Bryony practices in all areas of criminal and quasi-criminal law, as well as in public and administrative law. She acts for both government and private clients and is available to appear in all courts and tribunals. Bryony has a particular interest in the intersection of criminal and administrative law.
Criminal and regulatory law
Bryony accepts briefs in all areas of criminal law, including in regulatory prosecutions, professional disciplinary proceedings, and inquests and inquiries. Bryony is regularly briefed to appear in complex summary and indictable criminal matters, including in contested hearings, committals, bail applications and pleas.
Bryony also has significant expertise in family violence and personal safety intervention order proceedings.
Public and administrative law
Bryony accepts briefs to appear in all areas of public and administrative law, including migration law and merits review in VCAT and the AAT, and judicial review proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court and the Federal Court of Australia.
Background
Bryony came to the Bar as an experienced advocate, having practiced as a solicitor advocate for a number of years at Victoria Legal Aid. Bryony was formerly Associate to the Hon Justice Quigley at the Supreme Court of Victoria, during her Honour’s tenure as President of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. She started her career as a Trainee Lawyer at Fitzroy Legal Service.
Immediately prior to joining the Bar, Bryony was a Criminal Division Lawyer at the County Court of Victoria, where she worked exclusively in indictable crime. In this role Bryony was responsible for the management of a large number of complex criminal trials across the State, including those involving sexual offences, white collar crime, personal and family violence, drugs, property offences and serious driving offences.
Bryony is on the Victorian Bar’s New Barristers Committee and is a mentor for Women in Crime.
Bryony is reading with Diana Price and her Senior Mentor is Emrys Nekvapil SC.