The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Criminal Law Senior Counsel details Kings Counsel and Senior Counsel practising in criminal law matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by the states Criminal law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Preeminent
Simon Buchen SC, Forbes Chambers
Tim Game SC, Forbes Chambers
Matthew Johnston SC, Forbes Chambers
Phillip Strickland SC, Forbes Chambers
Murugan Thangaraj SC, Forbes Chambers
Leading
Gabrielle Bashir SC, Forbes Chambers
Paul Coady SC, Maurice Byers Chambers
Angela Cook SC, Forbes Chambers
Avni Djemal SC, Forbes Chambers
Troy Edwards SC, Forbes Chambers
Ragni Mathur SC, Maurice Byers Chambers
Bret Walker SC, Fifth Floor St James Hall
Recommended
Madeleine Avenell SC, Public Defenders Chambers
Margaret Cunneen SC, State Chambers
David Dalton SC, Maurice Byers Chambers
Peggy Dwyer SC, Forbes Chambers
Kirsten Edwards SC, Forbes Chambers
Lester Fernandez SC, Forbes Chambers
Sean Flood SC, Black Chambers
Sharyn Hall SC, Samuel Griffith Chambers
Greg James KC, Eleventh Floor Garfield Barwick Chambers
Dean Jordan SC, Forbes Chambers
Peter Lange SC, Maurice Byers Chambers
Bill Neild SC, Forbes Chambers
Stephen Odgers SC, Forbes Chambers
Sam Pararajasingham SC, Forbes Chambers
Richard Pontello SC, Sir Owen Dixon Chambers
Tom Quilter SC, Public Defenders Chambers
Julia Roy SC, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers