Campbell Chambers

One of South Australia’s Leading Barristers Chambers

The barristers of Campbell Chambers are engaged for their expert knowledge of the law, especially family law, their advocacy and their highly regarded dispute resolution skills.

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The Hon. Steven Strickland KC

Steve has more than fifty years’ experience. He was a Justice of the Family Court of Australia for twenty two years, including twelve years as a Member of the Appeal Division of that Court, and for the last three years the administrative head of that Division.

Steve was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1998, and has practised extensively throughout Australia in family and de facto law and appeals.  He has an Honours Degree in Law from the University of Adelaide, and a Master’s Degree in Law from the University of British Columbia. He is an Adjunct Professor, Law School, Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide, and an Adjunct Professor, School of Law and Justice, Southern Cross University.

Steve is a nationally accredited Mediator and a nationally registered Arbitrator, as well as being a member of the National Sports Tribunal.

He has resumed as a Director of the Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators, a life member of that Institute, and Chair of its Arbitration Committee. He is also a former Chair of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia and is now a life member.

The Hon. Steven Strickland QC

Membership of Professional Organisations

  • Family Law Section, Law Council of Australia.
  • Law Society of South Australia.
  • South Australian Bar Association.
  • Pacifica Congress.
  • Australian Judicial Officers Association.


Areas of Practice

  • Family and de facto.
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation


Admitted to Practice

  • 1973 (SA).
  • 1975 (High Court of Australia).
  • 1976 (NT).


Qualifications

  • LLB (Hons) (U of A) – 1973.
  • LLM (UBC) -1979.
  • Appointed QC – 1998.
  • Appointed Judge of the Family Court of Australia – 1999.
  • Assigned to the Appeal Division of the Family Court of Australia – 2009.
  • Appointed Administrative Head of the Appeal Division – 2019.

Ross Richards

Ross has worked almost exclusively in family law as a Solicitor, Family Court Registrar and Barrister since his admission in 1973.

He has worked as Counsel in family law since joining the SA Bar in 1987.

Membership of Professional Organisations

  • Family Law Section, Law Council of Australia
  • South Australian Bar Association


Areas of Practice

  • Family and de facto law
  • Mediation

Margaret Ross

Margaret is a barrister, mediator and arbitrator in Australia, where she has been a legal practitioner for 40 years and a mediator for 32 years. She joined the Independent Bar in 1993. She specialises in Family Law, Mediation and Dispute Management in a wide area of disputes.

Margaret is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and a Registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. She has mediated over 1,500 disputes since 1990.

She is a Nationally Accredited Family Arbitrator.

She has conducted dispute resolution and mediation courses for several Universities and has co-designed and facilitated dispute resolution courses for government and non-government organisations in Australia. Margaret has presented at national and international conferences in relation to mediation and the law and has published several papers on this area.

Margaret Ross

Professional Background

  • 1980 – Admission to practice as Barrister & Solicitor in Supreme Court of SA & High Court
  • 1981-­1982 – Associate to Justice Roma Mitchell, Supreme Court of South Australia
  • 1982-1993 – Barrister and solicitor South Australia
  • 1993-1994 – Barrister at Law SA Independent Bar specialising in Family Law De Facto and Criminal Injuries & dispute resolution
  • 1995-­present – Barrister‑at‑Law SA Independent Bar
  • 1990-­1996 – Sessional Mediator at Relationships Australia (SA)  
  • 1990-present – Barrister, Mediator and Facilitator
  • 1997-­2003 – Arbitrator/Conciliator (Senior Case Officer), Child Support Agency
  • 2008-present – National Accreditation as a Mediator
  • 2009 – Registration as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner
  • 2012-present – Mediation Trainer and Facilitator
  • 2013‑2015 – Accredited Facilitator in the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce Restorative Engagement Program

Peter Heinrich

Peter has over 46 years’ experience in civil law disputes.

Between 1978 and April 2006 Peter worked as a solicitor in private practice in Adelaide.  For most of that time he was a partner in one of Adelaide’s largest firms that was the predecessor to Minter Ellison.  During this time Peter represented parties in civil disputes across a wide range of practice areas and for the last 10 years there Peter was the leader of one of the firm’s civil disputes practice teams.

In April 2006 Peter commenced practising as a barrister at Campbell Chambers.

Peter has been a member of the Law Society of South Australia since January 1979.

Peter Heinrich

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial disputes
  • Corporations law
  • Contract (business, real estate, sale of goods, consumer protection etc)
  • Equity and trusts (including constructive and resulting trusts, proprietary estoppel, equitable compensation)
  • Estate claims and disputes (including inheritance family provision and validity of wills)
  • Family and de facto (financial division and children’s issues)
  • Insurance
  • Landlord & tenant
  • Personal injury claims (medical malpractice, product liability, public liability – claimants and respondents)
  • Professional liability
  • Real estate (including caveats, mortgages and equitable interests)


Admitted to Practice

December 1978 (South Australia).

1979 (High Court of Australia).


Qualifications

Bachelor of laws (University of Adelaide) 1978.

Antonella Rodriguez

Antonella has practised primarily in family law since her admission in 2018 and she is pleased to accept briefs in all areas of family law.

Antonella commenced her legal career as the Legal Associate to the Honourable Justice Berman in the Family Court of Australia (as it then was). She gained significant exposure to complex litigation both in respect of parenting and financial matters and further, had the opportunity to assist the Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity with a number of key projects including a literature review on cultural considerations in alternative dispute resolution.

Antonella was named the Law Society of South Australia’s “Young Lawyer of the Year” in 2021 due to her contribution to the law and to her community. She is an active volunteer in her community and within the legal profession. Antonella is a longstanding member of the Women Lawyers’ Association of South Australia and has served on the committee since August 2022. She holds professional membership with the Law Society of South Australia, the Family Law Section, and PRIDE in Law.

Jack Hetzel-Bone

Jack completed a double degree of Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice and Bachelor of Behavioural Science at Flinders University. He was admitted to Practice on 12 September 2011.

From 2012 until 2014 he practised in the country in general legal practices where he worked in criminal law, family law, personal injury, wills & estates, WorkCover, and civil litigation.

Since 2015 he has practised primarily in family law and wills and estates with a focus on estate litigation.

He is available to accept briefs in the following:

  • Family law (such as financial property settlements, parenting matters and child support) including legal aid work.
  • Adoption proceedings or contested applications for change of a child’s name in SACAT under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 (SA).
  • Equity and trusts (including constructive and resulting trusts, and proprietary estoppel).
  • Estate claims and disputes (including inheritance family provision and validity of wills).

Amrita Malik

Amrita is a barrister practising in family and relationship law, with a dual practice across South Australia and Victoria. She appears regularly in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia and accepts briefs in both jurisdictions.

Amrita has particular expertise in complex property and financial disputes. She is highly skilled in analysing and synthesising detailed financial and accounting material, and is frequently briefed in matters involving substantial property pools, family businesses, trusts, and third-party interests.

In addition to financial matters, Amrita appears in a broad range of family law proceedings, including parenting disputes involving allegations of family violence, relocation applications, and high-conflict care arrangements. She is known for her strategic, solutions-focused approach, combining effective advocacy with a strong commitment to achieving practical and child-focused outcomes.

Amrita is regularly briefed to advise and appear in parenting and child-related proceedings, property and financial disputes, child support and spousal maintenance matters, appeals, and mediations as counsel.

She is dedicated to guiding clients through complex and often sensitive disputes with professionalism and care, and is recognised for her approachable manner and clear, pragmatic advice.

Amrita welcomes briefs in South Australia and Victoria, and is available to appear both in person and remotely.

Kyle Goldsworthy

Kyle was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of South Australia and the High Court of Australia in February 2020. He practises predominantly in Family Law and Child Protection matters, with a particular focus on complex parenting disputes and cases involving significant risk issues.

Kyle commenced his legal career in a busy practice with an emphasis on Family Law and Care & Protection proceedings. He has developed substantial experience in matters before the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, with a strong understanding of the Court’s approach to determining the best interests of the child, particularly in cases involving allegations of family violence, substance abuse, and other welfare concerns.

He later served as a Children’s Representative with the Legal Services Commission of South Australia, where he appeared as Counsel in the Youth Court in contested hearings and trials. In that role, Kyle acted in complex Care & Protection matters, including proceedings concerning long-term guardianship and transfer of guardianship, and developed a reputation as a thorough and effective advocate for children.

As a solicitor, Kyle regularly appeared as Counsel in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, as well as in the Youth Court, Magistrates Court, and District Court of South Australia. He is recognised for his clear advocacy, careful preparation, and ability to engage effectively with both clients and the Court.

While Kyle has broad experience across all areas of Family Law, he has a particular interest in parenting and children’s matters. He is also briefed in property and financial disputes, where he provides practical and outcome-focused representation.

Kyle holds a Bachelor of Laws, a Bachelor of Health Science (majoring in Pharmacology and Epidemiology) and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the University of Adelaide. He is a member of the Law Society of South Australia, the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia, and PRIDE in Law.

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History

Steven Strickland and Geoffrey Noble established the first Family Court Chambers in Adelaide in 1984. The third barrister, Robert Park, was not a Family Court lawyer, however, and ever since Campbell Chambers has always housed barristers who practised in other areas.

Strickland and Noble were aware of the nascent trend of naming chambers after State Judges but opted for an early contributor to the development of divorce law. Lord John Campbell (1779–1861) was the son of a minister in Fife, Scotland, who joined Lincoln’s Inn around the turn of the nineteenth century. Campbell entered parliament and was Attorney–General from 1834 to 1841.

Campbell was a friend of Charles Dickens, and it may have been through the great novelist that the politician came to understand the problems of getting a divorce for poor people. Divorces were practically impossible to get for them. He tried for many years to get a divorce reform bill through parliament, but it was not until he had left in 1857 and was Lord Chief Justice that the “Act to amend the Law relating to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes in England” was finally passed. Nevertheless, Lord Campbell was responsible for this landmark legislation which allowed divorces for anyone without regard to their class.

In 1859 he was appointed Lord Chancellor at almost eighty years old. He died just two years later, working and enjoying life until his last day.

Locations

1984 – Opened At 118 King William Street Adelaide

1995 – Moved To 22 Grenfell Street Adelaide

2004 – Moved To 360 King William Street Adelaide

2017 – Moved To 113 Carrington Street Adelaide

Members

Members in approximate order of joining:

THE HON. STRICKLAND KC, Steven Andrew(1984-1999) (2022-current)
NOBLE, Geoffrey Robert(1984-2014)
PARK, Robert David(1984-1985)
MORCOMBE KC, Neville Wayne(1985-2000)
SC, HEVEY, Gary(1985-1987)
CUMMINS, John Gabriel(1986-1994)
KC, McNAMARA, Philip Anthony(1986-1995)
McCARTHY, Craig D(1989-1995)
RICHARDS, Ross Anthony(1994-current)
THE HON. MEAD, Christine(1995-1999)
FM, MORCOMBE, John Andrew(1995-2006)
THE HON. BERMAN SC, David Michael(1995-2013)
JOLLY, Edward(1998-1999)
LINDSAY, Stuart Hamilton(1998-1999)
JEFFRIES, Catherine Ann(1999-2005)
McQUADE, Brian William(1999-2005)
ROSS, Margaret Eleanor(2000-current)
MOFFA, Andrew(2000-2017)
HEINRICH, Peter(2006-2017) (2020-current)
HURLEY, Noelle(2006-2014)
STATE CORONER WHITTLE, David(2003-2010)
BIRCHALL, Tom(2007-2015)
BASHEER, Jayne(2007-2015)
THE HON. JUSTICE KARI, Penelope(2011-2018)
THE HON. JUSTICE ANDERSON, Mark(2014-2020)
DILLON, John(2014-2017)
PRAOLINI, Daniel(2018-2023)
SENIOR JUDICIAL REGISTRAR, FRYER, David(2024-2026)
RODRIGUEZ, Antonella(2025-Current)
HETZEL-BONE, Jack(2025-Current)
MALIK, Amrita(2025-Current)
GOLDSWORTHY, Kyle(2026-Current)

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