and experience and openness to provide clear guidance and counsel without specific engagement is valuable.’ 

‘Greenway chambers has plenty of depth within its construction and infrastructure team. This is reflected in other senior members of the team being put forward by my practice as potential mediators on other disputes they are not involved in.’ 

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