About

The barristers of 7th Floor provide exceptional advocacy and legal advice across a diverse range of practice areas in commercial and public law.

The 7th Floor presently comprises 17 Senior Counsel / King’s Counsel and more than 35 Junior Counsel. Our barristers regularly appear in trial and appellate litigation, international proceedings, domestic and international arbitrations, mediations, commissions of inquiry, and proceedings in statutory tribunals.

Briefs are accepted from both solicitors’ firms and corporate counsel / in-house lawyers. Enquiries regarding our barristers’ areas of expertise, availability, and rates should be directed to the Clerk.

Over more than half a century, the 7th Floor has developed a strong tradition of legal excellence, independence and forceful advocacy. Many of our former members have been appointed to judicial office, including:

CHIEF JUSTICES OF NSW

The Hon Sir Laurence W Street AC, KCMG, QC, Chief Justice of NSW from 1974 to 1988

The Hon A M Gleeson AC, QC, Chief Justice of NSW from 1988 to 1998 NSW

COURT OF APPEAL

  • The Hon R G Reynolds AO, QC
  • The Hon L J Priestley QC
  • The Hon M J R Clarke QC
  • The Hon T R H Cole AO, RFD, QC
  • The Hon Justice R S McColl AO
  • The Hon Justice R W White

SUPREME COURT OF NSW

  • The Hon R L Taylor QC
  • The Hon P H Allen QC
  • The Hon K Holland QC
  • The Hon P Jeffrey QC
  • The Hon T W Waddell QC
  • The Hon A V Maxwell QC
  • The Hon W P Ash QC
  • The Hon D A Hunt AO, QC
  • The Hon J R T Wood AO, QC
  • The Hon J Brownie QC
  • The Hon P Newman QC
  • The Hon T J Studdert QC
  • The Hon R Bainton QC
  • The Hon M L Foster QC
  • The Hon J D Hislop QC
  • The Hon Justice M J Slattery
  • The Hon Justice S D Robb
  • The Hon R H Macready

Current Members