The 2026 listing of leading Victorian Construction Senior Counsel details Senior and Kings Counsel practising within the areas of Construction & Infrastructure matters matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by the state’s construction solicitors, clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Market Leader
Jeffery Gleeson KC, List A Barristers
Preeminent
Nicholas Hopkins KC, List A Barristers
Nicholas Pane KC, List A Barristers
Leading
Robert Craig KC, Dever’s List
John Gurr KC, Foley’s List
Recommended
David Batt KC, List A
Gabi Crafti SC, List G Barristers
Tim Margetts KC, Foley’s List
Michael Roberts KC, Young’s List
Martin Scott KC, List G Barristers
Jeremy Twigg KC, List G Barristers
Chris Young KC, List A
Previous editions
2025 edition published March 2025
Preeminent
Jeffery Gleeson KC, List A Barristers
Nicholas Hopkins KC, List A Barristers
Nicholas Pane KC, List A Barristers
Leading
Robert Craig KC, Dever's List
John Gurr KC, Foley's List
Recommended
David Batt KC, List A
Gabi Crafti SC, List G Barristers
Hugh Foxcroft KC, Patterson's List
Richard Harris SC, List G Barristers
Tim Margetts KC, Foley's List
Richard Manly KC, List A Barristers
Michel Roberts KC, Young's List
Paul Santamaria KC, Greens List
Martin Scott KC, List G Barristers
Toby Shnookal KC, Lennon's List
Jeremy Twigg KC, List G Barristers
Andrew Woods SC, Greens List
2024 edition published April 2024
Preeminent
Jeffery Gleeson KC, List A Barristers
Nicholas Pane KC, List A Barristers
Leading
Robert Craig KC, Dever's List
John Gurr SC, Foley's List
Nicholas Hopkins KC, List A Barristers
Recommended
David Batt KC, List A
Gabi Crafti SC, List G Barristers
Hugh Foxcroft KC, Patterson's List
Tim Margetts KC, Foley's List
Richard Manly KC, List A Barristers
David McAndrew KC, Lennon's List
Martin Scott KC, List G Barristers
Toby Shnookal KC, Lennon's List
Jeremy Twigg KC, List G Barristers
Chris Young KC, List A
2023 edition published April 2023
Preeminent
Jeffery Gleeson KC, List A Barristers
Nicholas Hopkins KC, List A Barristers
Nicholas Pane KC, List A Barristers
Leading
Robert Craig KC, Dever's List
Richard Manly KC, List A Barristers
Recommended
David Batt KC, List A
Greg Harris KC, Dever's List
David Levin KC, Greens List
Tim Margetts KC, Foley's List
Penny Neskovcin KC, List A
Michael Roberts KC, Young's List
Martin Scott KC, List G Barristers
Toby Shnookal KC, Lennon's List
Francis Tiernan KC, Chapman's List
Jeremy Twigg KC, List G Barristers
Chris Young KC, List A
2022 edition published March 2022
Market Leader
Jeffery Gleeson QC, List A Barristers
Preeminent
Nicholas Hopkins QC, List A Barristers
Nicholas Pane QC, List A Barristers
Leading
Robert Craig SC, Dever's List
Richard Manly QC, List A Barristers
Toby Shnookal QC, Lennon's List
Recommended
David Batt QC, List A
Tim Margetts QC, Foley's List
David McAndrew QC, Lennon's List
Penny Nescovcin QC, List A
Martin Scott QC, List G Barristers
Francis Tiernan QC, Chapman's List
Jeremy Twigg QC, List G Barristers
Chris Young QC, List A
2021 edition published March 2021
Market Leader
Jeffery Gleeson QC, List A Barristers
Preeminent
Nicholas Hopkins QC, List A Barristers
Nicholas Pane QC, List A Barristers
Leading
Robert Craig SC, Dever's List
Toby Shnookal QC, Lennon's List
Recommended
David Batt QC, List A
Hugh Foxcroft QC, Patterson's List
David Levin QC, Greens List
Richard Manly QC, List A Barristers
Tim Margetts QC, Foley's List
Martin Scott QC, List G Barristers
Francis Tiernan QC, Howells' List
Jeremy Twigg QC, List G Barristers
Chris Young QC, List A
2020 edition published March 2020
Preeminent
Jeffery Gleeson QC, List A Barristers
Nicholas Pane QC, List A Barristers
Leading
Robert Craig SC, Dever's List
Hugh Foxcroft QC, Patterson's List
Nicholas Hopkins QC, List A Barristers
Richard Manly QC, List A Barristers
Toby Shnookal QC, Lennon's List
Recommended
David Batt QC, List A
Jim Delany QC, List A
David Levin QC, Greens List
Tim Margetts QC, Foley's List
Michael Roberts QC, Young's List
Martin Scott QC, List G Barristers
Francis Tiernan QC, Howells' List
Jeremy Twigg QC, List G Barristers
2019 edition published March 2019
Preeminent
Jeffery Gleeson QC, List A Barristers
Nicholas Hopkins QC, List A Barristers
Nicholas Pane QC, List A Barristers
Leading
Hugh Foxcroft QC, Patterson's List
Richard Manly QC, List A Barristers
Toby Shnookal QC, Lennon's List
Francis Tiernan, Howells' List
Michael Whitten QC, List G Barristers
Recommended
David Batt QC, List A
Greg Harris QC, Dever's List
David Levin QC, Greens List
Tim Margetts QC, Foley's List
David McAndrew SC, Lennon's List
Martin Scott QC, List G Barristers
Jeremy Twigg QC, Young's List
2018 edition published March 2018
Senior Counsel – Market Leader
Jeffery Gleeson QC, List A Barristers
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Hugh Foxcroft QC, Patterson's List
Nicholas Hopkins QC, List A Barristers
Nicholas Pane QC, List A Barristers
Senior Counsel – Leading
David Levin QC, Greens List
Richard Manly QC, List A Barristers
Tim Margetts QC, Foley's List
Martin Scott QC, List G Barristers
Toby Shnookal QC, Lennon's List
Jeremy Twigg QC, Young's List
Michael Whitten QC, List G Barristers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
David Batt QC, List A
David Collins QC, Dever's List
Greg Harris QC, Dever's List
Kevin Lyons QC, Dever's List
Francis Tiernan QC, Howells' List