About Us

Lilley Chambers is named after Sir Charles Lilley (1830-1897) a former Premier of Queensland and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland. 

Sir Charles was elected to Queensland’s first Legislative Assembly in 1860, was called to the Queensland Bar in 1861 and appointed silk in 1865.

Founded in April 1989, Lilley Chambers is one of Brisbane’s most longstanding and established set of criminal Barristers’ Chambers.

• Bruce Mumford (Year of Call: 1993)
• Dominic Nguyen (Year of Call: 2014)
• Stephen Hartwell (Year of Call: 2016)
• Cecelia Bernardin (Year of Call: 2019)
• Rachel Hew (Year of Call: 2023)

• John Newton, former Judge of the District Court of Queensland.

• Deborah Richards, President of the Children’s Court of Queensland, and Judge of the District Court of Queensland.

• Bradley Farr SC, Judge of the District Court of Queensland.

• Paul Smith, Judge and Senior Judge Administrator of the District Court of Queensland.

• David Kent KC, Judge of the District Court of Queensland.

• Guy Andrew, former Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

• Peter Smid, former Magistrate of the Magistrates Court of Queensland.

• James Barbeler, former Magistrate of the Magistrates Court of Queensland.

• Julian Noud, Magistrate of the Magistrates Court of Queensland.