 Introduction
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Sir
Francis Burt KCMG
Chief Justice of Western Australia
1977-1988 |
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With his permission, these chambers have been
named after Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt AC
KCMG QC, Western Australia’s outstanding
jurist of our time.
Sir Francis held the offices of Judge of the
Supreme Court of Western Australia, Chief Justice
of Western Australia and Governor of the State
of Western Australia. Prior to holding those offices,
Sir Francis founded the Bar in Western Australia
in 1961, and, with others, he established Bar
Chambers in 1962.
There are presently in the order of 87 members
of Francis Burt Chambers, 21 of whom are Senior
Counsel. Members provide advocacy and advisory
services in all of the general and specialist
fields of legal practice. The practices of the
barristers in these chambers are greatly assisted
by the efficiency and enthusiasm of its administration,
technology and support staff, who help to maintain
the quality, integrity and personal service that
has been the hallmark of the Bar since inception.
The business and business name of Francis Burt
Chambers is owned and operated by W.A. Bar Chambers
Limited. The company is the entity that engages
in the commercial activities of chambers including
the leasing of premises and licensing of portions
of those premises to members of chambers.
For more information, choose one of the following
articles:
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