The 2026 listing of leading West Australian Insolvency & Restructuring Law Barristers details counsel practising in insolvency, restructuring, bankruptcy and debt recovery matters in the Western Australia legal market who have been identified by WA’s insolvency and commercial litigation solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Senior Counsel
Preeminent
Brahma Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Kanaga Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Paul Edgar SC, Quayside Chambers
Julie Taylor SC, Shoreline Chambers
Leading
Konrad de Kerloy SC, Fourth Floor Chambers
Joseph Garas SC, Quayside Chambers
Wayne Zappia SC, Shoreline Chambers
Recommended
Anthony Papamatheos SC, Quayside Chambers
Michael Sims SC, Quayside Chambers
Rachael Young SC, Shoreline Chambers
Junior Counsel
Preeminent
Long Pham, Quayside Chambers
Paul Walker, Shoreline Chambers
Leading
Philippa Honey, Francis Burt Chamber
Simon Majteles, Francis Burt Chambers
Stefan Tomasich, Quayside Chambers
Recommended
Rebecca Collins, Quayside Chambers
Leon Firios, Quayside Chambers
Tom Langdon, Francis Burt Chambers
Clare McKay, Quayside Chambers
Tom Porter, Quayside Chambers
James Scovell, Francis Burt Chambers
James Sippe, Fourth Floor Chambers
Previous editions
2025 edition published June 2025
Senior Counsel – Market Leader
Paul Edgar SC, Quayside Chambers
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Brahma Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Kanaga Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Julie Taylor SC, Shoreline Chambers
Senior Counsel – Leading
Konrad de Kerloy SC, Fourth Floor Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Patricia Cahill SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Joseph Garas SC, Quayside Chambers
Anthony Papamatheos SC, Quayside Chambers
Stephen Penglis SC, Fourth Floor Chambers
Michael Sims SC, Quayside Chambers
Rachael Young SC, Shoreline Chambers
Junior Counsel – Market Leader
Wayne Zappia, Shoreline Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Long Pham, Quayside Chambers
Paul Walker, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
James Scovell, Francis Burt Chambers
James Sippe, Fourth Floor Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Rebecca Collins, Quayside Chambers
Philippa Honery, Francis Burt Chamber
Tom Langdon, Francis Burt Chambers
Simon Majteles, Francis Burt Chambers
Tom Porter, Quayside Chambers
Stefan Tomasich, Quayside Chambers
2024 edition published July 2024
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Brahma Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Julie Taylor SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Senior Counsel – Leading
Kanaga Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Paul Edgar SC, Quayside Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Patricia Cahill SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Joseph Garas SC, Quayside Chambers
Stephen Penglis SC, Fourth Floor Chambers
Michael Sims SC, Quayside Chambers
Rachael Young SC, Fourth Floor Chambers
Junior Counsel – Market Leader
Wayne Zappia, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Konrad de Kerloy, Fourth Floor Chambers
Paul Walker, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Anthony Papamatheos, Quayside Chambers
Clinton Russell, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Felicity Maher, Quayside Chambers
Simon Majteles, Francis Burt Chambers
Long Pham, Quayside Chambers
Tom Porter, Quayside Chambers
James Scovell, Francis Burt Chambers
James Sippe, Fourth Floor Chambers
2023 edition published July 2023
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Brahma Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Julie Taylor SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Senior Counsel – Leading
Kanaga Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Joseph Garas SC, Quayside Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Patricia Cahill SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Garry Cobby SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Stephen Penglis SC, Fourth Floor Chambers
Rachael Young SC, Fourth Floor Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Paul Edgar, Quayside Chambers
Wayne Zappia, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Varun Ghosh, Francis Burt Chambers
Anthony Papamatheos, Quayside Chambers
Paul Walker, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Konrad de Kerloy, Fourth Floor Chambers
Mark Holler, Francis Burt Chambers
Simon Majteles, Francis Burt Chambers
Long Pham, Quayside Chambers
Tom Porter, Quayside Chambers
Michael Sims, Quayside Chambers
2022 edition published June 2022
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Brahma Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Kanaga Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Julie Taylor SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Senior Counsel – Leading
Patricia Cahill SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Joseph Garas SC, Quayside Chambers
Terry Palmer SC, Quayside Chambers
Stephen Penglis SC, Fourth Floor Chambers
Joshua Thomson, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Anthony Papamatheos, Quayside Chambers
Wayne Zappia, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Paul Edgar, Francis Burt Chambers
James Healy, Francis Burt Chambers
Eric Heenan, Francis Burt Chambers
Michael Sims, Quayside Chambers
Paul Walker, Francis Burt Chambers
Rachael Young, Fourth Floor Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Simon Majteles, Francis Burt Chambers
Tom Porter, Quayside Chambers
James Scovell, Francis Burt Chambers
Leigh Warnick, Francis Burt Chambers
2021 edition published July 2021
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Patricia Cahill SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Kanaga Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Senior Counsel – Leading
Brahma Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Michael Feutrill SC, Quayside Chambers
Marcus Solomon SC, Quayside Chambers
Julie Taylor SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Gary Cobby SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Martin Cuerden SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Joshua Thomson, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Eric Heenan, Francis Burt Chambers
Anthony Papamatheos, Quayside Chambers
Wayne Zappia, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Tom Porter, Quayside Chambers
Michael Sims, Quayside Chambers
Rachael Young, Fourth Floor Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Paul Edgar, Francis Burt Chambers
James Healy, Francis Burt Chambers
Tim Owen, Quayside Chambers
Terry Palmer, Quayside Chambers
Clinton Russell, Francis Burt Chambers
Leigh Warnick, Francis Burt Chambers
Anthony Willinge, Francis Burt Chambers
2020 edition published June 2020
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Brahma Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Kanaga Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Senior Counsel – Leading
Patricia Cahill SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Julie Taylor SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Gary Cobby SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Michael Feutrill SC, Quayside Chambers
Joseph Garas SC SC, Quayside Chambers
Stephen Penglis SC, Fourth Floor Chambers
Marcus Solomon SC, Quayside Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Anthony Papamatheos, Quayside Chambers
Wayne Zappia, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Paul Edgar, Francis Burt Chambers
James Healy, Francis Burt Chambers
Eric Heenan, Francis Burt Chambers
Tom Porter, Quayside Chambers
James Scovell, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Elspeth Hensler, Francis Burt Chambers
Michael Sims, Francis Burt Chambers
Rachael Young, Fourth Floor Chambers
Leigh Warnick, Francis Burt Chambers
2019 edition published June 2019
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Brahma Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Kanaga Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Senior Counsel – Leading
Patricia Cahill SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Gary Cobby SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Michael Feutrill, Quayside Chambers
Matthew Howard SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Stephen Penglis SC, Fourth Floor Chambers
Marcus Solomon SC, Quayside Chambers
Joshua Thomson SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Eric Heenan, Francis Burt Chambers
Anthony Papamatheos, Quayside Chambers
Julie Taylor, Francis Burt Chambers
Wayne Zappia, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Joseph Garas, Quayside Chambers
James Healy, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Kim Lendich, Francis Burt Chambers
Paul Mendelow, Francis Burt Chambers
Tom Porter, Quayside Chambers
Sarah Russell, Francis Burt Chambers
Anthony Willinge, Francis Burt Chambers
2018 edition published June 2018
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Brahma Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Kanaga Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Senior Counsel – Leading
Patricia Cahill SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Joshua Thomson SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Darren Jackson SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Marcus Solomon SC, Quayside Chambers
Chris Zelestis QC, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Eric Heenan, Francis Burt Chambers
Anthony Papamatheos, Quayside Chambers
Stephen Penglis, Fourth Floor Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Michael Feutrill, Quayside Chambers
Joseph Garas, Quayside Chambers
James Healy, Francis Burt Chambers
Kim Lendich, Francis Burt Chambers
Tom Porter, Quayside Chambers
Julie Taylor, Francis Burt Chambers
Wayne Zappia, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Geoff Abbott, Francis Burt Chambers
Simon Davis, Francis Burt Chambers
Mark Holler, Francis Burt Chambers
Paul Mendelow, Francis Burt Chambers
Terry Palmer, Quayside Chambers
Richard Price, Francis Burt Chambers
Clinton Russell, Francis Burt Chambers
Sarah Russell, Francis Burt Chambers
Helen Tiplady, Quayside Chambers
Anthony Willinge, Francis Burt Chambers
2017 edition published July 2017
Senior Counsel – Market Leader
John Vaughan SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Brahma Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Kanaga Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers
Senior Counsel – Leading
Patricia Cahill SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Craig Colvin SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Darren Jackson SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Marcus Solomon SC, Quayside Chambers
Joshua Thomson SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Chris Zelestis QC, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
James Healy, Francis Burt Chambers
Julie Taylor, Francis Burt Chambers
Wayne Zappia, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Joseph Garas, Quayside Chambers
Eric Heenan, Francis Burt Chambers
Kim Lendich, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Simon Davis, Francis Burt Chambers
Michael Feutrill, Quayside Chambers
Anthony Papamatheos, Quayside Chambers
Tom Porter, Francis Burt Chambers
James Scovell, Francis Burt Chambers
David Skender, Francis Burt Chambers
2016 edition published June 2016
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
JohnVaughan SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Senior Counsel – Leading
Katrina Banks-Smith SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Kanaga Dharmananda SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Brahma Dharmananda SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Joshua Thomson SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
James Healy, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Gary Cobby, Francis Burt Chambers
Darren Jackson, Francis Burt Chambers
Anthony Papamatheos, Francis Burt Chambers
James Scovell, Francis Burt Chambers
Wayne Zappia, Francis Burt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Joseph Garas, Francis Burt Chambers
Kim Lendich, Francis Burt Chambers
Jason MacLaurin, Francis Burt Chambers
Stephen Penglis, 4th Floor Chambers
Anthony Willinge, Francis Burt Chambers