Women In Crime are looking for new committee members to join their organising committee in 2024.

WomenInCrime are hosting an end-of-year Christmas Party on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023.

Holmes List Barristers would like to congratulate Vivianne Morkos who recently became a Nationally Accredited Mediator via AIFLAM.

Holmes List Barristers would like to congratulate Rhiannon Saint who recently became a Nationally Accredited Mediator via AIFLAM.

A case highlighting the importance of strict compliance with undertakings given to the Court.
Prepared by James Eley, Barrister & Nationally Accredited Mediator.

Thank you to everyone who attended the Holmes List Cocktail Party at Eureka 89 last week. Your presence and participation helped make the event a success and we truly appreciate your support.

WomenInCrime are holding their next CPD event on Recent & Significant Court of Appeal decisions, featuring our own Dermot Dann KC, Georgina Connelly, and Adele Balkin.

Congratulations to barrister and mediator Tahlia Ferrari for being selected as a finalist in the ‘Barrister of the Year’ category for the Lawyers Weekly Women In Law Awards 2023!

We are delighted to advise Adrian Dean has accepted our invitation to join our list.

We are delighted to welcome Maria Tenace to our list. Maria has practiced exclusively in Family Law since commencing employment as a lawyer in 2001

Tania accepts briefs in all areas of criminal and family law including family violence and intervention order matters.

Congratulations to list member Dermot Dann KC on being recognised in Doyle’s Guide 2023 as Preeminent Australian Criminal Law Senior Counsel. 

We are proud to advise that Paul Rees has become a Partner at Holmes List Barristers.

Recording devices are now widely accessible and easily used. Increasingly parties are coming to the Family Law Courts armed with audio or visual recordings which they seek to rely upon.

Case law and social science demonstrate that a name is important and associated with identity, especially for a child. This is an important area of family law with long-lasting effects.

The next Women In Crime CPD will be held on Thursday, 27 July 2023 at 4.45pm.

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A Full Court consideration of the role of the Court in drafting binding orders, and an appeal against a ‘buy out’ order in the face of an application to sell the relevant entity.

Congratulations to list member Dermot Dann KC on being recognised in Doyle’s Guide 2023 as the Market Leading Victorian Criminal Law Senior Counsel. T

A unanimous decision of the High Court on the ‘close similarity’ requirement for tendency evidence in criminal matters.

The next Women In Crime CPD will be held on Wednesday 21 June 2023 at 4.45pm.

A consideration by the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court as to the manner in which Intervention Order appeals are to be determined.

Applications for the Victorian Bar September 2023 Readers intake are now open.

A decision of the Court of Appeal determining a Director’s appeal against sentence imposed following a sentence indication.

A Full Court consideration of whether two real properties were held on trust for the de facto husband’s parents.

A consideration by the Court of Appeal as to the granting of leave to appeal sentence.

Congratulations to our new Readers Adele Balkin, Carly Burgess, Mehdi Rohani and Elissa Taylor who officially signed the Bar Roll last night and became barristers at the Victorian Bar.

We are delighted to introduce our new readers who will sign the Bar Roll in May 2023.

Holmes List Barristers would like to congratulate Dara Isaacson who recently became a Nationally Accredited Mediator via AIFLAM.

We are delighted at the great turnout at our List Drinks last week

Join Amanda Pearson and Stacey Taylor as they take a deep dive into the key elements of affidavit drafting

Congratulations to list member Chris O’Grady KC for being ranked as a Preeminent Employment Law and Leading Workplace Health and Safety Barrister in Doyle’s Guide for Victoria 2023. 

Congratulations to list member Robert Taylor for being ranked as a Preeminent Workplace Health and Safety Barrister in Doyle’s Guide for Victoria 2023.  

Congratulations to list member Stephen Russell for being ranked as a Preeminent Workplace Health and Safety Barrister in Doyle’s Guide for Victoria 2023.

Congratulations to list member, Heather Anderson who was recently accepted onto Victoria Legal Aid’s Criminal Trial Preferred Barrister List.

Congratulations to Chris O’Grady KC for his ranking in the Chambers Partners 2023 Asia Pacific Guide for Leading Employment Senior Counsel at the Australian Bar.

We would like to congratulate the seven members of our List who have been recognised as Australia’s Leading Family Law Junior Counsel for 2023, by Doyle’s Guide.

We would like to congratulate the two members of our List who have been recognised as Australia’s Leading Family Law Senior Counsel for 2023, by Doyle’s Guide.

We would like to congratulate the 12 members of our List who have been recognised as Victoria’s Leading Family Law Mediators for 2023, by Doyle’s Guide.

We would like to congratulate the 17 members of our List who have been recognised as Victoria’s Leading Family Law Junior Counsel for 2023, by Doyle’s Guide.

We would like to congratulate the 4 members of our List who have been recognised as Victoria’s Leading Family Law Senior Counsel for 2023, by Doyle’s Guide.

We would like to congratulate the 13 members of our List who have been recognised as Victoria’s Leading Family Law Junior Counsel Parenting & Children’s Matters Barristers for 2023, by Doyle’s Guide.

We would like to congratulate the 4 members of our List who have been recognised as Victoria’s Leading Family Law Senior Counsel Parenting & Children’s Matters Barristers for 2023, by Doyle’s Guide.

Holmes List Barristers would like to congratulate Tom Moisidis who recently became a Nationally Accredited Mediator via AIFLAM.

When: Wednesday, 14 December 2022 from 5.30pm
Where: The Grounds of Arcadia (Hellenic Museum)
Rear 280 William Street, Melbourne

Our list was awarded the ALTA Raising the Bar Award for its implementation of eBrief Ready.

Holmes List Barristers is delighted to have David Kent-Hughes rejoin our List. Prior to his return David ran his own boutique Family Law practice.

We are proud to announce the launch of our new website and brand Holmes List Barristers!

Holmes List is proud to announce Belinda Franjic has been appointed to the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria.

Holmes List is delighted to once again welcome a highly talented group of new Readers to the List – Elle Addams, Damon Hunter, and Daniel Kaufman.

Congratulations to Heather Anderson recently selected to participate in Victoria Legal Aid’s Trial Counsel Development Program.

Congratulations to list member Dermot Dann QC .

Congratulations to list members Belinda Franjic, Georgina Connelly and Barnaby Johnston.