The Legal 500 published its Asia Pacific Guide 2022 on 12 January 2022. The firms, sets and individual lawyers are ranked based on several criteria, including strength of technical ability available for the most complex and innovative work, client mix, historical track record on top cases and market perception.
The Asia Pacific Guide to the Australian Bar 2022 listed eleven barristers practising from Level Twenty Seven Chambers, across four practice areas.
Commercial Disputes
As a set, Level Twenty Seven Chambers was ranked in Band 1. Chambers was recognised for its “…strong record across commercial disputes, including major cases within Queensland and nationally, particularly in the energy and minerals sectors.”
Shane Doyle QC – Band 1
Damian Clothier QC – Band 1
Michael Hodge QC – Band 2
Stewart Webster – Rising Star
Michael May – Rising Star
Legal 500’s comprehensive list of leading Commercial Disputes counsel in Australia is published here.
Competition
Michael Hodge QC – Band 2
Details about the work our members undertake in competition law are available here.
The full ranking of leading Competition counsel published by Legal 500 is published here.
Construction, Infrastructure and Property
As a set, Level Twenty Seven Chambers was ranked in Band 1. The set was the only Queensland-based chambers ranked. Legal 500 noted the set is reputed for being briefed on large-scale, high-value and cross-border contract, energy, engineering, infrastructure, mining, and building and construction disputes with barristers regularly appearing throughout Australia’s State and Federal Courts, specialist tribunals, significant public inquiries and Royal Commissions, as well as large-scale national and international commercial arbitrations.
The barristers practising from Level Twenty Seven Chambers ranked as leading counsel in this section of the guide were:
Shane Doyle QC – Band 1
Nicholas Andreatidis QC – Band 2
Michael Trim – Band 1
Matthew Hickey OAM – Band 2
Claire Schneider – Band 2
Sam McCarthy – Band 2
John Ware – Band 1
Additional information about the barristers at Level Twenty Seven practising in Building & Construction and Planning & Environment matters is available via the afore provided links.
The full list of ranked sets and barristers is published here.
TMT and IP
Rob Anderson QC – Band 2
Several barristers practising from Level Twenty Seven Chambers have wide-ranging experience in the areas of Intellectual Property and Media & Defamation law, these details are available via the afore published links.
