Paul Smallwood is one of the pre-eminent junior criminal barristers in Australia according to Doyle’s Guide.
James Anderson has practised in criminal, commercial and administrative law for over ten years.
He regularly appears in the County Court in jury trials and pleas. He appears in all criminal matters in the Magistrates' Court.
Yuliya is a Barrister, practising principally in the areas of domestic criminal law and public international law, and is currently completing her PhD in international law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Jonathan is an experienced criminal defence advocate. He is accepting briefs to appear and advise in all courts.
Max Hume is a barrister with extensive experience in civil and criminal litigation. He previously worked as a solicitor at the Office of Public Prosecutions and Victoria Legal Aid, focussing primarily upon appellate litigation.
Chris has a wide ranging trial and appellate practice, including:
Jordana Cohen practices in criminal law, accepting briefs to appear and advise in summary, indictable and appellate matters in the Magistrates', County and Supreme Courts.
Lucien Richter comes to the Bar with enviable experience as a solicitor advocate. He is a Victoria Legal Aid Criminal Trial Preferred barrister.
Adrian is an advocate practising in sports law, disciplinary tribunals and appeals, defamation, suppression orders, contempt, common law/personal injuries, criminal and general commercial law. He brings to the Bar experience as a senior executive in major professional sport.
Debra practises across a range of administrative, regulatory and common law areas, focussing on the interplay between government agency actions and their impact on the individual. She has extensive experience in representing government agencies and her focus is on assisting people to deal with go
Chris accepts briefs in Family Law, Criminal Law and Intervention Order matters.
Family Law
Brett accepts briefs in all criminal, and quasi-criminal, matters as well as civil proceedings such as Intervention Orders and Victims of Crime.
Lisa has developed a diverse public and private law practice in Victoria with a special interest in matters that involve elements of both criminal and public law.
Lisa is a member of Niagara Lane Chambers.
Min practises in commercial and public law, with special interests in class actions, judicial review, and immigration.
He also appears for defendants in criminal matters, particularly fraud and white-collar crime matters.
Raj Bhattacharya is a passionate and committed defence barrister. He is very experienced in criminal law, having practiced since 2007.
He is a VLA Criminal Trial Preferred Barrister and has appeared in numerous Jury Trials.
Diana has extensive experience as an advocate in all jurisdictions of the criminal law. She has appeared in the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, County Court, Magistrates’ Court, Coroner’s Court and Children’s Court. She has also appeared in courts in NSW and South Australia.
BAR PRACTICE
Gorjan Nikolovski practices in Criminal and Administrative Law, Inquests and Inquiries, and is familiar with all aspects of the criminal process, including in both summary and indictable matters. Gorjan accepts briefs in these areas, including:
Kimberley Phair has been a lawyer for over 10 years with varied experience as a Solicitor Advocate, Associate at the County Court of Victoria and the District Court of South Australia, and as a Podiatrist.
John Moore practises in criminal and public law.
Cara practises predominantly in criminal and quasi-criminal matters.
Michael Allen specialises in criminal law, regulatory proceedings, inquests, and inquiries.
Criminal Law
Peta accepts briefs in all areas of criminal and family law.
Simon accepts briefs in a broad range of matters with a focus on Criminal Law.
Simon completed his law degree in England, relocated to Melbourne and was admitted to the Victorian jurisdiction in 2010 thereafter gaining experience as a solicitor.
Jennika practices in commercial litigation, with a focus on the areas of Equity and Trusts, Building and Construction, Property, and Insolvency. She has a thorough knowledge of substantive law, litigation strategy and civil procedure, and has a particular affinity for complex problem solving.
Amanda has a particular expertise in occupational health and safety and a broad practice in regulatory, criminal, disciplinary and associated matters. She is available to take briefs for appearance and advice work in these and associated areas of practice.
Christopher's practice focuses primarily on criminal and administrative law. He has a particular interest and expertise in advising on the role evidentiary issues play across all areas of law.
Eamonn accepts briefs in administrative, commercial, criminal and common law. He is particularly passionate about areas of the law concerning the proper exercise of state authority, whether in civil or criminal contexts, judicial or executive.
Soren is an advocate with experience in family law, commercial law, and administrative law.
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Nancy accepts briefs in all areas of criminal law, diciplinary tribunal proceedings, regulatory matters and inquests. She also accepts briefs to advise and appear in TAC, RSPCA, WorkSafe and VBA matters as well as Commonwealth and local council prosecutions.
David has a broad practice in criminal, insurance and common law matters. David specialises in cases involving complex issues of fact and law ranging from class actions to criminal fraud proceedings.