Francis Burt Chambers warmly congratulates Matthew Howard SC on his appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
Mr Howard SC was admitted to practice in WA in 1989. He commenced his legal career at (what is now) the State Solicitor’s Office, later joining (what is now) the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and (what is now) Herbert Smith Freehills.
Mr Howard SC joined the independent Bar and Francis Burt Chambers in 1996. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2009.
With close on three decades’ experience at the Bar, Mr Howard SC’s principal areas of practice have been commercial and public law.
He is the current Chair of the Legal Practice Board and of Law Access WA, a past President of the Australian Bar Association and of the WA Bar Association, and a former Chair of the Mental Health Law Centre.
We wish Mr Howard SC all the best for this new chapter in his career.