Ceremonial Sitting on the Occasion of the Announcement of Appointment of Senior Counsel

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H I G H   C O U R T   O F   A U S T R A L I A

CEREMONIAL SITTING

ON THE OCCASION

OF

THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT

OF

SENIOR COUNSEL

Coram:   GAGELER CJ

GORDON J
EDELMAN J
STEWARD J
GLEESON J
JAGOT J
BEECH-JONES J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON MONDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2024, AT 3.29 PM

The following King’s Counsel and Senior Counsel were seated at the Bar table:

Ms Jane Abbey KC, Vice-President of the South Australian Bar Association

Dr Ruth Higgins SC, President of the New South Wales Bar Association

Ms Georgina Schoff KC, President of the Victorian Bar

Mr Brahma Dharmananda SC, President of the Western Australian Bar Association

Mr Damien O’Brien KC, President of the Bar Association of Queensland

Mr Peter Dunning KC

Mr Ian Robertson SC

Mr Peter Garrisson AM SC

Ms Roisin Annesley KC

Mr Michael Izzo SC

Mr Sam Hay KC

Members of the Judiciary seated within the Court:

The Honourable Chief Justice William Alstergren AO, Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

The Honourable Justice Simon Whelan, Supreme Court of Victoria

GAGELER CJ:   Ms Abbey KC, Vice‑President of the South Australian Bar Association.

MS ABBEY:   May it please the Court, I inform the Court that the following members of the Bar here present have been appointed as King’s Counsel in the State of South Australia.

They are:

Mark Alexander Roberts who ranks in seniority after Stephen John White

Alison Dorinda Doecke who ranks in seniority after Mark Alexander Roberts

GAGELER CJ:   Thank you. Ms Higgins SC, President of the New South Wales Bar Association.

MS HIGGINS:   May it please the Court, I inform the Court that the following members of the Bar here present have been appointed as Senior Counsel in the State of New South Wales.

They are:

David Dura who ranks in seniority after Richard Adrian O’Keefe

Avni Kerim Djemal who ranks in seniority after David Dura

Simon Richard Meehan who ranks in seniority after Avni Kerim Djemal

Mark David Seymour who ranks in seniority after Simon Richard Meehan

Sean Brougham Docker who ranks in seniority after Mark David Seymour

Maria Anne Therese Gerace who ranks in seniority after Sean Brougham Docker

Nicholas Michael Eastman who ranks in seniority after Maria Anne Therese Gerace

Benjamin Raymond Kremer who ranks in seniority after Nicholas Michael Eastman

Gillian Frances Mahony who ranks in seniority after Benjamin Raymond Kremer

Jamie Shannon Darams who ranks in seniority after Gillian Frances Mahony

Gerald Eng Seng Ng who ranks in seniority after Jamie Shannon Darams

Angela Jane Cook who ranks in seniority after Gerald Eng Seng Ng

Kirsten Joanna Edwards who ranks in seniority after Angela Jane Cook

Henry El-Hage who ranks in seniority after Kirsten Joanna Edwards

Declan John Roche who ranks in seniority after Henry El-Hage

Catherine Olivia Gleeson who ranks in seniority after David Phillip Barrow

Imtiaz John Malik Ahmed who ranks in seniority after Catherine Olivia Gleeson

Brett Andrew Hatfield who ranks in seniority after Peggy Louise Dwyer

Simon James Chapple who ranks in seniority after Brett Andrew Hatfield

Robert Adam Yezerski who ranks in seniority after Simon James Chapple

Fiona Tulloch Roughley who ranks in seniority after Robert Adam Yezerski

David Tony Joseph Scully who ranks in seniority after Fiona Tulloch Roughley

GAGELER CJ:   Thank you.  Ms Schoff KC, President of the Victorian Bar Association.

MS SCHOFF:   May it please the Court, I inform the Court that the following members of the Bar here present have been appointed as Senior Counsel in the State of Victoria.

They are:

Richard Jon Harris who ranks in seniority after Eleanor Mary Mallett

Sharon Elizabeth Lacy who ranks in seniority after Richard Jon Harris

Helen Dellidis who ranks in seniority after Sharon Elizabeth Lacy

John Robert Gurr who ranks in seniority after Helen Dellidis

Dean Giustin Guidolin who ranks in seniority after John Robert Gurr

Kylie Marie Evans who ranks in seniority after Dean Giustin Guidolin

Luke Andrew Merrick who ranks in seniority after Kylie Marie Evans

Travis Penleigh Mitchell who ranks in seniority after Luke Andrew Merrick

Paul George Liondas who ranks in seniority after Travis Penleigh Mitchell

Simon Thomas Pitt who ranks in seniority after Paul George Liondas

Peter Edward O’Farrell who ranks in seniority after Simon Thomas Pitt

Hamish Lamont Redd who ranks in seniority after Peter Edward O’Farrell

Matthew John Follett who ranks in seniority after Hamish Lamont Redd

Gabrielle Crafti who ranks in seniority after Matthew John Follett

Kateena Anne O’Gorman who ranks in seniority after Gabrielle Crafti

Tamieka Spencer Bruce who ranks in seniority after Kateena Anne O’Gorman

Richard Henry Stanley who ranks in seniority after Tamieka Spencer Bruce

Barnaby Charles Chessell who ranks in seniority after Richard Henry Stanley

John Richard Martin Tracey who ranks in seniority after Barnaby Charles Chessell

Liam Tamas Brown who ranks in seniority after John Richard Martin Tracey

Fiona Clare Spencer who ranks in seniority after Liam Tamas Brown

Catherine Alice Boston who ranks in seniority after Fiona Clare Spencer

Christopher Robert Brown who ranks in seniority after Catherine Alice Boston

Shaun Edward Gladman who ranks in seniority after Christopher Robert Brown

Rishi Narendrakumar Nathwani who ranks in seniority after Shaun Edward Gladman

GAGELER CJ:   Thank you.  Mr Dharmananda SC, President of the Western Australian Bar Association.

MR DHARMANANDA:   May it please the Court, I inform the Court that the following members of the Bar here present have been appointed as Senior Counsel in the State of Western Australia.

They are:

Paul Robert Edgar who ranks in seniority after Rachael Young

Tina Louise Jowett who ranks in seniority after Paul Robert Edgar

Seamus Francis Rafferty who ranks in seniority after Tina Louise Jowett

Michael James Sims who ranks in seniority after Teresa Anne Farmer

Robert Francis Owen who ranks in seniority after Michael James Sims

GAGELER CJ:   Thank you.  Mr O’Brien KC, President of the Bar Association of Queensland.

MR O’BRIEN:   May it please the Court, I inform the Court that the following members of the Bar here present have been appointed as King’s Counsel in the State of Queensland.

They are:

Andrew Maxwell Hoare who ranks in seniority after David Paul Jones

Angus John Edwards who ranks in seniority after Andrew Maxwell Hoare

Jessica Omra McClymont who ranks in seniority after Angus John Edwards

Andrew Barron Fraser who ranks in seniority after Jessica Omra McClymont

Matthew Owen Jones who ranks in seniority after Andrew Barron Fraser

Philip Kenneth O’Higgins who ranks in seniority after Matthew Owen Jones

GAGELER CJ:   Thank you.

[The Chief Justice gave remarks]

The Court will now adjourn.

AT 3.46 PM THE COURT ADJOURNED