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Edward Shorten
Stephen Mackie
Troy Spence
Nikki A-Khavari
Megan Brooks
Peter Roney QC
Ben McMillan
Sean Reidy









The 2022 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 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Duffy QC (biography) | Hemmant's List | |
| Peter Roney QC (biography) | Griffith Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Roney QC |
Recommended
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Devlin QC | Halsbury Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Ralph Devlin QC |
| Stephen Keim SC | Higgins Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Keim SC |
| Richard Perry QC | 31 West Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Perry QC |
Junior Counsel
Preeminent
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Mackie (biography) | Denning Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Mackie |
| Charles Massy | More Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Charles Massy |
| Edward Shorten (biography) | Level 16 Inns of Court | Doyle’s ranking record: Edward Shorten |
Leading
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| John Bremhorst (biography) | Alfred Lutwyche Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: John Bremhorst |
| Amanda Coulthard | Burnett Lane Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Amanda Coulthard |
| Andrew Herbert | Level 16 Inns of Court |
Recommended
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Nikki A-Khavari (biography) | Higgins Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Nikki A-Khavari |
| Megan Brooks (biography) | 31 West Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Megan Brooks |
| April Freeman | More Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: April Freeman |
| Ben McMillan (biography) | More Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Ben McMillan |
| Sean Reidy (biography) | Chambers at 32 | Doyle’s ranking record: Sean Reidy |
| Alastair Smith (biography) | Level 8 Inns of Court | Doyle’s ranking record: Alastair Smith |
| Troy Spence (biography) | Level 16 Inns of Court | Doyle’s ranking record: Troy Spence |
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