





Philip Strickland SC
Phillip Boulten SC
Gabrielle Bashir SC
Matthew Johnston SC
Murugan Thangaraj SC
Sharyn Hall SC






The 2025 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.
Showing all 17 senior counsel
Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Market Leader
| Senior counsel | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Phillip Boulten SC (biography) | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Phillip Boulten SC |
Preeminent
| Senior counsel | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Game SC | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Tim Game SC |
| Philip Strickland SC (biography) | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Philip Strickland SC |
Leading
| Senior counsel | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Gabrielle Bashir SC (biography) | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Gabrielle Bashir SC |
| Simon Buchen SC | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Simon Buchen SC |
| Matthew Johnston SC (biography) | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Matthew Johnston SC |
| Murugan Thangaraj SC (biography) | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Murugan Thangaraj SC |
| Bret Walker SC | Fifth Floor St James’ Hall | Doyle’s ranking record: Bret Walker SC |
Recommended
| Senior counsel | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Coady SC | Public Defenders Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Coady SC |
| Angela Cook SC | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Angela Cook SC |
| Margaret Cunneen SC State Chambers | ||
| David Dalton SC | Maurice Byters Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: David Dalton SC |
| Avni Djemal SC | Forbes Chambers | |
| Peggy Dwyer SC | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Peggy Dwyer SC |
| Troy Edwards SC (biography) | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Troy Edwards SC |
| Sharyn Hall SC (biography) | Samuel Griffith Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Sharyn Hall SC |
| Ragni Mathur SC | Maurice Byers Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Ragni Mathur SC |
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