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Senior Counsel
- David Bennett AC QC
- John Sheahan SC
- Gregory Burton SC FCIArb
- Stephen Burley SC
- Andrew Tokley SC
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Junior Counsel
- Mark Boulton
- Jeff Kildea
- Michael Heath
- David Raphael
- Andrew Bulley
- Hugh Stowe
- David Chin
- Philip Carr
- Cynthia Cochrane
- James Gibson
- Elizabeth Raper
- Andrew Fox
- Julian Cooke
- Phoebe Arcus
- Matthew Lewis
- Dale Bampton
- Nicolas Kirby
- Alexander Flecknoe-Brown
- Barry Dean
- Meher Gaven
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Honorary Members
- John O'Meally AM RFD
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Chambers Manager
- Trish Hoff
Jeff Kildea
+612 8815 9145
jfkildea@5wentworth.com
- Areas of practice
- Liquor Licensing
- Local Government & Environmental Law
- Property, Family and Succession
- Equity
Education
Jeff Kildea attended the University of Sydney, where he completed a BA in 1971, a LLB in 1974 and then a LLM in 1979. Mr Kildea has also studied at the University of New South Wales, where he was awarded a MA (History) in 1995, and a Ph D in 2001
Professional Career
Mr Kildea was admitted as a solicitor in 1974, and has worked as a barrister since his admission to the Bar in 1979. Mr Kildea has also taught Irish and Australian history at the University of New South Wales and the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sydney.
Reported Cases
Some of the cases in which Mr Kildea has recently appeared include:
Edwards v Santos Ltd (2010) 268 ALR 605; [2010] FCAFC 64 (Native Title)
Lend Lease GPT (Rouse Hill) Pty Ltd v Hills Shire Council [2010] NSWLEC 130 (Rating)
Skyton Developments Pty Ltd v Hills Shire Council [2009] NSWLEC 1299 (Development Appeal)
Western Districts Developments Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Shire Council (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 311 (Negligence)
Mumbler and Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations (2009) 50 AAR 497; [2009] AATA 786 (Aboriginal Corporations)
Public Trustee v Kehagias [2009] NSWSC 972 (Recognition of Foreign Adoptions)
Publications
Mr Kildea is the editor of the Law Book Co.’s Land and Environment Court Law & Practice and contributes to the Planning and Development Service NSW. He has written articles for the Local Government Law Journal regarding the local government and liquor licensing laws. He also wrote a review of the Report of the Land and Environment Court Working Party.
In his work on native title, Mr Kildea has written a review of a book on the commercial implications of native title. Mr Kildea has also published several books and articles on Australian and Irish history.