Specialisations

Barristers are, in general, specialist advocates, which distinguishes them from others in the legal profession.  But just like other lawyers, they have usually chosen to practice in a certain area of the law.

Areas of Specialisation

The area of specialisation list used by this site is divided into broader categories with a number of specialisations relating to each category.

The full list of categories appears below.  Click to expand each category title to see the specialisations.

  • Arbitrators
  • Expert determiners
  • Mediators
  • Neutral evaluators
  • Referees
  • Civil appeals
  • Criminal appeals
  • Appellate
  • Banking
  • Bankruptcy
  • Building and construction
  • Competition
  • Consumer protection law
  • Contractual disputes
  • Corporate insolvency
  • Corporations law
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual property
  • International commercial arbitration
  • Partnership disputes
  • Professional liability
  • Real property
  • Restraint of trade
  • Securities and investments
  • Superannuation
  • Telecommunications and broadcasting
  • Transport law - admiralty/aviation/maritime
  • Appellate
  • Dust diseases
  • Insurance - disability claims
  • Intentional torts
  • Judicial review - motor accidents
  • Judicial review - workers compensation
  • Motor vehicles
  • Negligence
  • Professional negligence
  • Work injury damages
  • Workers compensation
  • Appellate
  • Crimes against the person
  • Drugs
  • Environmental and planning offences
  • Extradition
  • Fraud
  • Juvenile justice
  • Mental illness
  • Proceeds of crime/money laundering
  • Property offences
  • Sexual assault
  • Traffic
  • White collar and corporate crime
  • Work health and safety
  • Appellate
  • Appellate
  • Civil enforcement
  • Compulsory acquisition of land compensation
  • Environmental and planning offences
  • Local government
  • Merit appeals
  • Mining
  • Valuation of land - rating and tax appeals
  • Appellate
  • Family provision
  • Real property
  • Trusts
  • Wills and probate
  • Appellate
  • Care and protection
  • Parenting orders
  • Property
  • Appellate
  • Discrimination
  • Employment contracts and restraint of trade
  • Industrial disputes and statutory employment rights
  • Public sector appeals
  • Work health and safety
  • Commissions and other inquiries
  • Coronial inquests
  • Choice of law
  • International commercial arbitration
  • International tax
  • Public international law
  • Appellate
  • Civil and human rights
  • Constitutional law
  • Customs
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Discrimination
  • Extradition
  • Immigration law
  • Judicial review and administrative law
  • Liquor licensing
  • Merits review
  • Native title
  • Privacy/freedom of information
  • Proceeds of crime
  • Social security and veteran entitlements
  • Capital gains tax
  • Goods and services tax
  • Income tax
  • International tax
  • Land tax
  • Payroll tax
  • Stamp duty and other state taxes