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Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel – Australia, 2020

July 10, 2020October 19, 2026

Philip Crutchfield QC

Philip Crutchfield QC

The 2020 listing of leading Australian Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel details Senior Counsel practising in commercial litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration matters across all Australian legal markets who have been identified by the country’s commercial litigation solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

Showing all 28 senior counsel

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 5 senior counsel
Senior counsel	Chambers or list	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Philip Crutchfield QC (biography)	Dever's List	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Philip Crutchfield QC
Justin Gleeson SC	Banco Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Justin Gleeson SC
Ian Jackman SC	Eight Selborne Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Ian Jackman SC
Bret Walker SC	Fifth Floor St James’ Hall	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Bret Walker SC
Neil Young QC	Greens List	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Neil Young QC

Leading

Leading: 8 senior counsel
Senior counsel	Chambers or list	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Tony Bannon SC (biography)	Tenth Floor Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Tony Bannon SC
Christopher Caleo QC	Dever's List	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Christopher Caleo QC
Shane Doyle QC (biography)	Level Twenty Seven Chambers	Brisbane
Steven Finch SC	Tenth Floor Chambers	Sydney
Noel Hutley SC	Fifth Floor St James’ Hall	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Noel Hutley SC
Allan Myers QC	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Allan Myers QC
Charles Scerri QC	Young's List	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Charles Scerri QC
John Sheahan QC	Banco Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: John Sheahan QC

Recommended

Recommended: 15 senior counsel
Senior counsel	Chambers or list	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Hamish Austin QC (biography)	List G Barristers	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Hamish Austin QC
Peter Brereton SC	Banco Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Brereton SC
Patricia Cahill SC	Francis Burt Chambers	Perth
Peter Collinson QC	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Collinson QC
Kanaga Dharmananda SC	Quayside Chambers	Perth	Doyle’s ranking record: Kanaga Dharmananda SC
Wendy Harris QC	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Wendy Harris QC
Ruth Higgins SC (biography)	Banco Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Ruth Higgins SC
Liam Kelly QC (biography)	Gerard Brennan Chambers	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Liam Kelly QC
John McKenna QC (biography)	Level 16 Quay Central	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: John McKenna QC
Robert Newlinds SC (biography)	Banco Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Robert Newlinds SC
Brian O'Donnell QC (biography)	McPherson Chambers	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Brian O'Donnell QC
Rowena Orr (biography)	List G Barristers	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Rowena Orr
Patrick O'Shea QC (biography)	North Quarter Lane Chambers	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Patrick O'Shea QC
James Peters QC (biography)	Dever's List	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: James Peters QC
Dick Whitington QC	Hanson Chambers	Adelaide	Doyle’s ranking record: Dick Whitington QC

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