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Northbank Chambers is one of Queensland's leading and most long-standing chambers practising in all areas of commercial law. 

It has fifteen barristers with a wide range of practice areas, experience and seniority, including five King’s Counsel.  

Northbank Chambers was formerly (and affectionately) known by the name of its service company "Librarian Services". It commenced in premises at Level 17 of the former MLC Centre at 239 George Street in 1976. It moved to the current premises in August 2009.

It has a long tradition of members accepting judicial appointments including:— 

  • Current Justices of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland: the Honourable Justice Debra Mullins AO and the Honourable Justice John Bond;

  • Current Justice of the Federal Court of Australia: the Honourable Justice Kylie Downes;

  • Current Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland: the Honourable Justice Melanie Hindman;

  • Current Judge of the District Court of Queensland: Judge Bernard Porter KC;

  • The former Governor of Queensland and former Chief Justice of Queensland, current Appeal Judge of the Kingdom of Tonga, the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC CVO KC;

  • Former President of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland: the Honourable Tony Fitzgerald AC KC;

  • Former Justices of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland: the Honourable Geoffrey Davies AO QC, the late Honourable John Muir QC and the Honourable Justice Hugh Fraser;

  • Former Justices of the Supreme Court of Queensland: the late Honourable William Carter QC and the late Honourable Peter Dutney QC;

  • Former Justice of the Federal Court of Australia: the Honourable Douglas Drummond QC;

  • Former Justice of the Federal Court of Australia and leading appellate advocate: the late Mr David Jackson AM QC;

  • Former Justice of the Family Court of Australia: the Honourable Donna O'Reilly QC;

  • Former Judges of the District Court of Queensland: the late Judge Neil McLaughlin QC and the late Senior Judge Tony Skoien.

It is also the former chambers of the now retired Mr Mark Hinson QC, who was a valued member of Northbank Chambers for in excess of 24 years.