Author: John Barbaro

Jack Rush QC – Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia

Lennon’s List Barristers congratulates Rear Admiral The Honourable John (Jack) Timothy Rush AO RFD QC on receiving an award in the Order of Australia.

Welcome our new list member Celeste Shambrook

Lennon’s List Barristers welcomes our new list member, Celeste Shambrook.

Welcome our new list member Rohan Phelps

Lennon’s List Barristers welcomes our new list member, Rohan Phelps.

Rohan practices predominantly in common law with a particular focus on personal injury, product liability, and insurance law.

Before coming to the Bar, Rohan worked as a Senior Associate in the General Insurance team at Wotton Kearney. Rohan acted as the solicitor with conduct in a range of public and product liability claims across the Victorian jurisdictions, including advising on indemnity issues. Rohan also worked as a solicitor at DLA Piper in the Litigation & Regulatory team, focusing on general insurance matters. This included an extensive Dust Diseases Practice.

Rohan has appeared unled in the Victorian County and Supreme Courts, as well as the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Rohan also worked as an Associate at DAC Beachcroft in London, primarily working on the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry and related civil litigation proceedings.

Rohan holds a Bachelor of Laws with honours from the University of Melbourne, as well as a Bachelor of Arts and an Associate Performance Diploma (Piano).

Rohan is reading with Mr Daniel Wallis and his senior mentor is Ms Barbara Myers SC.

Welcome our new list member Brandan Cooper

Lennon’s List Barristers welcomes our new list member, Brandan Cooper.

Brandan accepts briefs in a range of areas including Common Law, Personal Injury (TAC, WorkCover, Public Liability, asbestos related diseases, Medical Negligence), insurance, inquests, and professional negligence.

Prior to coming to the bar, Brandan was an Associate Lawyer at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers. He had a busy practice that included common law and statutory claims primarily in the TAC and WorkCover  schemes as well as public liability claims.

Brandan also worked in the United Kingdom for the UK Government Legal Department, preparing litigated matters in County and High Courts including appeals. The work involved personal injury, human rights act and abuse of process claims as well as coronial inquests arising from deaths in custody.

As a solicitor Brandan gained experience litigating claims in the County and Supreme Courts, as well the Review and Regulation List at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Brandan is reading with Maria Pilipasidis and his senior mentor is Jack Rush QC.

Toby Shnookal QC – Leading Construction & Infrastructure Senior Counsel – Australia 2022 – Doyle’s Guide 2022

Congratulations to Toby Shnookal QC on being recommended in the category “Leading Construction & Infrastructure Senior Counsel – Australia 2022″

Toby Shnookal QC – 2022 Australasian Law Awards Arbitrator of the Year

Congratulations to Toby Shnookal QC on being selected as a finalist for the 2022 Australasian Law Awards Arbitrator of the Year.

David McAndrew QC – Leading Construction & Infrastructure Senior Counsel – Victoria 2022 – Doyle’s Guide 2022

Congratulations to David McAndrew QC on being ranked “Recommended” in the category “Leading Construction & Infrastructure Senior Counsel – Victoria 2022″

Toby Shnookal QC – Leading Construction & Infrastructure Senior Counsel – Victoria 2022 – Doyle’s Guide 2022

Congratulations to Toby Shnookal QC on being ranked “Leading” in the category “Leading Construction & Infrastructure Senior Counsel – Victoria 2022″

Benjamin Reid – Leading Construction & Infrastructure Junior Counsel – Victoria 2022 – Doyle’s Guide 2022

Congratulations to Benjamin Reid on being ranked “Leading” in the category “Leading Construction & Infrastructure Junior Counsel – Victoria 2022″

Welcome our new list member Oliver Lesage

Lennon’s List Barristers welcomes our new list member, Oliver Lesage.

Oliver practises in personal injury, insurance, and occupational health and safety. He appears regularly in the County and Supreme Courts of Victoria. He acts for both plaintiffs and defendants.

Oliver’s areas of practice include:

• Public/product liability;
• WorkCover including statutory benefits, serious injury applications, and damages actions;
• VWA s138 / 369 statutory recoveries;
• TAC including serious injury applications and damages actions;
• Intentional torts including physical and sexual assault claims;
• Medical negligence;
• Coronial inquests;
• Prosecutions / investigations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, and the Regulations thereunder.

Oliver is also a Nationally Accredited Mediator, and he accepts briefs to mediate across his areas of practice.

Prior to joining the Bar, Oliver practised as a Solicitor in the General Insurance and Workplace teams at Moray & Agnew Lawyers, across a wide variety of litigated matters including public/product liability, worker’s damages actions, s138 recovery proceedings, OH&S, and statutory benefits for self insurers.

Oliver has a Master of Laws from Monash University. He read with Richard H Stanley and Peter Rozen SC. His senior mentor was the Honourable Justice Gorton.

Oliver is a member of the common law and compensation law associations.