The 2026 listing of Leading NSW Workplace Health & Safety Junior Counsel details Junior Counsel practising within the areas of workplace health and safety matters (including prosecutions) in the New South Wales legal market who have been identified by the state’s employment and WHS law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Market Leader
Colin Magee, Greenway Chambers
Preeminent
Patrick Barry, State Chambers
Martin Shume, State Chambers
Leading
Emily Aitken, State Chambers
Maurice Baroni, 6 St James Hall Chambers
Bilal Rauf, State Chambers
Nick Read, Sir Anthony Mason Chambers
Recommended
Jaye Alderson, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Philip Boncardo, Wardell Chambers
Mark Cahill, Maurice Byers Chambers
Glen Fredericks, State Chambers
Ian Latham, Denman Chambers
Dilan Mahendra, Quay Chambers
Anders Mykkeltvedt, Maurice Byers Chambers
Martin Watts, 6 St James Hall Chambers
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
Market Leader
Colin Magee, Greenway Chambers
Preeminent
Patrick Barry, State Chambers
Martin Shume, State Chambers
Leading
Jaye Alderson, State Chambers
Maurice Baroni, 6 St James Hall Chambers
Nick Read, Sir Anthony Mason Chambers
Recommended
Emily Aitken, State Chambers
Philip Boncardo, Wardell Chambers
Mark Cahill, Maurice Byers Chambers
Glen Fredericks, State Chambers
Ian Latham, Denman Chambers
Dilan Mahendra, Quay Chambers
Bilal Rauf, State Chambers
Martin Watts, 6 St James Hall Chambers
2024 edition published March 2024
Market Leader
Colin Magee, Greenway Chambers
Preeminent
Wendy Thompson
Leading
Patrick Barry, State Chambers
Andrew Gotting, PG Hely Chambers
Bilal Rauf, State Chambers
Nick Read, Sir Anthony Mason Chambers
Martin Shume, State Chambers
Recommended
Jaye Alderson, State Chambers
Maurice Baroni, 6 St James Hall Chambers
Mark Cahill, Maurice Byers Chambers
Glen Fredericks, State Chambers
Ian Latham
Martin Watts, 6 St James Hall Chambers
2023 edition published March 2023
Market Leader
Colin Magee, Greenway Chambers
Wendy Thompson
Preeminent
Jamie Darams, Greenway Chambers
Andrew Gotting, PG Hely Chambers
Leading
Mark Cahill, Maurice Byers Chambers
Bilal Rauf, State Chambers
Ian Latham
Recommended
Maurice Baroni, Sixth Floor St James Hall
Patrick Barry, State Chambers
Tom Dixon, State Chambers
Glen Fredericks, State Chambers
Simon Meehan, State Chambers
Nick Read, Sir Anthony Mason Chambers
Robert Reitano, Tenth Floor St James Hall
Martin Shume
2022 edition published February 2022
Market Leader
Colin Magee, Denman Chambers
Preeminent
Jamie Darams, Greenway Chambers
Andrew Gotting, PG Hely Chambers
Wendy Thompson, Denman Chambers
Leading
Mark Cahill, Maurice Byers Chambers
Bilal Rauf, State Chambers
Robert Reitano, Tenth Floor St James Hall
Recommended
Patrick Barry, State Chambers
Ian Latham, Denman Chambers
Simon Meehan, State Chambers
Nick Read, Denman Chambers
Martin Shume, Denman Chambers
2021 edition published March 2021
Market Leader
Colin Magee, Denman Chambers
Preeminent
Wendy Thompson, Denman Chambers
Leading
Patrick Barry, State Chambers
Mark Cahill, Maurice Byers Chambers
Andrew Gotting, PG Hely Chambers
Ian Latham, Denman Chambers
Robert Reitano, Tenth Floor St James Hall
Martin Shume, Denman Chambers
Recommended
Michael Easton, State Chambers
Simon Meehan, State Chambers
Darien Nagle, HB Higgins Chambers
Bilal Rauf, State Chambers
Nick Read, Denman Chambers
Malcolm Scott, Greenway Chambers
2020 edition published February 2020
Preeminent
Colin Magee, Denman Chambers
Yaseen Shariff, 12 Wenworth Selborne Chambers
Leading
Mark Cahill, Maurice Byers Chambers
Andrew Gotting, PG Hely Chambers
Wendy Thompson, Denman Chambers
Recommended
Patrick Barry, State Chambers
Ian Latham, Denman Chambers
Simon Meehan, State Chambers
Darien Nagle, HB Higgins Chambers
Bilal Rauf, State Chambers
Nick Read, Denman Chambers
Robert Reitano, Tenth Floor St James Hall
Michael Seck, Sixth Floor St James Hall
Martin Shume, Denman Chambers
2019 edition published February 2019
Preeminent
Colin Magee, Denman Chambers
Yaseen Shariff, 12 Wenworth Selborne Chambers
Wendy Thompson, Denman Chambers
Leading
Andrew Gotting, PG Hely Chambers
Michael Seck, Sixth Floor St James Hall
Recommended
David Chin, Five Wentworth Chambers
Jamie Darams, 53 Martin Place Chambers
Lisa Doust, Sixth Floor St James Hall
Oshie Fagir, Greenway Chambers
Simon Meehan, State Chambers
Elizabeth Raper, Five Wentworth Chambers
Robert Reitano, Tenth Floor St James Hall
Martin Shume, Denman Chambers