Congratulations to List member Mark Irving KC who has been recognised by Doyle’s Guide as ‘Recommended Workplace Health & Safety Law Senior Counsel – Victoria 2023’. Well done Mark!

Join us from 2.00PM Wednesday 29 March for the Svenson Barristers Autumn Employment Update. Presented by List members Nadia Stojanova, Sagorika Platel & Conrad Banasik. RSVP’s via EventBrite – https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/596294271217

Congratulations to List member Gemma Cafarella for her achievement in winning the ‘Debbie Mortimer SC Award’ in the Victorian Bar Pro Bono Awards 2023. This award recognises outstanding achievement in pro bono advocacy in a tribunal or the Magistrates’ Court. Gemma undertook significant work representing disadvantaged clients in a variety of tenancy, human rights and disability discrimination matters at VCAT

Congratulations to List member Alison Umbers for her achievement in winning the ‘Susan Crennan AC KC Award’ in the Victorian Bar Pro Bono Awards 2023.   This award recognises outstanding achievement in pro bono advocacy undertaken by barristers who are between seven and 15 years call. Alison was involved in final hearings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of

We are excited to be back in person for our annual Commercial Law CPD Day at RACV Club this Friday 24 March. Barristers from our List will be delivering 6 presentations worth a total of 6 CPD points over the course of the day. Book now via EventBrite – https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/570143292937

Congratulations to List members Gemma Cafarella, Tom Danos OAM, Joanna Dodd, Robert Forrester, Harry Lewis, Liam McAuliffe, Alison Umbers and Laurence White on being nominated for the 2023 Victorian Bar Pro Bono Awards. The Victorian Bar Pro Bono Awards recognise barristers who make an outstanding contribution representing parties on a pro bono basis. We’re so

Today we started our March CPD Series with Emile Goldman speaking on ‘Intervention Orders – Procedure, Tips & Implications’. This series is an exclusive collaboration between Svenson Barristers and the Bendigo Law Association. If your regional or metro law association would like us to arrange a bespoke CPD program for you, please get in touch

Congratulations to List member Nadia Stojanova who has been recognised as ‘Recommended Workplace Health & Safety Junior Counsel – Victoria 2023’. Well done Nadia!      

Congratulations to List member Clive Madder who has been recognised as Leading Transport Barrister – Australia 2023’. Well done Clive!

We are excited to be celebrating a special milestone in 2023! In 1963 List S was established by Ken Spurr, the founding clerk, who led ‘Spurr’s List’ before new Clerks, Ross Gordon & Leigh Jackson, took over in 1996, leading ‘Gordon & Jackson Barristers’ Clerks’.  Then in 2016, Anna Svenson became the new Principal Clerk and Director of ‘Svenson