Leading barrister Bret Walker, SC, has a fervent wish for 2022 when it comes to the High Court. He would like to get back into a courtroom.

The Sydney-based silk was the busiest advocate in the nation’s top court for 2021, appearing 35 times. That was more than twice the number of hearings as the next busiest, Commonwealth Solicitor-General Stephen Donaghue, SC.