Junior Barristers

Siobhan Davies

Siobhan graduated from Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington in 2020 with an LLB(Hons) and a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in December 2021.  Before joining Chambers, Siobhan was a Judge’s Clerk at Te Kōti Matua | High Court of for six months and then at Te Kōti Pīra | Court of Appeal for two years.  While studying, Siobhan was a summer clerk at Chapman Tripp and worked part-time at Dyhrberg Drayton Employment Law.

Siobhan has a broad interest in many areas of civil litigation, with a particular interest in public and contract law.  She was formerly a public law tutor at Victoria University of Wellington and she wrote about standing to sue for declarations of inconsistency under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 for her Honours thesis.  Siobhan was formerly a Teaching Fellow and Tutor at Victoria University of Wellington.

Luke Borthwick

Luke graduated from Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington in 2021 with an LLB and a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and International Relations) and was admitted to the bar in the same year. Before starting work at Stout Street Chambers Luke was an Assistant Crown Counsel at Te Tari Ture o Te Karauna | Crown Law in the Treaty Team. He worked part-time at Te Tai Ōhanga | The Treasury in the International and Legal teams during his studies.

Luke has a particular interest in constitutional and administrative law and tort liability of public authorities.

Toni Wharehoka

Toni graduated from Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington in 2022 with an LLB(Hons) and a Bachelor of Arts (International Relations and Criminology).  She was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in September 2024.  Before joining Stout Street Chambers, Toni worked at Te Tari Ture o te Karauna | Crown Law as a Law Clerk in the Treaty team and was then a Judges' Clerk at Te Kōti Matua | the High Court.  While studying, Toni was a Law Clerk at Te Aka Matua o te Ture | the Law Commission, where she worked on the class action and litigation funding, adults with diminished decision-making capacity, and preventive detention projects.

Toni has whakapapa to Taranaki tūturu and Te Ātiawa, with a strong connection to Parihaka.  Toni has a broad interest in both civil and criminal litigation, particularly the intersection between tikanga Māori and state law, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and coronial inquests.  Toni also has a wider interest in health law, specifically how the rights and interests of people with disabilities are recognised within international and domestic law.