Leading Arbitration Barristers - Australia, 2026

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The 2026 listing of leading Australian Arbitration Barristers details Senior Counsel and Junior Counsel identified by clients and peers as having particular expertise in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution matters across all Australian legal markets.

Showing all 38 barristers

Within each group, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Senior Counsel

Senior Counsel: 24 barristers
Barrister	Chambers or list	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Michael Borsky KC	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Borsky KC
Tim Breakspear SC (biography)	Banco Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Tim Breakspear SC
Chester Brown SC (biography)	7 Wentworth Selborne	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Chester Brown SC
Charles Colquhoun SC	Tenth Floor Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Charles Colquhoun SC
Robert Craig KC	Dever's List	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Robert Craig KC
Kanaga Dharmanda SC	Quayside Chambers	Perth	Doyle’s ranking record: Kanaga Dharmanda SC
Steven Finch SC	Tenth Floor Chambers	Sydney
Nicholas Floreani KC (biography)	Jeffcott Chambers	Adelaide	Doyle’s ranking record: Nicholas Floreani KC
Jeffery Gleeson KC	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeffery Gleeson KC
Andrew Hanak KC	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Hanak KC
Paul Hayes KC (biography)	Dever's List	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Hayes KC
Robert Heath KC (biography)	Young's List	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Robert Heath KC
Justin Hogan-Doran SC (biography)	7 Wentworth Selborne	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Justin Hogan-Doran SC
Kevin Lindgren KC	Eleven Wentworth Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Kevin Lindgren KC
Anthony Lo Surdo SC (biography)	8 Wentworth Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Anthony Lo Surdo SC
Wayne Martin KC	Francis Burt Chambers	Perth	Doyle’s ranking record: Wayne Martin KC
Richard Manly KC	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Manly KC
Terry Mehigan SC	12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Terry Mehigan SC
Duncan Miller SC (biography)	7 Wentworth Selborne	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Duncan Miller SC
Albert Monichino KC	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Albert Monichino KC
Jonathon Redwood SC	Banco Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Jonathon Redwood SC
Martin Scott KC (biography)	List G Barristers	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Martin Scott KC
Premala Thiagarajan KC	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Premala Thiagarajan KC
Christopher Ward SC (biography)	Six St James Hall	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Christopher Ward SC

Junior Counsel

Junior Counsel: 14 barristers
Barrister	Chambers or list	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Timothy Boyle	Eleven Wentworth Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Timothy Boyle
Tom Clarke (biography)	List G Barristers	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Tom Clarke
Laila Hamzi	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Laila Hamzi
David Heaton	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: David Heaton
Jesse Kennedy	Eleven Wentworth Chambers	Sydney
Sam Murray	Eleven Wentworth Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Sam Murray
Tom O'Brien (biography)	Eleven Wentworth Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Tom O'Brien
Karen Petch (biography)	New Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Karen Petch
Philip Santucci	New Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Philip Santucci
Katie Sutton (biography)	42 Maxwell Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Katie Sutton
Monty Taylor (biography)	Tenth Floor Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Monty Taylor
Christina Trahanas (biography)	Omnia Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Christina Trahanas
Huw Watkins	Dever's List	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Huw Watkins
Boxun Yin	Banco Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Boxun Yin

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The 2026 listing of leading Australian Arbitration Barristers details Senior Counsel and Junior Counsel identified by clients and peers as having particular expertise in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution matters across all Australian legal markets.

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