List member Tim Smurthwaite was featured in The Age over the weekend after being attacked in the car park next to Sunshine Magistrates’ Court.

Congratulations to Kate Hutchings, who is now a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner accredited by the Attorney-General’s Department (Cth).

It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our much-loved Head Clerk, Paul Holmes, who passed away last week with his family by his side after a long battle with ill health.

Congratulations to Amanda Dickens on her recent recognition as Leading in the 2025 Workplace Health & Safety Law Doyle’s Guide.

Congratulations to Stephen Russell on his recent recognition as Preeminent in the 2025 Workplace Health & Safety Law Doyle’s Guide.

Congratulations to Chris O’Grady KC on his recent recognition as Preeminent in the 2025 Employment Law Doyle’s Guide.

Congratulations to Chris O’Grady KC, who has been ranked in Chambers & Partners as an Employment Barrister for Asia Pacific 2025.

We are delighted to congratulate our list members who have been recognised in the 2025 Doyle’s Guide as a leading Australian Family Law Senior Counsel or Junior Counsel.

We are pleased to announce that the Commonwealth Minister for Sport, with the consent of the Commonwealth Cabinet, has appointed Matthew O’Grady to be a Member of the National Sports Tribunal for a term of five years.

We are delighted to welcome Ek Taghdir to our List.

We are delighted to congratulate our list members who have been recognised in the 2025 Doyle’s Guide as a leading Victorian Family Law Senior Counsel or Junior Counsel.

We are delighted to congratulate our list members who have been recognised in the 2025 Doyle’s Guide as a leading Victorian Parenting & Children’s barrister.

We are delighted to congratulate our list members who have been recognised in the 2025 Doyle’s Guide as a leading Family Law Mediator within Victoria.

Please join us in welcoming Syd Williams KC to our list.

We are delighted to welcome Gorica Care & David Ng to our List.

We are thrilled to congratulate Dermot Dann KC on his recognition in Doyle’s Guide as a Preeminent Criminal Law Barrister in Australia for 2024.

Holmes List Barristers is delighted to announce that Chris Nehmy SC has been appointed as Senior Counsel by Chief Justice Anne Ferguson of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Congratulations Georgina Connelly SC on her appointment as Senior Counsel by Chief Justice Anne Ferguson of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

We are delighted to welcome Marie Wilkening-Le Brun to our List.

Introduction to criminal procedures in the Magistrates’ Court, presented by James Mortley & Tim Smurthwaite.

Intervention Order Appeals, presented by Simon Kelly.

Holmes List Barristers is pleased to congratulate Stragen Foo on becoming a Nationally Accredited Mediator through AIFLAM.

Congratulations to John Desmond on his recent recognition in the 2024 Criminal Law Doyle’s Guide.

Congratulations to Dermot Dann KC on his recent recognition in the 2024 Criminal Law Doyle’s Guide.

We are delighted to welcome Resh Sohota to our List.

New Criminal Law CPD presented by Sam Andrianakis, Emma Strugnell & Adrian Kennedy.

Family Law CPD Update presented by Chris Nehmy & Adrian Dean.

Holmes List Barristers welcomes Randall Kune to our List.

𝘈𝘙𝘙𝘌𝘚𝘛, 𝘊𝘈𝘜𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘋 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘌𝘟𝘊𝘓𝘜𝘚𝘐𝘖𝘕 𝘖𝘍 𝘌𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌 𝘖𝘉𝘛𝘈𝘐𝘕𝘌𝘋 𝘐𝘕 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘈𝘉𝘚𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌 𝘖𝘍 𝘚𝘈𝘔𝘌, 𝘗𝘜𝘙𝘚𝘜𝘈𝘕𝘛 𝘛𝘖 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘌𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌 𝘈𝘊𝘛 2008
Presented by Damon Hunter.

Women In Crime are calling for expressions of interest for their next breakfast club in Broadmeadows.

We are delighted to welcome Stacey Stanley to our List.

Congratulations to Chris O’Grady KC on his recent recognition as Leading in Employment Law in the 2024 Employment Law Doyles Guide, Australia.

Congratulations to Amanda Dickens on her recent recognition as Recommended in Workplace Health & Safety in the 2024 Safety Law Doyle’s Guide.

Congratulations to Chris O’Grady KC on his recent recognitions in the 2024 Safety Law & Employment Law Doyle’s Guides.

Congratulations to Stephen Russell on his recent recognition as Preeminent in Workplace Health & Safety Law in the 2024 Safety Law Doyle’s Guide.

Women In Crime are calling for expressions of interest for their next breakfast club in Bendigo!

It is with great excitement that Women In Crime are kicking off 2024 with a new mentoring program.

This seminar will look at common barriers to resolution in Family Law Mediations from the perspective of experienced counsel and mediators. There will be discussion about recent updates in case law as it relates to: absence of capacity, absence of relevant disclosure, contextual issues.

Holmes List Barristers would like to congratulate list member Katie Powell on being selected for the 2024 VLA Criminal Law Trial Counsel Development Program.

Holmes List Barristers would like to congratulate list member Lachlan Hocking on being selected for the 2024 VLA Criminal Law Trial Counsel Development Program.

Holmes List Barristers would like to congratulate list member Stephanie Gillahan on being selected for the 2024 VLA Criminal Law Trial Counsel Development Program.

Congratulations to Chris O’Grady KC who has been recognised in the 2024 Chambers Partners Asia Pacific Guide: Employment: The Bar.

Massive congratulations to the 28 members of our list who have been named among the leading Barristers in the various Family Law categories for the

Congratulations to list member Renata Alexander on her recent publication Gender Issues in Family Law: The impact of gender on decision making in Australia’s family law system.

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.