Barristers – Human rights law

Jozef was called to the respective Bars of Queensland (Australia) and England & Wales (United Kingdom) in 2023, and then admitted to the New York State Bar (United States of America) in 2025.

He accepts briefs in all areas of the law, with a particular focus on commercial and public law and a special interest in matters engaging civil rights.

Prior to call and following a 2015 admission in the Supreme Court of Queensland as the youngest lawyer in Southern Hemisphere history that received international coverage and earned him a congressional commendation from the House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines, Jozef practised for three years as a solicitor specialised in commercial dispute resolution. As a solicitor, he represented clients in a broad range of matters spanning contractual and property disputes through guardianship contentions and winding up applications to debt recovery and defamation suits.

After graduating from a Master of Laws specialised in Public International Law with High Distinction at the Australian National University, he completed the prestigious Master’s Degree in Corporate Law at the University of Cambridge in 2021 while serving as an associate editor of the Cambridge Law Review.

Before commencing at the Bar, Jozef successfully swept a gauntlet of rigorous standardised bar examinations around the world, consisting of those for admission in the jurisdictions of New York (United States of America), England and Wales (United Kingdom), and Queensland (Australia), certifying his conversance with principles of public, civil, and criminal law in each of the jurisdictions.

Anna has a varied civil and criminal law practice, with a focus on commercial litigation, professional indemnity, public liability and employment law. She acts for parties in all forms of dispute resolution, including in State and Federal Courts and Tribunals.

Since beginning her readership at the Bar in October 2024, Anna has drawn from her prior experience as a Solicitor, where she handled medical negligence, health law, and professional liability cases. She has appeared in Coronial proceedings and represented clients in all stages of regulatory processes addressing clinical, professional, and ethical concerns within both public and private health sectors.

Anna maintains a practice in sports law, where she leverages her background as an elite athlete. She has acted for and against sporting bodies in governance, employment and disciplinary proceedings, addressing issues of conduct and compliance within competitive sports.

Anna was admitted as a Solicitor in 2019, and prior to joining the bar was a Senior Associate at Barry Nilsson Lawyers.