When Experience Counts
Specialist Auckland Barristers providing legal expertise for individuals, organisations and businesses
When Experience Counts
Specialist Auckland Barristers providing legal expertise for individuals, organisations and businesses
ABOUT SOUTHERN CROSS CHAMBERS
Southern Cross Chambers is one of the larger sets of Chambers in Auckland with 10 barrister members who practice from various locations in central Auckland including the Southern Cross Building in the Auckland CBD.
The practice areas of barristers in Southern Cross Chambers are diverse reflecting a broad range of legal skills and depth of experience . Please see Practice Areas and individual Barristers pages for more information.
HISTORY OF SOUTHERN CROSS CHAMBERS
The Chambers was founded in 1987 by David Baragawanath and Robert Fisher, as the first of the large set of Chambers in the traditional style, in Auckland. Over the years the Chambers has grown and evolved and several members have gone on to obtain judicial office, including:
- Sian Elias QC (Chief Justice of New Zealand)
- David Baragwanath QC (Court of Appeal Judge)
- Robert Fisher QC (High Court Judge)
- Robert Chambers QC (Court of Appeal Judge)
- Peter Salmon QC (High Court Judge)
- Robert Smellie QC (High Court Judge)
- John Priestley QC (High Court Judge)
- Ailsa Duffy QC (High Court Judge)
- Graeme Colgan (Chief Judge of the Employment Court)
- Tomas Kennedy-Grant QC (Associate Judge High Court)
- Mary Beth Sharpe (District Court Judge)
- Arthur Tompkins (District Court Judge)