David Pittavino

David was called to the Bar in 2025, having been admitted as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 2023.

Prior to commencing his practice at the Bar, David was Associate to the Honourable Chief Justice Christopher Kourakis and Tipstaff to the Honourable Justice Rowan Darke, to the Honourable Justice Richard White, and to the Honourable Justice Elisabeth Peden. He has maintained an active academic practice, lecturing and tutoring in administrative law, real property, and equity and trusts at several Australian universities. His academic writing has been cited in the Supreme Courts of New South Wales and South Australia. David is presently a law reporter for the Industrial Reports, South Australian State Reports, and Australian Capital Territory Law Reports, as well as an editor of the Butterworths Property Reports.

David received the Christopher Gee QC Memorial Prize for Advocacy and Evidence for the September 2025 Bar Practice Course.

David accepts briefs in all areas of law, but has particular interest in real property, the law of succession, corporations law, and equity and trusts.

Katie McCallum

Katie was admitted to practice in 2016 and was called to the Bar in 2025. Prior to coming to the Bar, Katie worked as a solicitor in both private practice and in-house as a senior solicitor advising on complex high profile contentious and non-contentious matters.

Katie accepts briefs in all areas of the law and has expertise in general commercial litigation, administrative law, regulatory matters (both criminal and civil penalty), environmental law, planning, building and construction, and property.

She has practical experience in a wide range of civil litigation, administrative and criminal proceedings and resolved disputes through alternative dispute resolution including mediation, conciliation and negotiated settlements.

Katie lectures at the University of Technology primarily in Ethics Law and Justice and volunteers at the Marrickville Legal Centre in its civil advice clinic.

Katie brings a strong legal and commercial mind to each matter with a focus on the critical issues and encourages a collaborative and strategic approach to litigation.

Allysha-Jane Merrett

After ten years as a solicitor Allysha-Jane Merrett commenced practice at the Bar in 2024.

She obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Newcastle in 2013 having been conferred a Bachelor of Social Science in 2012.

Since her admission as a lawyer in 2014 she has gained extensive experience in a wide range of areas including family law, criminal law, estate litigation and a variety of commercial disputes.

Before relocating to Sydney in 2020 Allysha-Jane worked as a senior lawyer with responsibility for a large family and criminal law practice in Newcastle and appeared regularly as a solicitor advocate in the Local, District, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia and Children’s Court.

Immediately prior to commencing at the bar Allysha-Jane was special counsel in a leading Sydney family law firm.

She has conducted numerous family law cases including complex financial and parenting disputes successfully drawing upon her experience and qualifications including:

Masters of Applied Family Law (College of Law 2017);
Specialist Accreditation (Family Law) Law Society of NSW (2021); and
Master of Business Administration (RMIT 2023).

She is an NMAS accredited mediator (AIFLAM), Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP) and is available to mediate family law cases.

Allysha-Jane was the President of the Women Lawyers Association NSW. She has volunteered as a solicitor for the Redfern Legal Centre, University of Newcastle Legal Centre, Women’s Legal Service NSW and as a trainer for Relationships Australia in navigating the financial aspects of the Family Law Act.

Allysha-Jane accepts briefs to appear and advise in the following areas:

Family law – property and parenting
Equity
Wills & Probate
Criminal law
Commercial law
Contracts

Matthew McGirr

Matthew is a highly regarded junior counsel, with a wide-ranging practice primarily focussed on commercial law, common law (including intentional torts), superannuation, property law, construction, strata, and general equity. Matthew regularly appears in all Federal and State courts and tribunals. Matthew will accept briefs in all areas of law.

Prior to being called to the bar, Matthew was a solicitor for over 7 years. Immediately prior to the bar, Matthew was a Senior Solicitor at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), where he advised APRA in relation to several high profile contentious and non-contentious matters.

Prior to APRA, Matthew practised at law firms Herbert Smith Freehills and Gilbert + Tobin. During this period, Matthew acted for some of Australia’s leading companies, including Westpac, CBA, Bupa, Telstra, JP Morgan Australia. Matthew also worked on a number of class actions and commissions of inquiry.

Matthew has also worked as a policy adviser and lawyer at the Australian Institute of Company Directors, where he worked closely with governments, directors, and stakeholders important legal policy issues, including the insolvency safe harbour reforms.

Matthew graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in history. Matthew then graduated from the University of NSW with a Juris Doctor with Honours.

Senior

Raoul Wilson SC

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Raoul Wilson is one of Australia’s Leading Wills and Estates Senior Counsel. He has been listed as Leading Senior Counsel in Doyle’s Guide for Wills and Estate Litigation Barristers, New South Wales each year since 2016.

Raoul’s specialty is advising and appearing both at first instance, on appeal and in the High Court in unique, complex and high profile contested Wills cases, often involving disputes between family interests, charities and competing corporate entities. Raoul’s expertise also extends to advising and appearing in matters concerning the law of Trusts and the general Equitable and Protective jurisdictions of the Supreme Court of New South.

Raoul also customarily appears both at first instance and on appeal in Commercial matters in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the Federal Court of Australia and on appeal in the Full Court of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia in property disputes involving company directors, creditors, trustees in bankruptcy and third-party equitable interests.

As junior counsel, Raoul appeared regularly for the Official Trustee in Bankruptcy. In 2002 he was a member of the Family Law Committee of the NSW Bar Association. In 2008 he was a member of the joint committee of the NSW Bar Association and the Law Society which considered the provisions of the Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 and in 2009 was a member of a similar committee which considered the provisions of the Succession Amendment (Intestacy Act) 2009.

Raoul is a regular presenter at seminars on Wills and Estates held by specialist gatherings of Wills and Estates practitioners and Regional Law Societies. He also presents papers in the area on behalf of the leading MCLE providers. He is an experienced Mediator in Wills and Estate matters which are referred by the Supreme Court of New South Wales for private mediation.

Outside of work, Raoul’s interest are bushwalking, birdwatching and gardening.

Julian Zmood

Since coming to the Bar, Julian has been retained in a broad range of commercial disputes, including class actions, disputes that relate to equitable obligations (fiduciary obligations, breaches of confidence and of trust), contracts, the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) and property.

Julian appears, regularly, in the District Court, the Supreme Court and in the Federal Court of Australia.

Before coming to the Bar, Julian was in-house counsel for broadcast media and technology companies, both in Australia and in the United Kingdom.

Julian holds BA and LL.B (Hons) degrees from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Laws (LL.M) with Distinction from King’s College, University of London.

Julian is member of the Victorian Bar (Young’s List)

https://www.youngslist.com.au/the-list/julian-zmood

Charles Carroll

Charles Carroll began practising at the NSW Bar in 2002.
He is regularly briefed in a range of areas including contractual and equity disputes, corporations law matters, professional negligence, litigation over real property, trade practices and crime.

Charles frequently appears in all NSW State courts. In recent times, his practice has focused on professional negligence matters following his appearance in Tomasetti v Brailey [2012] NSWCA 399 and property disputes following Galafassi v Kelly (2014) 87 NSWLR 119.

Additionally, Charles is a casual teacher in Contracts at the University of Sydney.