The 2026 listing of leading South Australian Professional Indemnity Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of professional negligence and indemnity matters in the SA legal market who have been identified by the state’s plaintiff and defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Andrew Hilditch, Barry Nilsson
Julie Kinnear, Barry Nilsson
Leading
Bronwyn Ackland, Mills Oakley
Bill Conor, Wotton Kearney
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
David Rostron, Finlaysons
Amanda Salleh, HWL Ebsworth
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Recommended
Lani Carter, Sparke Helmore
Samantha Hocking, Gilchrist Connell
Jessica Luxton, HWL Ebsworth
Grant Mitchell, Mills Oakley
Emma Pilkington, Barry Nilsson
Previous editions
2025 edition published September 2025
Preeminent
Julie Kinnear, Barry Nilsson
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Bronwyn Ackland, Mills Oakley
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Andrew Hilditch, Barry Nilsson
Recommended
Jessica Carnell, HWL Ebsworth
Lani Carter, Sparke Helmore
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
Grant Mitchell, Mills Oakley
David Rostron, Finlaysons
Amanda Salleh, HWL Ebsworth
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
2024 edition published October 2024
Preeminent
Andrew Hilditch, Barry Nilsson
Julie Kinnear, Barry Nilsson
Leading
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry Nilsson
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
Recommended
Geoff Black, Wallmans
Bill Conor, Wotton + Kearney
Zoe Dempster, Gilchrist Connell
David Johns, HWL Ebsworth
Emma Pilkington, Barry Nilsson
David Rostron, Finlaysons
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
2023 edition published October 2023
Preeminent
Andrew Hilditch, Barry Nilsson
Julie Kinnear, Barry Nilsson
Leading
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry Nilsson
Bill Conor, Wotton + Kearney
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Kevin Gilchrist, Gilchrist Connell
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Recommended
Geoff Black, Wallmans
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
Lani Carter, Wotton + Kearney
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
Emma Pilkington Barry Nilsson
Alison Townend, Gilchrist Connell
2022 edition published October 2022
Preeminent
Bill Conor, Barry.Nilsson.
Andrew Hilditch, Barry.Nilsson.
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Kevin Gilchrist, Gilchrist Connell
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
Julie Kinnear, Sparke Helmore
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
Recommended
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry.Nilsson.
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
David Rostron, Finlaysons
Matthew Selley, Iles Selley
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Andrew Hilditch, Barry.Nilsson.
Julie Kinnear, Sparke Helmore
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Bill Conor, Barry.Nilsson.
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
Recommended
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry.Nilsson.
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
lison Townend, Gilchrist Connell
2020 edition published October 2020
Preeminent
Michael Fotheringham, Barry.Nilsson.
Andrew Hilditch, Barry.Nilsson.
Julie Kinnear, Sparke Helmore
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Bill Conor, Barry.Nilsson.
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
Recommended
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
2019 edition published October 2019
Preeminent
Andrew Hilditch, Barry.Nilsson.
Julie Kinnear, Sparke Helmore
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Michael Fotheringham, Barry.Nilsson.
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
Recommended
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry.Nilsson
Bill Conor, Barry.Nilsson.
Fiona Holdsworth, Finlaysons
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
David Rostron, Finlaysons
Helen Stavridis, Sparke Helmore
2018 edition published October 2018
Preeminent
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Andrew Hilditch, Barry.Nilsson.
Julie Kinnear, Sparke Helmore
Cheryl Phillips, MinterEllison
Recommended
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Michael Fotheringham, Barry.Nilsson.
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
Peter Jones, Jones Harley Toole
Kymberley Lawrence, MinterEllison
Helen Stavridis, Sparke Helmore
Christopher Sweet, MinterEllison
2017 edition published October 2017
Preeminent
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Kevin Gilchrist, Gilchrist Connell
Andrew Hilditch, Barry.Nilsson.
Kymberley Lawrence, MinterEllison
Cheryl Phillips, MinterEllison
Recommended
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Michael Fotheringham, Barry.Nilsson.
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
Peter Jones, Jones Harley Toole
Julie Kinnear, Sparke Helmore
Helen Stavridis, Sparke Helmore
Christopher Sweet, MinterEllison
2016 edition published November 2016
Preeminent
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
Leading
Kevin Gilchrist, Gilchrist Connell
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Peter Jones, Jones Harley Toole
Julie Kinnear, Sparke Helmore
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Recommended
Fiona Brady, Finalysons
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
Michael Fotheringham, Barry.Nilsson.
Andrew Hilditch, Barry.Nilsson.
Kymberley Lawrence, MinterEllison
Kathryn Lincoln, Finlaysons
Nicholas Linke, Fisher Jeffires
Matthew Selley, Iles Selley
Helen Stavridis, Sparke Helmore
Christopher Sweet, MinterEllison
2015 edition published December 2015
Leading
Kevin Gilchrist, Gilchrist Connell
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
Grant Mitchell, Minter Ellison
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Recommended
John Connelly, Hunt & Hunt
David Johns, HWL Ebsworth
Julie Kinnear, Sparke Helmore
Christopher Sweet, Minter Ellison
Mark Wood, Finlaysons