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Jozef Borja-Erece
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.…
Jozef Borja-Erece
Areas of Practice
- Administrative & Public Law
- Commercial Law
- Crime
- Human rights law
- Intellectual property law
- International law
- Marine law
- Property Law
Overview
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.
Adrian Duffy KC
Adrian was admitted to the Bar in 1997, having before that practised for some 14 years as a solicitor, most of which time he was a partner in one of the prominent national firms. He took silk in 2015. He is a member of Hemmant’s List and has chambers in Brisbane and Perth. He holds a Master of Laws from…
Adrian Duffy KC
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Law
- Employment & Industrial Relations
- Marine law
- Native Title Law
- Resources, Construction & Infrastructure Law
Overview
Adrian was admitted to the Bar in 1997, having before that practised for some 14 years as a solicitor, most of which time he was a partner in one of the prominent national firms. He took silk in 2015.
He is a member of Hemmant’s List and has chambers in Brisbane and Perth. He holds a Master of Laws from the University of Queensland.
His practice extends to a broad range of commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation, including Admiralty, maritime and aviation law, industrial and employment law, commercial and professional indemnity insurance, infrastructure and resources.
He has long experience in international and domestic arbitration, mostly as legal representative for parties, but including as arbitrator. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Fellow of ACICA, a panel member of AMTAC and of ICC Australia and a supporting member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association and has acted in a number of maritime arbitrations conducted in London by arbitrators appointed under LMAA Rules. He is also a member of ICCA and has acted in arbitrations conducted under a number of other regimes, including ICC Rules.
He has served on and chaired many professional committees and delivered a number of papers on a variety of areas of law. He is presently a member of the International Committee of the Australian Bar Association and of the International Law and Professional Conduct Committees of the Queensland Bar.
He is listed in Doyle’s Guide as one of the Leading Transport Barristers in Australia and as one of the Leading Employment & WHS Barristers in Queensland.
Harrison Smith
Harrison Smith was called to the Bar in May 2025, after admission as a solicitor in Queensland in 2019 and in England and Wales in 2024. He accepts briefs in all areas of civil, commercial and public law, including shipping, admiralty and transport matters. Prior to being called to the Bar, Harrison was an Associate at an international shipping and…
Harrison Smith
Areas of Practice
- Administrative & Public Law
- Bankruptcy & Insolvency
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Law
- Equity & Trusts
- Estate Law
- Marine law
- Property Law
Overview
Harrison Smith was called to the Bar in May 2025, after admission as a solicitor in Queensland in 2019 and in England and Wales in 2024.
He accepts briefs in all areas of civil, commercial and public law, including shipping, admiralty and transport matters.
Prior to being called to the Bar, Harrison was an Associate at an international shipping and commodities law firm in London and a Research Associate in the Federal Court of Australia, assisting the Hon. Justice Longbottom and the Hon. Justice Wheatley. Before that, he practised in commercial litigation at international and boutique firms in Brisbane and was the Associate to the Hon. Justice RM Derrington in the Federal Court of Australia.
He is also a Reporter for the Australian Law Reports and the Australian Corporations and Securities Reports published by LexisNexis.
Harrison Smith holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of Queensland and a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne.