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Mimi Zou



Admitted to Bar (England & Wales): 2018

Mimi has a broad commercial, tax and regulatory practice. She has particular expertise in disputes and regulatory issues involving new and emerging technologies as well as commercial arbitration.

Mimi served as the first Head of Greater China Practice at Seven Pillars Law, an international law firm active across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. She has provided advice to both corporate and government clients on cross-border transactions and dispute resolution, notably within the technology and finance sectors. Her experience also includes working in disputes teams at Linklaters in London and at Mallesons in Sydney and Hong Kong.

Mimi has also held senior appointments at leading law schools in Australia and globally, including Head of School of Private and Commercial Law at UNSW, Chair in Commercial Law at the University of Exeter (UK) and the inaugural Fellow in Chinese Law at the University of Oxford. At Oxford, Mimi also founded the Deep Tech Dispute Resolution Lab. She has taught a wide range of private and commercial law subjects in Australia, England and Wales and Hong Kong.

Mimi is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law and the recipient of the 2025 Women in Law Flos Greig Trailblazer Award. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Law and a Bachelor of Civil Law (with Distinction) from the University of Oxford as a Commonwealth Scholar. Additionally, she holds a Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences (awarded the University Medal with First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney. Mimi is proficient in Cantonese and Mandarin and has been admitted as a solicitor in both New South Wales and England and Wales.

Jill Williams



Jill Williams maintains a broad commercial practice, specialising in complex commercial disputes, class actions, equity, competition and consumer law, insurance, and corporations and insolvency.

Initially admitted to the Bar in Victoria, Jill now practices full time from Sydney and accepts briefs nationally. She has acted for major Australian and international corporations, financial institutions, insurers, fund managers and government agencies. She is recognised as a Leading Junior Counsel for Commercial Disputes in the Legal 500: Australian Bar (2025).

Before being called to the Bar, Jill was a Senior Associate at Allens, specialising in complex commercial, regulatory and insurance disputes, and completed an in-house secondment at NAB. She has previously lectured at the University of Melbourne in Corporate Insolvency and was a reporter for the Commonwealth Law Reports between 2018 and 2023.

Jill holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) from Oxford University, a Bachelor of Laws (Hons I) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from Monash University.

George Napier



George accepts briefs in all areas of law. He has a particular interest in public law, commercial law, corporations law, and competition and consumer law.

Before coming to the Bar, George was a Senior Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, where he worked on complex commercial and public law litigation. George was also the Associate to the Hon Justice Flick of the Federal Court of Australia in 2020 and 2021.

George holds a Master of Laws from Columbia Law School, from which he graduated with highest honours. George also holds a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney, a Juris Doctor from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.

Sarah Bradbury



Sarah accepts briefs in all areas of law. She has a focus on commercial law, public law and regulatory disputes.

Before coming to the Bar, Sarah was the Associate to the Hon Chief Justice Kiefel of the High Court of Australia and a Senior Associate at Allens working on complex commercial litigation.  She lectures at the University of Sydney in Contract Law and Commercial Remedies.

Sarah holds a Master of Laws (Hons) from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Sydney, where she graduated second in her class and received a number of prizes and awards. Sarah won the Australian and International rounds of the Jessup Moot, and was named best oralist in each competition.

 

Michael Gvozdenovic



Michael accepts briefs in all areas of commercial and public law.  He has a particular focus on competition and consumer, intellectual property, corporations, and insolvency law.

Before being called to the Bar, Michael practised at Herbert Smith Freehills, Clifford Chance, and Clayton Utz, and in 2020 was the Associate to the Hon Justice Wigney of the Federal Court of Australia.  At the Bar, Michael has advised and appeared, both led and unled, for commercial and public sector clients in State and Federal Courts, including in class actions, appellate, and regulatory matters.

Michael holds a Master of Laws (James Kent Scholar) from Columbia Law School, where he studied on a Fulbright Scholarship, and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney.  His academic writing, including a two-volume competition law text, Current Issues in Competition Law, has been cited by the Federal Court of Australia.

Michael is recognised in Doyle’s Guide as a Recommended Competition Law Junior Counsel, Australia (since 2024), and in Legal 500 as a Competition Leading Junior (2026) and as an IP & TMT Rising Star (2026).

Bradley Smith



Bradley has a broad practice and accepts briefs in all areas of civil law.  He has particular experience in commercial law, corporations law, insolvency, real property, equity, insurance law and inquests.  He was admitted to the legal profession in 2018 and called to the Bar in 2020.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Bradley was a solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons where he worked on a wide range of commercial disputes, with a focus on corporate insolvency.  In 2017, Bradley was Tipstaff to the Honourable Justice Rowan Darke, the Real Property List judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.  At university, Bradley won a number of prizes including first place in corporations law and evidence law, as well as best oralist in the Australian rounds of the Jessup Moot.

Bradley holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney.

 

 

Rico Jedrzejczyk



Rico Jedrzejczyk (pronounced “Yen-Jay-Chik”)

Rico was called to the Bar in 2012 and has a broad commercial and taxation practice. He is listed in Best Lawyers 2027 for Information Technology Law and Defamation and Media Law. He is recognised in Doyle’s Guide 2025 to the legal profession as Recommended Technology, Media & Telecommunications junior counsel.

Rico’s recent experience includes:

  • Acting for GetSwift Ltd in proceedings brought by ASIC and related shareholder class action.
  • Acting for the successful taxpayer, Mr Andrew Greig, in a Full Court appeal considering the application of the Myer Emporium principle to trading in listed shares.
  • Acting for insurers in proceedings arising out of a claim for indemnity in excess of $1 billion by parties involved in the Queensland floods class action litigation.
  • Appearing for the Seven Network in various matters, including proceedings arising out of the termination of the Yahoo!7 joint venture.
  • Acting for reinsurers in litigation concerning a $750 million claim by the National Australia Bank in respect of losses incurred in selling interest rate hedging products in the United Kingdom.

Rico regularly appears for taxpayers and the ATO in taxation matters.

Rico completed his law degree at Sydney University and has a Master of Laws from Columbia University in New York.

Dean Stretton



Professional Associations
New South Wales Bar Association

Prior Experience
Dean was admitted to practice in 2006 and worked as a Lawyer at Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons) in Canberra and as a Senior Associate at Henry Davis York in Sydney before being admitted to the NSW Bar in 2012.

Experience at the Bar
Dean appears regularly in interlocutory and substantive hearings in the Local, District, Supreme and Federal Courts across a range of practice areas including contract, tax, equity, negligence, misleading and deceptive conduct, and family provision.

Publications
“The Birth Torts: Damages for Wrongful Birth and Wrongful Life” (2005) 10 Deakin Law Review 319
“Wrongful Life and the Logic of Non-Existence” (2006) 30 Melbourne Law Review 972

Jason Spinak



Jason has a broad commercial practice. He has extensive experience in contractual and equity disputes as well as matters involving the Competition and Consumer Act, appearing on behalf of domestic and international litigants.

Education

University of NSW: Bachelor of Laws (Honours equiv.)

  • Butterworths Prize for Best Performance in Constitutional Law
  • UNSW Academic Paper Prize
  • First place in Contemporary Legal Theory

University of Sydney: Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours in History)

Previous Experience

Prior to commencing practice at the Bar, Jason worked as a lawyer at Gilbert +Tobin; as a Tipstaff/Researcher to the Hon. David Ipp AO QC, former Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of NSW; as a member of the Secretariat of the Commonwealth Review of the Law of Negligence; and as lecturer in law at the University of NSW Law School.
Jason also completed studies in Comparative and International Law at the Sorbonne, Paris.

Experience at the Bar

Cases of note include:

  • Appearing for Prysmian Power Cables & Systems Pty Ltd, the world’s largest electrical cable manufacturer in defending cartel and bid rigging proceedings brought by the ACCC: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Olex Australia Pty Ltd & Ors [2017] FCA 222.
  • Appearing for major wine producer Wine Insights in a dispute over a contract of supply: Wine Insights Pty Ltd v. OneBev Pty Ltd [2016] VCC 1603.
  • Appearing for Aldi Foods Pty Ltd in Supreme Court proceedings in 2014 for breach of contract arising from a development agreement: Aldi Foods Pty Ltd v Ifould Pty Ltd.
  • Appearing for global foreign exchange company the Change Group International Plc in a passing-off and misleading and deceptive conduct case against a competitor: Change Group International Plc v City Exchange Mart Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1048; The Change Group International Plc v City Exchange Mart Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 1188.
  • Appearing for the plaintiff in a dispute over the sale and dissolution of a joint venture maritime business: Antzen Pty Ltd v Mastercraft Marine Pty Ltd and Ors [2013] NSWDC 124.
  • Appearing for Lifehealthcare Distribution Pty Ltd in Supreme Court proceedings for damages for breaches of the Fair Trading Act 1987 and breach of warranty arising from the sale of shares in a medical device supplier: LifeHealthcare Distribution Pty Ltd v Stewart Nicholas and Ors [2011] NSWSC 661.
  • Appearing for Aldi Foods Pty Ltd in Supreme Court proceedings for alleged breaches of s 52 the Trade Practices Act 1974 arising from failed lease negotiations with a supermarket developer: BBB Constructions Pty Ltd v Aldi Foods Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1352 and on appeal BBB Constructions Pty Ltd v Aldi Foods Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 224.
  • Appearing for a Federal Member of the House of Representatives against whom injunctive relief was sought pursuant to s 383 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, to restrain the distribution of postal voting application material during the 2010 Federal Election: Peebles v Honorable Tony Burke [2010] FCA 838; Peebles v Honorable Tony Burke (No 2) [2010] FCA 861.
  • Appearing for the NSW Trustee and Guardian in respect of the liability of an incoming tutor for the costs associated with the previous tutor’s tenure: Al Mousaway bht Imelda Margaret Dodds v Howitt Stevens Construction Pty Ltd & Ors (No 2) [2010] NSWSC 1398.
  • Appearing in the NSW Court of Appeal, in an appeal against a finding that during negotiations for the sale of a magazine business the appellant vendors engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct: Culligan and Anor v Aco Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 290.
  • Appearing for a national real estate agent in a dispute over an agent’s authority to accept less than a 10% deposit on a Contract for Sale of Land: Markson v Cutler and Anor [2007] NSWSC 1515; (2007) 13 BPR 25,127; and on appeal to the Court of Appeal: Vameba Pty Ltd v Markson [2008] NSWCA 266.
  • Appearing for a discretionary beneficiary seeking to prevent the dissipation of trust assets arising from a complex securitization scheme: Crossman v PILT Nominees [2009] NSWSC 393; Crossman v PILT Nominees Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 557; PILT Nominees v Baltarna [2009] NSWSC 656.

Publications
“Common Law Liability of Clubs for Injury to Intoxicated Patrons”: Cole v South Tweed Heads Rugby League Football Club Ltd” (with Rosalind Dixon) University of New South Wales Law Journal, Vol 27 No 3 2004 pp 816-825. (Cited by the High Court in Roncevich v Repatriation Commission (2005) 222 CLR 115.)

Julian Sexton SC



Mr Sexton is listed in Doyle’s Guide 2025 as Leading Professional Indemnity Senior Counsel NSW and previously as Recommended Insurance Law Senior Counsel New South Wales.

He is also recognised in Best Lawyers in Australia 2027 for his work in:

  • Insurance Law
  • Class Action Litigation
  • Litigation
  • Shipping and Maritime Law

James Lee



James was called to the Bar in May 2013 after working for 18 months as tipstaff to the Honourable CRR Hoeben AM RFD, both in the Court of Appeal and in the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

James practices largely in common law and insurance.

James also maintains Chambers in Hobart, Tasmania, and accepts work in that jurisdiction.

Patrick Knowles SC



Memberships of Professional Associations:

  • New South Wales Bar Association
  • Australian Association of Constitutional Law


Experience

  • 2009 – Present: Barrister, 10th Floor Chambers
  • 2004 – 2009: Solicitor, Freehills (Commercial litigation group)
  • 2003 – 2004: Associate to the Hon. Justice Beaumont, Federal Court of Australia

 

Education

University of Cambridge – Master of Laws (First class)
Chevening Scholarship
Pegasus Scholarship
University of New South Wales – Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws

Lachlan Gyles SC



Lachlan Gyles SC is recognised in Best Lawyers Australia 2027 for his practice in Insurance Law, Sports Law, Litigation, Commercial Law and Personal Injury Litigation.

Best Lawyers Australia 2026 recognises him as “Lawyer of the Year” in Sports Law.

He is recommended in Doyle’s Guide as Leading Class Action Barristers – Australia 2025 and Leading Professional Indemnity Senior Counsel – New South Wales, 2024.

Charles Colquhoun SC



Charles has a broad commercial practice, including competition and consumer protection, corporations and insolvency, equity and trusts, insurance, professional negligence, banking law, property law and private international law.  Within these areas, he has worked extensively in commercial arbitrations, class actions and regulatory proceedings.

Charles holds a Master of Law from the University of Cambridge (with First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts/Laws (with First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney.  Prior to coming to the Bar, Charles was a senior associate at Herbert Smith (now Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer) in London and a solicitor at Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now Mallesons) in Sydney and worked as an associate at the Federal Court of Australia.

Charles is currently recognised in Chambers and Partners (Dispute Resolution: The Bar), Legal 500 (Commercial Disputes, Leading Silks) and Best Lawyers (Class Action Litigation, Commercial Law and Litigation).

Hilbert Chiu SC



Prior to commencing practice at the Bar, Hilbert was tipstaff to the Hon. Justice Peter Garling RFD in the Supreme Court of NSW. Before that, he worked as a solicitor at Freehills.

He is listed in Doyle’s Best Barristers Guide as: “Leading” Insurance Law Senior Counsel NSW 2025; and “Leading” Professional Indemnity Senior Counsel NSW 2025.

Hilbert is also recognised in Best Lawyers Australia 2027 for his practice in the areas of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insurance Law, Litigation, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation and recognised as Best Lawyers Australia 2027 “Lawyer of the year” for Medical Negligence.