Inquests and Inquiries
Operation Keppel –Public Inquiry conducted by the ICAC into allegations concerning former State MP Daryl Maguire and former Premier, Hon Gladys Berejiklian MP (as Counsel Assisting the ICAC with S. Robertson SC)
Operation Aspen – investigation conducted by the ICAC (as Counsel Assisting the ICAC in compulsory examinations) (unled)
Operation Mantis – ongoing investigation conducted by the ICAC into allegations of misconduct by a former employee and a former contractor of Canterbury-Bankstown Council (as Counsel Assisting the ICAC in compulsory examinations) (unled)
Inquiry into the convictions of the Crotian Six – judicial inquiry into the 1981 convictions of the “Croatian Six” (appearing on behalf of the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions) (unled)
2023 Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Mrs Nadire Sensoy (2019/70789) – coronial inquest (as Counsel Assisting with M. Johnston SC)
2024 Inquest into the death of Paul Thompson – ongoing coronial inquest (as Counsel Assisting) (unled)
Inquest into the deaths of Ljubisa Vugec and Diane Smith in the 2022 Eugowra flood – ongoing coronial inquest (as Counsel Assisting with S. Callan SC)
Court of Criminal Appeal
Namoa v R [2020] NSWCCA 62 (junior counsel to S. McNaughton SC for the respondent in an appeal against conviction in a terrorism matter – consideration of whether spousal immunity applies to conspiracy offences under the Criminal Code)
Jackson v R [2020] NSWCCA 230 (junior counsel to J. Single SC for the respondent in an appeal against sentence arising out of an importation of 547kg of pure cocaine)
Mohindra v R [2020] NSWCCA 340 (junior counsel to S. Dowling SC for the applicant in an appeal against sentence – consideration of s 5 threshold in a sentence involving multiple offences)
ZZ v R [2019] NSWCCA 286 (junior counsel to S. Callan SC for the respondent in an appeal against sentence – assistance to authorities; timing of assistance)
Supreme Court
Bathurst Regional Council v Natural Resources Access Regulator [2022] NSWSC 846 (junior counsel to Z. Heger for the respondent; judicial review proceedings concerning the proper construction of an approval for a dam issued under the Water Management Act 2000)
Greyhound Racing New South Wales v Leslie [2019] NSWSC 1591; 1706 (junior counsel to S. Robertson for GRNSW; litigation relating to the “Dapto Dogs” racetrack; question of validity of appointment of administrator; construction of interlocutory regime)
State of New South Wales v Sittczenko (Final) [2021] NSWSC 1092 (application for Extended Supervision Order under the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006) (unled)
Land and Environment Court
Natural Resources Access Regulator v Jindalee Road Wines Pty Ltd; Littore [2024] NSWLEC 26 (junior counsel to J. Single SC for the prosecutor in sentence proceedings arising from illegal tap-ins into the infrastructure of an irrigation corporation)
Natural Resources Access Regulator v Littore [2024] NSWLEC 53 (junior counsel to J. Single SC for the prosecutor in interlocutory application claiming summonses laid out of time)
Bathurst Regional Council v Department of Planning, Industry and Environment trading as Natural Resources Access Regulator [2021] NSWLEC 109 (junior counsel to Z. Heger for the respondent in judicial review proceedings concerning the issue of an official caution to the applicant / declarations sought regarding construction of licence conditions; question of jurisdiction of the LEC)
Grant Barnes, Chief Regulatory Officer Natural Resources Access Regulator v Lidokew Pty Ltd [2021] NSWLEC 53 (junior counsel to H. El-Hage for the prosecutor in proceedings alleging duplicity in summonses issued for water-take offences)
District Court
Operation APUS (as prosecutor in CDPP prosecutions relating to a multi-million dollar fraud on the National Disability Insurance Scheme by Alaedine Rifai, Amal Hilmi & others) (unled)
R v Laxale [2022] NSWDC 398; and R v Laxale (No 2) [2022] NSWDC 533; (as prosecutor for the CDPP in proceedings concerning the consequences of a finding of unfitness under the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) and the approach to be taken to fixing the length of any period of detention under s 20BC(2)) (unled)
Jimenez v Watson [2020] NSWDC 419 (junior counsel to S. Robertson for the applicant in proceedings concerning the scope of advocate’s immunity)
Appearing unled in numerous criminal trial, sentence, fitness and appeal proceedings on behalf of the CDPP.
Federal Court and Family Court
Australaw v Minister for FaSS [2020] FCA 227; 274 FCR 628 (junior counsel to S. Robertson for the applicant; statutory interpretation; administrative law)
NSW Commissioner of Police & Bowers [2022] FedCFamC1F 526 (appearing for NSW Commissioner of Police in an application seeking release from any implied Harman obligation attaching to affidavits filed in Family Court proceedings)