The 2026 listing of leading West Australian Defendant Public & Product Liability Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of public, occupiers and product liability matters in the WA legal market who have been identified by the state’s plaintiff and defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Toby Barrie, Barry Nilsson
Tony Basile, McCabes
Colby Treasure, Barry Nilsson
Leading
Aimee Dash, Sparke Helmore
Alex Lustig, Jackson McDonald
Jack Paparone, McCabes
Chris Rimmer, Sparke Helmore
Erica Thuijs, Jackson McDonald
Kerry Wood, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Mark Birbeck, Meridian Lawyers
David Burton, McCabes
Fiona Dempster, Jackson McDonald
James Duffy, Gilchrist Connell
Maree Ferguson, Hall & Wilcox
Wendy Glasser, Mills Oakley
Ken Grunder, Wotton Kearney
Jason Hart, Barry Nilsson
Piet Jarman, Jarman Legal
Melissa Joyce, MinterEllison
Justine Siavelis, Gilchrist Connell
Deborah Templeman, Gilchrist Connell
Jade Wishart, Gilchrist Connell
Previous editions
2025 edition published October 2025
Preeminent
Tony Basile, McCabes
Kerry Wood, Moray & Agnew
Leading
Toby Barrie, Barry Nilsson
Wendy Glasser, Mills Oakley
Colby Treasure, Barry Nilsson
Recommended
Josephine Courtney, McCabes
Aimee Dash, Sparke Helmore
Maree Ferguson, Hall & Wilcox
Ken Grunder, Wotton + Kearney
Melissa Joyce, MinterEllison
Jack Paparone, McCabes
Graeme Richards, McCabes
Chris Rimmer, Sparke Helmore
Justine Siavelis, Gilchrist Connell
Erica Thujis, Jackson McDonald
2024 edition published November 2024
Preeminent
Toby Barrie, Barry Nilsson
Tony Basile, McCabes
Colby Treasure, Barry Nilsson
Leading
Wendy Glasser, Mills Oakley
Kerry Wood, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
David Burton, McCabes
Josephine Courtney, McCabes
Maree Ferguson, Hall & Wilcox
Ken Grunder, Wotton + Kearney
Alex Lustig, Jackson McDonald
Jack Paparone, McCabes
Graeme Richards, McCabes
Matthew Thickett, HWL Ebsworth
2023 edition published October 2023
Preeminent
Tony Basile, McCabes
David Burton, McCabes
Alex Lustig, Jackson McDonald
Leading
Toby Barrie, Barry Nilsson
Piet Jarman, Jarman Legal
Graeme Richards, McCabes
Erica Thujis, Jackson McDonald
Colby Treasure, Barry Nilsson
Recommended
Mark Birbeck, Meridian Lawyers
Josephine Courtney, McCabes
Aimee Dash, Sparke Helmore
Chris Rimmer, Sparke Helmore
Justine Siavelis, Gilchrist Connell
Anton Vucak, Hall & Wilcox
John-Paul Wilson, Gilchrist Connell
Kerry Wood, Moray & Agnew
2022 edition published November 2022
Preeminent
Tony Basile, McCabes
Alex Lustig, Jackson McDonald
Leading
Toby Barrie, Barry.Nilsson.
Chris Rimmer, Sparke Helmore
Colby Treasure, Barry.Nilsson.
Kerry Wood, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
David Burton, McCabes
Josephine Courtney, McCabes
Ken Grunder, Wotton + Kearney
Piet Jarman, Jarman Legal
William Robinson, Wotton + Kearney
Ruth Slater, HBA Legal
Erica Thujis, Jackson McDonald
Anton Vucak, Hall & Wilcox
John-Paul Wilson, Gilchrist Connell
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Tony Basile, McCabes
Colby Treasure, Barry.Nilsson.
Kerry Wood, Moray & Agnew
Leading
Toby Barrie, Barry.Nilsson.
David Burton, McCabes
Piet Jarman, Jarman Legal
Alex Lustig, Jackson McDonald
Chris Rimmer, Sparke Helmore
Recommended
Mark Birbeck, Meridian Lawyers
Jock Campbell, DLA Piper
Graeme Richards, McCabes
Anton Vucak, Hall & Wilcox
John-Paul Wilson, Gilchrist Connell
2020 edition published October 2020
Preeminent
Tony Basile, McCabe Curwood
Martin Dobson, Moray & Agnew
Leading
Toby Barrie, Barry.Nilsson.
Piet Jarman, Sparke Helmore
Alex Lustig, Jackson McDonald
Graeme Richards, McCabe Curwood
Kerry Wood, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
David Burton, McCabe Curwood
Daniel Costanzo, Moray & Agnew
Mark Civtella, Mills Oakley
Piet Jarman, Sparke Helmore
Kathy Melville, McCabe Curwood
Chris Rimmer, Sparke Helmore
Joel Sheldrick, Hall & Wilcox
Colby Treasure, Barry.Nilsson.
Anton Vucak, Hall & Wilcox
2019 edition published November 2019
Preeminent
Piet Jarman, Sparke Helmore
Kerry Wood, Moray & Agnew
Leading
Tony Basile, SRB Legal
David Burton, SRB Legal
Martin Dobson, Moray & Agnew
Alex Lustig, Jackson McDonald
Graeme Richards, SRB Legal
Recommended
Toby Barrie, Barry.Nilsson.
Mark Birbeck, Meridian Lawyers
Mark Civtella, Mills Oakley
Mark Greenland, Greenland Legal
Cameron McLean, DLA Piper
Gray Porter, Civic Legal
Chris Rimmer, Sparke Helmore
Joel Sheldrick, Hall & Wilcox
Justine Siavelis, Gilchrist Connell
Anton Vucak, Hall & Wilcox
2018 edition published October 2018
Preeminent
Graeme Richards, SRB Legal
Kerry Wood, Moray & Agnew
Leading
Toby Barrie, Barry.Nilsson.
Martin Dobson, Moray & Agnew
Piet Jarman, Sparke Helmore
Recommended
Tony Basile, SRB Legal
Fiona Dempster, Jackson McDonald
Alex Freeman, SRB Legal
David McKenna, Mills Oakley
Cameron McLean, DLA Piper
Garry Nutt, Sparke Helmore
Gray Porter, Civic Legal
Chris Rimmer, Sparke Helmore
Justine Siavelis, Gilchrist Connell
Ruth Slater, HBA Legal
Anton Vucak, Hall & Wilcox
Byron Winburn-Clarke, SRB Legal
2017 edition published October 2017
Leading
Piet Jarman, Sparke Helmore
Graeme Richards, SRB Legal
Kerry Wood, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Toby Barrie, Barry.Nilsson.
Tony Basile, SRB Legal
Martin Dobson, Moray & Agnew
Alex Lustig, Jackson McDonald
Belinda Michalk, Sparke Helmore
Chris Rimmer, Sparke Helmore
Justine Siavelis, Gilchrist Connell
John-Paul Wilson, Gilchrist Connell
Byron Winburn-Clarke, SRB Legal
2016 edition published November 2016
Preeminent
Graeme Richards, SRB Legal
Chris Rimmer, Jarman McKenna
Deborah Templeman, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Toby Barrie, DLA Piper
Tony Basile, SRB Legal
Alex Lustig, Jackson McDonald
Riaan Piek, Wotton + Kearney
Anton Vucak, Hall & Wilcox
Recommended
David Burton, SRB Legal
Martin Dobson, Moray & Agnew
Phil Keays, Moray & Agnew
Cameron Maclean, DLA Piper
Garry Nutt, Jarman McKenna
Justine Siavelis, Gilchrist Connell
Jenny Thornton, Clyde & Co
JC van der Walt, Jackson McDonald
David Williams, WHL Legal
Kerry Wood Moray & Agnew
2015 edition published December 2015
Leading
Belinda Michalk, Sparke Helmore
Hugh O'Sullivan, SRB Legal
Graeme Richards, SRB Legal
Kerry Wood, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Vidal Hockless, Kott Gunning
Nicole Levy, WHL Legal
Ruth Slater, HBA Legal
Deborah Templeman, Gilchrist Connell