




Adrian Duffy QC
Kerri Mellifont QC
Peter Roney QC
Edward Shorten
Stephen Mackie
The 2021 listing of leading Queensland Employment & WHS Barristers details counsel practising within the areas of employment, industrial relations and workplace safety matters in the Queensland legal market who have been identified by the state’s employment and WHS law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Showing all 16 barristers
Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Senior Counsel
Market Leader
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Murdoch QC | Level 8 Inns of Court | Doyle’s ranking record: Chris Murdoch QC |
Preeminent
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Murdoch QC | Level 16 Inns of Court | Doyle’s ranking record: Jim Murdoch QC |
Leading
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Kerri Mellifont QC (biography) | Hemmant's List |
Recommended
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Devlin QC | Halsbury Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Ralph Devlin QC |
| Adrian Duffy QC (biography) | Hemmant's List | |
| Stephen Keim SC | Higgins Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Keim SC |
| Peter Roney QC (biography) | Griffith Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Roney QC |
Junior Counsel
Preeminent
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Herbert | Level 16 Inns of Court | |
| Charles Massy | More Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Charles Massy |
Leading
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| John Bremhorst (biography) | Alfred Lutwyche Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: John Bremhorst |
| Stephen Mackie | Denning Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Mackie |
| Edward Shorten (biography) | Level 16 Inns of Court | Doyle’s ranking record: Edward Shorten |
Recommended
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Coulthard | Burnett Lane Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Amanda Coulthard |
| Anne Fitzgerald | ||
| April Freeman | More Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: April Freeman |
| Sean Reidy | Chambers at 32 | Doyle’s ranking record: Sean Reidy |
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