The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Administrative, Public Law & Judicial Review Law Barristers details both Senior Counsel and Junior Counsel practising in Administrative Law, Public Law, Freedom of Information & Judicial Review matters within the NSW legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Senior Counsel
Margaret Allars SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Joanna Davidson SC, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Henry El-Hage SC, 12 Wentworth Selborne
Zelie Heger SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Perry Herzfeld SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Geoffrey Johnson SC, 11 St James Hall
Brendan Lim SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Stephen Lloyd SC, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Gerald Ng SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Junior Counsel
David Birch, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Kate Bones, Banco Chambers
Juliet Curtin, Alinea Chambers
Joe Edwards, Omnia Chambers
Christine Ernst, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Winsome Hall, Alinea Chambers
Alison Hammond, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Sebastian Hartford Davis, Banco Chambers
Kim Pham, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Tamara Phillips, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Olivia Ronan, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Hannah Ryan, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Matt Sherman, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Christopher Tran, Fifth Floor St James Hall
Jackson Wherrett, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Celia Winnett, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
The 2026 rankings of leading Administrative Law Barristers in New South Wales, identified by fellow NSW Litigation Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.
Previous editions
2025 edition published July 2025
Senior Counsel
Henry El-Hage SC, 12 Wentworth Selborne
James Emmett SC, Banco Chambers
Zelie Heger SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Perry Herzfeld SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Geoffrey Johnson SC, 11 St James Hall
Craig Lenehan SC, Fifth Floor St James Hall
Stephen Lloyd SC, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Gerald Ng SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Kate Richardson SC, Banco Chambers
Junior Counsel
David Birch, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Kate Bones, Banco Chambers
Jillian Caldwell, 12th Floor Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Juliet Curtin, Alinea Chambers
Joanna Davidson, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Joe Edwards, Omnia Chambers
Christine Ernst, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Winsome Hall, Alinea Chambers
Sebastian Hartford Davis, Banco Chambers
David Hume, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Brendan Lim, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Douglas McDonald-Norman, Eight Selborne
Stephanie Patterson, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Kim Pham, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Tamara Phillips, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Myles Pulsford, Banco Chambers
Hannah Ryan, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Matt Sherman, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Jane Taylor, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Christopher Tran, 5 St James Hall
Daniel Ward, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Jackson Wherrett, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Celia Winnett, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
2024 edition published August 2024
Senior Counsel
James Emmett SC, Banco Chambers
Stephen Free SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Perry Herzfeld SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Geoffrey Johnson SC, 11 St James Hall
Craig Lenehan SC, Fifth Floor St James Hall
Stephen Lloyd SC, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Kate Richardson SC, Banco Chambers
Houda Younan SC, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Junior Counsel
Kate Bones, Banco Chambers
Jillian Caldwell, 12th Floor Wentworth/Selborne Chambers
Juliet Curtin, Alinea Chambers
Joe Edwards, Omnia Chambers
Winsome Hall, Alinea Chambers
Zelie Heger, 11 Wentworth Chambers
David Hume, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Bora Kaplan, Nine Wentworth Chambers
Brendan Lim, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Tamara Phillips, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Myles Pulsford, Banco Chambers
Hannah Ryan, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Adam Searle, State Chambers
Matthew Sherman, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Jane Taylor, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Christopher Tran, Banco Chambers
Jackson Wherrett, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Celia Winnett, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Ben Zipser, 5 Selborne Chambers
2023 edition published July 2023
Senior Counsel
Margaret Allars SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
James Emmett SC, Banco Chambers
Stephen Free SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Perry Herzfeld SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Geoffrey Johnson SC, 11th Floor St James Hall
Craig Lenehan SC, Fifth Floor St James Hall
Stephen Lloyd SC, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Kate Richardson SC, Banco Chambers
Tiffany Wong SC, Banco Chambers
Junior Counsel
Juliet Curtin, Alinea Chambers
Madeleine Ellicott, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Christine Ernst, Tenth Floor Chambers
Danielle Forrester, Banco Chambers
Trent Glover, 11th Floor St James Hall
Zelie Heger, 11 Wentworth Chambers
David Hume, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Matthew Hutchings, 13 Wentworth Chambers
Brendan Lim, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Kate Lindeman, Banco Chambers
Surya Palaniappan, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Tamara Phillips, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Myles Pulsford, Banco Chambers
Matthew Sherman, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Peter Singleton, 3 St James Hall
Jackson Wherrett, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Celia Winnett, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers