Presenters

Ben Kelly, Barrister, List A Barristers
Ben practises in all areas of commercial and public law. In commercial law, he has particular experience in real property, equity and trusts, and corporations law. Ben is also building his practice in construction, insurance, and class actions. In public law, Ben has a focus on administrative law and native title. Ben was a solicitor for seven years, at Clayton Utz and then at the Northern Land Council. At Clayton Utz, Ben practised broadly in commercial litigation and public law. At the Northern Land Council, he acted in native title litigation in the Federal Court of Australia and negotiated mining agreements and commercial leases. Ben was an associate to Justice Claire Harris of the Supreme Court of Victoria and Justice Darryl Rangiah of the Federal Court of Australia. Ben also lectures in the Corporations Law and Torts subjects at the University of Melbourne. Ben holds a Master of Law (with First Class Honours) from the University of Cambridge. He attended Cambridge on a 3VB Chambers Scholarship. Ben also holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (with First Class Honours) from the Australian National University. Ben is reading with Timothy Goodwin and his senior mentor is Gabi Crafti SC.

Bree Ridgeway, Barrister; Jarndyce Chambers
Bree has a general commercial and common law practice, with a focus on Wills and Estates. Prior to coming to the Bar, Bree was Associate to His Honour Justice Moore. Bree assisted His Honour in complex estate disputes in the Trusts Equity and Probate List and a broad range of trials in the Common Law Division. Before her associateship, Bree was an Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates at Moores. As a solicitor, Bree worked in contested estates, including constructive trust claims, executor removal applications, testators family maintenance proceedings and judicial advice applications. Bree has a Master of Bioethics with research focussing on decision making capacity and euthanasia and sits on the Human Research Ethics Committee at Walter + Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. Bree was named Recommended Junior Counsel on the Doyle’s Guide to Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Barristers – Melbourne 2025.