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Dominique Hogan-Doran SC
5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Dominique has established an exceptional practice with extensive legal advice and advocacy experience in Australia, particularly in superannuation law.’
Displaying ‘considerable strength in commercial disputes,’ 5 Wentworth Chambers’ expertise in commercial disputes extends to a wide variety of matters, from mining, to finance, securities, insolvency and insurance. Members of the set, including Andrew Bulley have appeared in different courts across Australia, such as Fair Work Ombudsman v Commonwealth Bank of Australia which saw Dan Fuller appear in the Federal Court of Australia over a proceeding seeking penalties in relation to alleged underpayments of thousands of employees of one of Australia’s largest banks. Dominique Hogan-Doran SC has led the largest Australian Government legal team in a Royal Commission, while Catherine Bembrick and Anna Elizabeth are further key names from the set.
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Testimonials
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'The set displays considerable strength in commercial disputes, reflected by the regularity of briefs from major firms.'
'5 Wentworth is a long-established an well known chambers with a number of barristers experiences in commercial disputes.'
'The clerks are always helpful.'
'The Chambers team are professional and very helpful.'
'Ease of working with them on availability and access.'
Silks
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
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Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
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Catherine Bembrick
5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Calm, considered and strategic. Catherine is always available and works flexibly around law firm needs. She is well respected by opposing counsel and judges actually listen to her.’
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Robert Clark
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Eliot Lee Olivier
5 Wentworth Chambers 'Eliot's strengths include his attention to detail, responsiveness and quality of his written work. Eliot has a strong work ethic and is also very personable.'
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Alexander Vial
5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Alex is extremely hard-working and diligent. His written submissions are always well-argued and to the point.’
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Andrew Bulley
5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Andrew’s advocacy is clear and concise. He grasps understanding of the various matters quickly and offers clear and decisive solutions.’
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Anna Elizabeth
5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Anna is friendly and approachable counsel that views matters from a strategic and commercial aspect. Her written submissions always exceed expectations.’
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Dan Fuller
5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Dan has a fierce intellect, and superb at crafting winning arguments even when not working with the best evidence.’
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Miles Foran
5 Wentworth Chambers ‘Miles’ strengths include his technical expertise, advocacy and strategy. Miles provides excellent strategic guidance.’