Barrister, Culwulla Chambers, Sydney

Martha R M Barnett was called to the New South Wales Bar in 2010 and practices mainly in family law, but also assists in adoption matters and coronial inquests. For the past six years she has been a member of Culwulla Chambers, Sydney. She was awarded a PhD in law from the University of Sydney in 2014, for a thesis titled ‘Evolution: Procedural Innovation in Abduction Convention Determinations in Australia’. Originally from Canada, she completed a BA at the University of Alberta before migrating to Australia. She undertook an LLB at the University of Sydney and graduated with First Class Honours