SA and NT Barristers' Chambers Leading the Way in Pro Bono

Published on 1 December 2022 by Gilian Walker SC and Sally Heidenreich This article showcases barristers chambers in Australia committed to pro bono targets.

Earlier this year, a new milestone was reached with the first ever barristers’ chambers signing up to the National Pro Bono Target.

Murray Chambers South Australia and Murray Chambers Northern Territory – two affiliated but independent chambers – have long been pro bono contributors but have now formalised that commitment through signing the Target. By doing so, they have agreed to use their best efforts to ensure that each of their barrister members undertakes an average of a minimum of 35 hours of pro bono legal services each year.

Gillian Walker SC was called to the bar in 2010, and was appointed SC in 2022. She accepts briefs in most areas of civil and commercial law, including employment and industrial matters, insolvency and Corporations Act matters, construction disputes and regulatory proceedings. She regularly appears in all major courts and tribunals, including the Federal and Federal Circuit Courts, Supreme, District and Magistrates Courts, State and Commonwealth Industrial Courts, as well as the AAT and the Equal Opportunity Tribunal.
Sally Heidenreich is a barrister who accepts briefs in most areas of commercial and civil law, in both private and public contexts, and appears in all major State and Federal courts and tribunals. Prior to her legal career, Sally served as an Intelligence Officer for many years, during which time she was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. She was also formerly employed as a Japanese-English interpreter.