1 & 2 JULY 2026
2026 DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAW CONFERENCE
Join the Commercial Bar Association of Victoria in Dublin at Trinity College for a conference featuring members of the judiciary and Victorian Bar and Irish Bar delivering a wide range of commercial litigation and arbitration topics, conducted in two sessions over two days.
Speakers
Her Excellency, Ms Chantelle Taylor, Australian Ambassador to Ireland
Rossa Fanning SC, Attorney General for Ireland
The Honourable Mr Justice David Barniville, President, High Court of Ireland
Mr Justice Mark Sanfey, Court of Appeal
Ms Justice Eileen Roberts, High Court of Ireland
Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty, High Court of Ireland
The Honourable Justice Tim McEvoyJustice, Federal Court of Australia
The Honourable Justice Penny Neskovcin, Justice, Federal Court of Australia
The Honourable Justice Jim Delany, Principal Judge, Commercial Court, Supreme Court of Victoria
The Honourable Justice Trish Matthews, Supreme Court of Victoria, Commercial Court
The Honourable Justice Sam Hay, Supreme Court of Victoria
The Honourable Justice Ian Waller, Supreme Court of Victoria
The Honourable John Middleton AM KC, DLA Piper
Her Honour Judge Sharon Burchell, Judge-in-Charge, The Commercial List, County Court of Victoria
His Honour Judge Michael Wise,County Court of Victoria, Commercial List
Her Honour Judge Katherine Bourke, County Court of Victoria
Mr Joe Longo, Former Commissioner, Australian Securities & Investment Commission
Anthony Strahan KC, Dever’s List
Bernadette Quigley SC,Law Library of Ireland
Caren Geoghegan SC, Law Library of Ireland
Catherine Kelso, Partner, Gilbert & Tobin, Sydney
Declan Peacock, Young’s List
Dr Laura Hilly, List G Barristers
Fiona Ryan SC, President of the Victorian Bar, Green’s List
Geraldine Gray, Svenson’s List
Gina Schoff KC, Dever’s List
Imogen McGrath SC, Law Library of Ireland
Jonathon Redwood SC, List A Barristers and Banco Chambers Sydney
Kateena O’Gorman SC, Dever’s List
Louise Reilly SC, Law Library of Ireland
Michael Borsky KC, List A Barristers
Michael Devitt,Law Library of Ireland
Michael Thomas, Dever’s List
Mitchell Grady,Svenson’s List
Nik Dragojlovic, Svenson’s List
Sandip Mukerjea, Dever’s List
Seán Guerin SC, President, Law Library of Ireland
Michael Collins SC, Law Library of Ireland
Paul McGarry SC, Law Library of Ireland
Ronan Lupton SC, Law Library of Ireland
Susan Ahern SC,Law Library of Ireland
The Hon Michael O’Brien MP, Parliament of Victoria
Will Houghton KC, Dever’s List
Xuelin Teo, List A Barristers
Moderators
Sam Rosewarne KC, List A Barristers, President, Commercial Bar Association of Victoria
Philip Crutchfield KC, Dever’s List
Paul Hayes KC, Dever’s List
Mark Costello KC, List A Barristers
Damien McAloon SC, List G Barristers
Georgia Douglas, Young’s List
Kieran Hickie, Young’s List
Amy Hando, Young’s List
Amanda Storey, Svenson’s List
Hannah McIvor, Green’s List