Equitable Briefing Policy
The Law Council is committed to taking measures that ensure a level playing field for all members of the Australian legal profession. A major step towards this goal is the development of a Equitable Briefing Policy, which briefing entities now have the opportunity to adopt.
The Policy includes interim and long term targets with the ultimate aim of briefing women in at least 30 per cent of all matters and paying 30 per cent of the value of all brief fees by 2020.
The Policy is intended to drive cultural change within the legal profession, support the progression and retention of women barristers, and address the significant pay gap and underrepresentation of women in the superior courts.
The Policy was adopted by the Directors of the Law Council of Australia on Saturday 18 June 2016 and is a major step for the legal profession towards the goal of improving the briefing of women barristers across the country.
The Policy is available for adoption by any briefing entity, including organisations and counsel in addition to clients of briefing entities operating in Australia. The selection of counsel is ultimately the decision of the client, and in-house counsel are encouraged to adopt and apply the Policy when instructing briefing entities and making their selections of barristers.
Sign up to the Equitable Briefing Policy
Your entity can adopt the Equitable Briefing Policy by completing the following link.
Please note the form requires confirmation on agreeing to the terms and conditions and supplying a company logo (if signing up on behalf of an organisation).
For any other enquires, please contact mail@lawcouncil.asn.au.
Guidelines
These Guidelines are designed to provide practical measures to facilitate the implementation of the Policy.
Annual Reporting
In adopting the policy, briefing entities commit to providing a confidential annual report on their briefing practices and measures taken to implement the Policy to the Law Council by 30 September each year. The Law Council will subsequently collate the data provided and produce a final report of figures for publication. Data will be aggregated and published information will not disclose identifying information.
The Law Council has developed an online portal to assist organisations and counsel to provide their annual report following the end of each financial year.
Reporting 2019-2020
The reporting portal for 2019-2020 is now closed. For any queries, please contact Tarryn Gaffney on 02 6246 3752 or email tarryn.gaffney@lawcouncil.asn.au.
A copy of the reporting questions can be accessible below, however adoptees of the policy will need to submit their report via the online portal.
Reports
- Equitable Briefing Policy Annual Report 2016-2017.
- Equitable Briefing Policy Annual Report 2017-2018.
- Equitable Briefing Policy Annual Report 2018-2019.
- Equitable Briefing Policy 2018-2019 Infographic.
Organisations that have endorsed the Policy:










































































































































Counsel who have adopted the Policy:
- Ms Tiphanie Acreman, Victorian Bar
- Mr Daniel Aghion
- Mr Matthew Albert, Victorian Bar
- Ms Larissa Andelman
- Mr Greg Antipas, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers
- Mr Lachlan Armstrong, Victorian Bar
- Mr Richard Attiwill QC, Aickin Chambers
- Ms Susan Aufgang, Victorian Bar
- Ms Julia Baird SC
- Mr James Barber, Owen Dixon Chambers
- Ms Marianne Barker
- Ms Lucy Barnes, Barrister-at-Law
- Mr Martin Bartfeld QC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Jennifer Batrouney QC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Justine Beaumont, Nigel Bowen Chambers
- Mr Andrew Bell SC, Eleven Wentworth
- Mr Miguel Belmar Salas, Victorian Bar
- Ms Hayley Bennett, New Chambers
- Ms Carmella Ben-Simon, Victorian Bar
- Ms Eliza Bergin
- Ms Renee Bianchi
- Ms Prue Bindon, Key Chambers
- Ms Leonie Bird, Victorian Bar
- Mr Felicity Blair, Victorian Bar
- Ms Natalie Blok, Victorian Bar
- Mr Daniel Bongiorno, Victorian Bar
- Ms Elizabeth Boros, Victorian Bar
- Mr Michael Borsky QC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Kate Boyd, PG Hely Chambers
- Mr Mark Brabazon SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
- Ms Kim Bradey, Victorian Bar
- Ms Katherine Brazenor, Victorian Bar
- Ms Susan Brennan, Foley's List
- Mr Justin Brereton, Victorian Bar
- Mr Peter Brereton SC
- Ms Madeleine Bridgett, 6 St James Hall Chambers
- Ms Victoria Brigden, Eight Selborne Chambers
- Mr Daniel Briggs, Victorian Bar
- Mr Chester Brown, 7 Wentworth Selborne
- Ms Carolyn Buchan, Country to Coast Lawyers
- Mr Gregory Buchhorn, Victorian Bar
- Ms Kate Burgess, Victorian Bar
- Ms Kate Burke
- Ms Catherine Button, Victorian Bar
- Ms Louise Byrne, Frederick Jordan Chambers
- Ms Bronwyn Byrnes, 6 St James Hall Chambers
- Ms Patricia Cahill SC, Francis Burt Chambers
- Mr Christoper Caleo QC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Sophie Callan, 12 Wentworth/Selborne Chambers
- Ms Melanie Cairns, Alinea Chambers
- Ms Fiona Cameron, Victorian Bar
- Ms Natalie Campbell, Victorian Bar
- Mr Chris Canavan
- Mr Chris Carr
- Mr Philip Carr
- Ms Deanna Caruso, Victorian Bar
- Ms Amanda Carruthers
- Mr Adam Casselden SC, Greenway Chambers
- Mr David Catterns QC, Nigel Bowen Chambers
- Mr Peter Cawthorn QC, Victorian Bar
- Mr Roshan Chaile, Victorian Bar
- Mr Mark Champion, Foley's List
- Ms Liz Cheeseman SC, New Chambers
- Ms Shipra Chordia, New Chambers
- Ms Samantha Cipriano, Victorian Bar
- Mr Andrew Clements QC
- Mr Daniel Clough, Victorian Bar
- Dr Matthew Collins QC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Georgina Connelly, Victorian Bar
- Mr Matt Connock QC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Rachel Cosentino, Francis Burt Chambers
- Ms Diana Costaras, Victorian Bar
- Mr David Cox, Francis Burt Chambers
- Ms Gabi Crafti, Victorian Bar
- Mr Philip Crutchfield QC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Carmen Currie, Victorian Bar
- Ms Juliet Curtin, Alinea Chambers
- Mr Richard Dalton, Victorian Bar
- Ms Lucy Davis
- Ms Caroline Dawes, Victorian Bar
- Ms Lisa De Ferrari SC, Castan Chambers
- Mr Jim Delany QC, Victorian Bar
- Mr Mark Dempsey SC, 7 Wentworth & Selborne Chambers
- Ms Catherin Dermody, Foley's List
- Ms Jo-Anne Deuter, Anthony Mason Chambers
- Mr John Dickie, Victorian Bar
- Mr Glenn Dickson
- Ms Georgia Douglas, Victoria Bar
- Ms Kess Dovey, Victorian Bar
- Mr Craig Dowling SC, Foley's List
- Ms Cathy Dowsett
- Ms Caitlin Dwyer, Victorian Bar
- Ms Kate Eastman SC, New Chambers
- Ms Fiona Ellis, Victorian Bar
- Ms Courtney Ensor, New Chambers
- Mr Jonathan Evans, Victorian Bar
- Mr Anthony Eyers, Equus Chambers
- Mr Tim Farhall, Victorian Bar
- Mr Marc Felman
- Mr Steven Finch SC, Tenth Floor
- Mr Marcus Finlay, Svenson Barristers
- Ms Jenny Firkin, Victorian Bar
- Ms Talitha Fishburn, New South Wales Bar
- Ms Megan Fitzgerald, Greens List
- Ms Sarala Fitzgerald, Victorian Bar
- Mr Simon Fitzpatrick, 7 Wentworth Selborne
- Mr Marcus Fleming, List G Barristers
- Ms Tracy Flintoff, Newcastle Chambers
- Ms Sally Flynn, Victorian Bar
- Ms Kathleen Foley, Victorian Bar
- Ms Marita Foley, List G Barristers
- Ms Jacinta Forbes QC, Victorian Bar
- Mr Jonathan Forbes, Aickin Chambers
- Mr Peter Fox QC
- Mr Ian Freckelton QC
- Ms Erin Gardner, Victorian Bar
- Mr George Georgiou, Victorian Bar
- Ms Wendy Gillan, Francis Burt Chambers
- Ms Catherine Gleeson, New Chambers
- Mr Jeff Gleeson
- Ms Sophie Goddard SC, Nigel Bowen Chambers
- Ms Briana Goding, Victorian Bar
- Mr Steve Gordon, Douglas Steven Gordon
- Mr Harrison Grace, 7 Wentworth Selbourne
- Mr Justin Graham, List A Barristers Pty Ltd
- Ms Julie Granger, 7 Wentworth Selbourne
- Ms Geralsine Gray, Victorian Bar
- Mr Patrick Griffin SC, 7 Garfield Barwick Chambers
- Mr Ivan Griscti, Level 22 Chambers
- Mr Dean Guidolin, Aickin Chambers
- Mr Min Guo, List G Barristers
- Mr Asanka Gunasekera, Francis Burt Chambers
- Ms Astrid Haban-Beer, Victorian Bar
- Ms Amy Hando, Victorian Bar
- Mr Justin Hannebery, Victorian Bar
- Ms Lisa Hannon, Dever's List
- Ms Kristine Hanscombe
- Ms Catherine Hamilton-Jewell, Alinea Chambers
- Mr Nick Harrington
- Ms Claire Harris SC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Penny Harris, Victorian Bar
- Ms Wendy Harris, Victorian Bar
- Mr Haroon Hassan, Young's List
- Mr Samuel Hay, Victorian Bar
- Ms Sarah Heesom, Heesom Legal
- Mr Calum Henderson, Victorian Bar
- Ms Elspeth Hensler, Francis Burt Chambers
- Ms Taruna Heuzenroeder, Murray Chambers
- Mr St. John Hibble, Victorian Bar
- Ms Natalie Hickey, List G Barristers
- Ms Kylie Hillard, Griffith Chambers
- Ms Zoe Hillman, Alinea Chambers
- Ms Dominique Hogan-Doran SC
- Mr Justin Hogan-Doran, 7 Wentworth Selborne
- Ms Cecily Hollingworth, Victorian Bar
- Mr Matthew Hooper, Denver's List
- Ms Stephanie Hooper, List A Barristers
- Ms Irina Hoskinson, 3 St James Hall
- Mr Leigh Howard, Victorian Bar
- Mr Matthew Howard SC, Francic Burt Chambers
- Ms Louise Hulmes, Eight Selbourne Chambers
- Mr Noel Hutley SC, 5th Floor St James Hall
- Mr Richard Ingleby, Victorian Bar
- Mr Mark Irving SC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Marion Isobel, Victorian Bar
- Mr Chad Jacobi, Edmund Barton Chambers
- Mr Benjamin Jacobs, Greenway Chambers
- Ms Simone Jacobson, Victorian Bar
- Ms Glenys Jardine
- Ms Michelle Jenkins, Victorian Bar
- Ms Christie Jones, Victorian Bar
- Ms Tamasin Jonker, Alinea Chambers
- Ms Rachel Joseph, Francis Burt Chambers
- Mr Stephen Jurica
- Ms Sandra Karabidian, Victorian Bar
- Mr Matt Karam, New Chambers
- Ms Kristy Katavic, Blackburn Chambers
- Ms Sharon Keeling, Victorian Bar
- Ms Siobhan Kelly
- Mr Matthew Kenneally, Victorian Bar
- Ms Janelle Kerrisk, Helix Legal
- Ms Ingrid King, Tenth Floor St James Hall
- Mr Andrew Kirby, Victorian Bar
- Mr Jonathan Kirkwood, Victorian Bar
- Ms Caroline Kirton QC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Suzanne Kirton, Victorian Bar
- Ms Lucy Kirwan, Victorian Bar
- Mr David Klempfner, Foley's List
- Ms Kim Knights
- Ms Fiona Knowles, Victorian Bar
- Ms Phoebe Knowles, Victorian Bar
- Mr Richard Knowles, Victorian Bar
- Ms Aphrodite Kouloubaritsis, Victorian Bar
- Ms Sharon Lacy, Victorian Bar
- Mr Greg Laughton SC, 13 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
- Ms Grace Lawson, Queensland Bar
- Ms Angela Lee, Victorian Bar
- Ms Rebecca Lee, Francis Burt Chambers
- Ms Franceska Leoncio, Victorian Bar
- Mr John Leung, Victorian Bar
- Ms Lucy Line, Victorian Bar
- Mr Paul Livingstone, Frederick Jordan Chambers
- Ms Ffyona Livingstone Clark, Victorian Bar
- Ms Lisa Maree Lo Piccolo
- Ms Chrissa Loukas SC, Public Defenders Chambers
- Ms Emma Luck, Francis Burt Chambers
- Ms Aine Magee QC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Sashi Maharaj QC, Dever's List
- Mr Stewart Maiden SC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Sophie Mariole, Victorian Bar
- Mr Simon Marks QC
- Ms Louise Martin, Victorian Bar
- Ms Shanta Martin
- Mr Ian Martindale QC, List A Barristers
- Ms Helena Maria Mann, 7 Wentworth Selbourne Chambers
- Ms Melissa Marcus, Victorian Bar
- Ms Margaux Matthews (née Harris), 9 Wentworth Chambers
- Ms Janet McDonald, Level 22 Chambers
- Mr James McDougall, Victorian Bar
- Ms Lucy McGovern, 5 Selborne Chambers
- Mr Anthony McGrath SC, Alinea Chambers
- Mr Daniel McInerney, Victorian Bar
- Mr Morgan McLay, Victorian Bar
- Ms Fiona McLeod SC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Victoria McLeod, Victorian Bar
- Mr David McLure SC, New Chambers
- Ms Sera Mirzabegianm Tenth Floor Chambers
- Mr Travis Mitchell, Victorian Bar
- Mr Albert Monichino, List A Barristers
- Ms Andreia Monteiro, Victorian Bar
- Mr Edward Moon
- Mr Jonathon Moore, Victorian Bar
- Mr David Morgan, List G Barristers
- Mr Arthur Moses SC, New Chambers
- Mr Wayne Muddle SC, Independent Counsel
- Mr Camerson Murphy, Denman Chambers
- Mr Terry Murphy QC, Chancery Chambers
- Ms Katrina Musgrove
- Mr Edward Muston SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne
- Mr David Neal SC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Jane Needham SC, New South Wales Bar
- Ms Rebecca Nelson, List G Barristers
- Mr Marco Patrick Nesbeth, Level 22 Chambers
- Mr Daniel Nguyen, Victorian Bar
- Ms Elle Nikou Madalin, Victorian Bar
- Ms Maree Norton, Victorian Bar
- Mr Norman O'Bryan SC, Victorian Bar
- Mr Peter O'Farrell
- Mr Paul O'Grady, Victorian Bar
- Ms Kateena O'Gorman, Victorian Bar
- Ms Reiko Okazaki, Victorian Bar
- Mr Robert O'Neill
- Ms Meg O'Sullivan, Victorian Bar
- Mr Patrick O'Sullivan QC
- Mr Patrick Over, Victorian Bar
- Ms Michelle Painter SC, Nine Selborne Chambers
- Ms Anna Parker, Victorian Bar
- Mr Stephen Parmenter, List A Barristers
- Ms Monika Paszkiewicz
- Mr Brad Penno
- Ms Emma Peppler, Victorian Bar
- Ms Olivia Perkiss, Alfred Lutwyche Chambers
- Mr James Peters QC
- Ms Shivani Pillai, Foley's List
- Ms Sarah Porritt, Victorian Bar
- Ms Emily Porter, Victorian Bar
- Mr Richard Potter, 153 Phillip Barristers
- Mr Rebecca Preston, Victorian Bar
- Ms Diana Price, Victorian Bar
- Mr David Purcell SC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Michelle Quigley QC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Jane Rawlings
- Mr Stephen Rebikoff, List G Barristers
- Mr Garry Rich SC, 5th Floor St James Hall
- Ms Katherine Marie Richardson SC
- Mr Michael Rivette, Chancery Chambers
- Ms Sarah Roach, Helix Legal
- Ms Anna Robertson, Victorian Bar
- Ms Carly Roberton, Victorian Bar
- Ms Helen Rofe, Victorian Bar
- Ms Abbie Roodenburg
- Ms Alexandra Rose, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
- Ms Elizabeth Ruddle, Victorian Bar
- Mr Michael Rush, Victorian Bar
- Mr Jeremy Ruskin QC
- Ms Sarah Russell, Francis Burt Chambers
- Mr Lee-May Saw, Frederick Jordon Chambers
- Mr Martin Scott QC, Victorian Bar
- Mr Richard Scruby, Tenth Floor Chambers
- Ms Stephanie Scully, Victorian Bar
- Ms Raelene Sharp, Victorian Bar
- Mr John Sheahan QC, 5 Wentworth
- Ms Anne Sheehan, Victorian Bar
- Ms Jo Shepard, 12 Floor Wentworth Selborne Chambers
- Mr Justin Simpkins, New Chambers
- Mr Paul Smallwood
- Ms Anastasia Smietanka, Victorian Bar
- Ms Holly Stanley, Edmund Barton Chambers
- Mr Michael Stanton, Brian Bourke Chambers
- Mr Dan Star QC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Jodi Steele, 13 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
- Mr Mark Steele SC, 7 Wentworth Selbourne Chambers
- Mr Angus Stewart SC
- Ms Katie Stynes, List A
- Ms Jessica Swanwick, Victorian Bar
- Ms Helen Symon QC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Sonia Tame, New Chambers
- Mr Ingmar Taylor SC, Greenway Chambers
- Ms Julie Taylor, Francis Burt Chambers
- Mr Philip Teo, Victorian Bar
- Mr Tom Thawley
- Ms Penny Thew, 8 Wentworth Chambers
- Mr Daniel Edward Thomas, Level 22 Chambers
- Ms Sarah Thomas
- Mr Michael Thompson QC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Helen Tiplady, Victorian Bar
- Ms Jennifer Trewhella, Victorian Bar
- Ms Elisa Tringali, 13th Floor St James Hall
- Ms Brenda Tronson, Level 22 Chambers
- Ms Cam Truong, Victorian Bar
- Ms Minal Vohra SC, Victorian Bar
- Ms Gillian Walker, Murray Chambers
- Ms Kristen Walker QC, Solicitor-General for Victoria
- Mr Brian Walters, Victorian Bar
- Ms Irene Watson, University of South Australia
- Dr Kylie Weston-Scheuber, Victorian Bar
- Ms Lesley Whalan, Frederick Jordon Chambers
- Mr Eugene Wheelahan, Victorian Bar
- Mr Michael Wheelahan QC, Dever's List
- Mr Patrick Wheelahan
- Mr Jonathan Wilkison, Victorian Bar
- Ms Jillian Williams, Victorian Bar
- Ms Jocelyn Williams, 12 Wentworth Selbourne Chambers
- Ms Kate Williams SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
- Ms Marea Wilson, Denman Chambers
- Ms Michelle Wilson, Victorian Bar
- Mr Michael Wise QC, Victorian Bar
- Mr R Tyson Wodak
- Mr Christopher Wood
- Ms Danielle Woods, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers
- Ms Danae Younger, Griffith Chambers
- Mr Paul Yovich, Francis Burt Chambers
- Ms Raini Zambelli, Victorian Bar
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