The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Administrative, Public Law & Judicial Review Law Barristers details both Senior Counsel and Junior Counsel practising in Administrative Law, Public Law, Freedom of Information & Judicial Review matters within the NSW legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Senior Counsel
Margaret Allars SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Henry El-Hage SC, 12 Wentworth Selborne
James Emmett SC, Banco Chambers
Zelie Heger SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Perry Herzfeld SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Geoffrey Johnson SC, 11 St James Hall
Craig Lenehan SC, Fifth Floor St James Hall
Brendan Lim SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Stephen Lloyd SC, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Gerald Ng SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Kate Richardson SC, Banco Chambers
Junior Counsel
David Birch, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Kate Bones, Banco Chambers
Juliet Curtin, Alinea Chambers
Joe Edwards, Omnia Chambers
Christine Ernst, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Winsome Hall, Alinea Chambers
Alison Hammond, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Sebastian Hartford Davis, Banco Chambers
Kim Pham, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Tamara Phillips, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Olivia Ronan, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Hannah Ryan, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Matt Sherman, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Christopher Tran, Fifth Floor St James Hall
Jackson Wherrett, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Celia Winnett, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
The 2026 rankings of leading Administrative Law Barristers in New South Wales, identified by fellow NSW Litigation Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.