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List A Barristers is a commercial barrister's clerking service based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
It is owned by its members.[1] As of June 2023, 159 barristers were members, of which 32.7% were silks; the highest proportion of any Victorian barrister's clerk.[2]
List A is highly regarded in Australia.[3][4][5]
History
List A was established as Barristers’ Clerking Services Pty Ltd[6] in 1990 by Allan Myers and Alan Archibald.[7] It was formed in response to barristers earning less than their clerks,[8] and due to the need for the formation of a new barrister's list, as other lists were unwilling to expand further and would not take on readers for the March 1990 intake.[9] The original clerk was Michael Tippett.[8]
In 1996, an online research resource was introduced, allowing four barristers at once to access an online library. At this time, the main areas of law that barristers in List A practiced were commercial, taxation, corporate, town planning and industrial.[10]
In 2007, List A appointed a marketing specialist and began promoting its services to Sydney solicitors during a quiet period in Victorian litigation.[11][12]
Structure
List A is owned by its members through a trust.[1] A percentage of barristers earnings are levied, and salaries and expenses of the clerk's office are deducted.[8] With this, barristers earning more pay a greater sum towards expenses.[10] Further, with certain fixed clerking costs, having more barristers in List A means the membership cost decreases.[8]
Fellow Melbourne barristers clerk List G Barristers was formed emulating this model.[7]
References
- ^ a b Wood, Leonie (10 March 2011). "Second merger of lists". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "The Victorian Bar Incorporated Membership Statistics" (PDF). Victorian Bar. June 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Merritt, Chris (7 December 2018). "King & Wood Mallesons grabs top spot in the annual rankings of legal excellence". The Australian. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Australian Bar Overview". The Legal 500. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Dispute Resolution: The Bar: List A Barristers". Chambers and Partners. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Farewell to The Hon. Justice Habersberger". List A Barristers. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Oral Histories: Peter Jopling AM KC". List G Barristers. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d Thomas, Tony (16 February 1990). "Barristers Rebel Against Their Clerks". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Victorian Bar Council: Annual Report. Victorian Bar Council. 1990. p. 2.
- ^ a b "A first for List A: An On-Line Law Library for Members" (PDF). Victorian Bar News. 103: 48. Summer 1997.
- ^ Jay, Christopher (6 July 2007). "Victorian barristers have wig, will travel". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pelly, Michael (22 February 2008). "Vortex claim whips up a storm: [1 All-round Country Edition]". The Australian.