The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Professional Indemnity Senior Counsel details counsel practising within the areas of professional indemnity and negligence matters in the Insurance legal market who have been identified by the state’s defendant insurance and plaintiff personal injury lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Hilbert Chiu SC, Tenth Floor Chambers
Stuart Donaldson SC, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers
Anne Horvath SC, Banco Chambers
Michael Jones SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
David Lloyd SC, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Leading
Richard Cheney SC, Greenway Chambers
Jason Downing SC, Maurice Byers Chambers
Michael Fordham SC, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Julian Sexton SC, Tenth Floor Chambers
David Williams SC, Nine Wentworth Chambers
Andre Zahra SC, Ninth Floor Selborne Chambers
Recommended
Michael Elliott SC, Eight Selborne Chambers
Simon Fitzpatrick SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Jeremy Giles SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Perry Herzfeld SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
David Hooke SC, Jack Shand Chambers
Bede Kelleher SC, 13th Floor St James Hall
Paresh Khandhar SC, Frederick Jordan Chambers
Scott Maybury SC, Jack Shand Chambers
Mark McCulloch SC, 13 Wentworth Chambers
Jeremy Morris SC, Jack Shand Chambers
Peter Morris SC, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers
Gerald Ng SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Richard O’Keefe SC, Maurice Byers Chambers
Nick Polin SC, 4 Wentworth Chambers
Dominic Priestley SC, New Chambers
Dominic Toomey SC, Jack Shand Chambers
David Weinberger SC, Nine Wentworth Chambers
Matthew White SC, Nine Wentworth Chambers
Christopher Withers SC, Banco Chambers
Previous editions
2025 edition published October 2025
Market Leader
David Lloyd SC, 12th Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Preeminent
Stuart Donaldson SC, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers
Anne Horvath SC, Banco Chambers
Michael Windsor SC, 13th Floor Wentworth/Selborne Chambers
Leading
Hilbert Chiu SC, Tenth Floor Chambers
Michael Jones SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Larry King SC, Tenth Floor Chambers
Gerald Ng, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Nick Polin SC, Fourth Floor Wentworth Chambers
Jodi Steele SC, University Chambers
David Williams SC, Nine Wentworth Chambers
Recommended
Peter Braham SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Adam Casselden SC, Greenway Chambers
Richard Cheney SC, Greenway Chambers
Perry Herzfeld SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Mark McCulloch, 13 Wentworth Chambers
David McLure SC, New Chambers
Ed Muston SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Dominic Priestley SC, New Chambers
Julian Sexton SC, Tenth Floor Chambers
James Sheller SC, New Chambers
Geoffrey Watson SC, New Chambers
2024 edition published November 2024
Preeminent
Stuart Donaldson SC, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers
David Lloyd SC, 12th Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Leading
Anne Horvath SC, Banco Chambers
Nick Polin SC, Fourth Floor Wentworth Chambers
Julian Sexton SC, Tenth Floor Chambers
Geoffrey Watson SC, New Chambers
David Williams SC, Nine Wentworth Chambers
Michael Windsor SC, 13th Floor Wentworth/Selborne Chambers
Recommended
Adam Casselden SC, Greenway Chambers
Richard Cheney SC, Greenway Chambers
Michael Elliott SC, Eight Selborne Chambers
Michael Fordham SC, 12th Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Lachlan Gyles SC, Tenth Floor Chambers
Perry Herzfeld SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
Michael Jones SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Ed Muston SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Gerald Ng, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Dominic Priestley SC, New Chambers
James Sheller SC, New Chambers
John Turnbull SC, Ninth Floor Windeyer Chambers
Andre Zahra SC, Ninth Floor Selborne Chambers
2023 edition published October 2023
Preeminent
Stuart Donaldson SC, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers
David Lloyd SC, 12th Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Leading
John Catsanos SC, Henry Parkes Chambers
Anne Horvath SC, Banco Chambers
Ed Muston SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Julian Sexton SC, Tenth Floor Chambers
Geoffrey Watson SC, New Chambers
David Williams SC, Nine Wentworth Chambers
Michael Windsor SC, 13th Floor Wentworth/Selborne Chambers
Recommended
Richard Cheney SC, Greenway Chambers
Michael Elliott SC, Eight Selborne Chambers
Michael Fordham SC, 12th Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Michael Jones SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Gerald Ng, 7 Wentworth Selborne
Nick Polin SC, Fourth Floor Wentworth Chambers
Garry Rich SC, Fifth Floor St James Hall
James Sheller SC, New Chambers
John Turnbull SC, Ninth Floor Windeyer Chambers
Andre Zahra SC, Ninth Floor Selborne Chambers
2022 edition published November 2022
Preeminent
Stuart Donaldson SC, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers
Anne Horvath SC, Banco Chambers
Leading
John Catsanos SC, Henry Parkes Chambers
David Lloyd SC, 12th Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Ed Muston SC, Seven Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Geoffrey Watson SC, New Chambers
David Williams SC, Nine Wentworth Chambers
Michael Windsor SC, 13th Floor Wentworth/Selborne Chambers
Recommended
Richard Cheney SC, Greenway Chambers
Michael Elliott SC, Eighth Floor Selborne Chambers
Michael Fordham SC, 12th Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Michael Jones SC, Seven Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Garry Rich SC, Fifth Floor St James Hall
Julian Sexton SC, Tenth Floor Chambers
James Sheller SC, New Chambers
Jodi Steele SC, 13 Wentworth Chambers
John Turnbull SC, Ninth Floor Windeyer Chambers
Andre Zahra SC, Ninth Floor Selborne Chambers
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Nicholas Chen SC, Tenth Floor Chambers
Stuart Donaldson SC, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers
Anne Horvath SC, Banco Chambers
Leading
John Catsanos SC, Henry Parkes Chambers
Michael Fordham SC, 12th Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Julian Sexton SC, Tenth Floor Chambers
Geoffrey Watson SC, New Chambers
David Williams SC, Nine Wentworth Chambers
Michael Windsor SC, 13th Floor Wentworth/Selborne Chambers
Recommended
Anthony Black SC, Elizabeth St Chambers
Peter Braham SC, 11 Wentworth Chambers
Richard Cheney SC, Greenway Chambers
Jason Downing SC, Maurice Byters Chambers
Michael Elliott SC, Eighth Floor Selborne Chambers
Michael Jones SC, Seven Wentworth Selborne Chambers
David Lloyd SC, 12th Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Ed Muston SC, Seven Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Nick Polin SC, Fourth Floor Wentworth Chambers
Dominic Priestley SC, New Chambers
James Sheller SC, New Chambers
John Turnbull SC, Ninth Floor Windeyer Chambers
2020 edition published October 2020
Preeminent
Nicholas Chen SC, Tenth Floor Chambers
Stuart Donaldson SC, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers
Leading
Peter Braham SC, 11 Wentworth Chambers
John Catsanos SC, Henry Parkes Chambers
Michael Fordham SC, 12th Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
David Lloyd SC, 12th Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Ed Muston SC, Seven Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Julian Sexton SC, Tenth Floor Chambers
John Turnbull SC, Ninth Floor Windeyer Chambers
Geoffrey Watson SC, New Chambers
David Williams SC, Nine Wentworth Chambers
Michael Windsor SC, 13th Floor Wentworth/Selborne Chambers
Recommended
Anthony Black SC, Elizabeth St Chambers
Richard Cheney SC, Greenway Chambers
Jason Downing SC, Maurice Byters Chambers
Michael Jones SC, Seven Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Larry King SC, William Deane Chambers
Ian Pike SC, 11 Wentworth Chambers
Dominic Priestley SC, New Chambers
Garry Rich SC, Fifth Floor St James Hall
James Sheller SC, New Chambers