Robert is the former chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, former President of Victorian Council for Civil Liberties, former part-time Law Reform Commissioner for Victoria and former member of Bar Council.
A significant part of Brind Woinarski's practice is in criminal law, especially in "white collar" crime and associated areas, in all jurisdictions. He has appeared as both defence counsel and prosecutor in all areas of criminal law including committals, trials and appellate jurisdictions.
Paul’s recent practice in criminal, commercial, administrative, maritime and admiralty law has lately tended towards regulatory litigation, particularly in environmental protection, terrorist related cases and professional ethics.
Admitted to practice in Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory. Admitted to Victorian Bar in 1967.
Philip Dunn QC is an experienced trial advocate who has conducted trials and pleas for forty years.
Philip is based at Crockett Chambers in Melbourne but regularly appears in all states in Australia.
Ian Hill practices in criminal law and has appeared in all of the major Australian jurisdictions. Essentially a trial advocate he has also appeared before State Appellate Courts and in the High Court. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1997.
Areas of Expertise
Patrick Tehan QC has an extensive practice in criminal law at appellate and trial level.
Remy is a Victoria Legal Aid Criminal Trial Preferred barrister. He is also an accredited specialist criminal law advocate under the Victorian Bar's Indictable Crime Certificate program.
Paul Holdenson Q.C.(LL.B. (Hons.), B.Ed. (Accounting), Dip.Crim., Dip. Math. Sci.) was admitted in Victoria and signed the Bar Roll in 1989. He is also admitted to practice in N.T, N.S.W., Tasmania and W.A. Paul was appointed one of her Majesty's Counsel in 1998.
Brendan Murphy QC has been a leading advocate at the Victorian Bar for in excess of 40 years.
ProfileMichael Tovey worked for the Trade Practices Commission and in industrial arbitration before coming to the Bar in 1976. His practice, although varied, has focused on criminal trials and appeals.
Bruce Walmsley QC pracrices in criminal and family law.
Neil's principal practice is defence work in the area of Commercial Crime. This includes criminal prosecutions, civil penalty and other proceedings arising out of investigations conducted by ASIC, the ATO, the ACCC and other regulatory bodies.
Taught criminal law at the University of NSW, Commissioner Victorian Law Reform Commission, Head, Legislation Branch Victorian Justice Department, Chair, Model Criminal Code Committee.
Gavin Silbert QC obtained degrees in Law and Classics from the University of Western Australia before undertaking post graduate degrees at the Universities of London and Oxford. Between 1985 and 1990 he was a prosecutor for the Queen before returning to the Bar where he practised in criminal law
Dr Freckelton's PhD, entitled "Expert Evidence: Accountability and Evaluation", was conferred by Griffith University in 1998.
Dr Freckelton's LLD, entitled “Health Law, Scholarliness and Regulation”, was conferred by the University of Melbourne in 2017.
BAR PRACTICE
John Dickinson QC specializes in defence work with particular emphasis in trial, committal and appellate areas.
He has appeared as appellate and trial counsel in a number of interstate jurisdictions. He also practices in a range of Administrative Tribunals.
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Since coming to the Bar Craig Harrison has practised widely in all jurisdictions. His current practice deals with common law, all facets of commercial law, particularly construction and general commercial disputes, as well as banking and finance matters.
David Brustman QC was admitted to practice in 1974 and called to the Bar in early 1975.
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Former Victorian Chief Magistrate, Crown Prosecutor and General Manager of Victoria Legal Aid Criminal Law Division. Experienced in both appellate advocacy and criminal trials.
Peter Morrissey practises in serious criminal proceedings in most Australian jurisdictions, including homicide cases, terror-related charges, narcotics offences, major fraud and ASIC prosecutions, as well as sexual offences and all other prosecutions in the higher courts.
Peter Chadwick QC has practised extensively in all criminal jurisdictions in Victoria as well as interstate for forty years.
With over 40 years of experience as a barrister Tom Gyorffy QC appears in criminal trials and has an extensive practice in the appellate jurisdictions of the High Court and Court of Appeal.
Sue has a uniquely broad practice, spanning most areas of criminal and civil law, where she is often briefed to handle complex issues of evidence and privilege. Sue is considered Australia’s foremost authority on the law of privilege.
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Nick was admitted to practice in Western Australia in 1992, and worked there for four years as a Solicitor Advocate with the Crown Solicitor for Western Australia, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Youth Legal Service in Perth.
Felicity Gerry QC (Call 1994: Silk 2014) regularly appears in in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Victorian Court of Appeal in contested hearings and conviction and sentence appeals. She has also appeared in the High Court of Australia.
Dermot was admitted to practice in 1992 working as a Solicitor at Galbally O'Bryan. He joined the Bar in 1995.
Since then he has specialised in Criminal Law appearing in Trials and Pleas in the County and Supreme Courts.