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Legal Aid NSW Specialist Barrister Panel (Criminal Appellate Matters)

Thu Dec 04 2014

The Legal Aid NSW Specialist Barrister Panel (Criminal Appellate Matters) (the panel) will re-open on Monday, 8 December 2014 following a review of the panel documentation. The Panel is open to suitably experienced junior counsel and applies to the following matters:

  • Provision of advices on appeals (if there is no merit) and grounds and submissions (if there is merit) to the Supreme Court including the CCA and the High Court.
  • Preparation and conduct of appeals before the CCA and the High Court.
  • Preparation and conduct of appeals to the Supreme Court.
  • Preparation of applications to review convictions and sentences pursuant to Part 7 and 8 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act.

Applications must be submitted through the Panels Application website by no later than 6 March 2015 for consideration by the Selection Committee. Any applications received after this date will not be considered until the next available Selection Committee meeting.

Information about the panel is available on the Specialist Criminal Law Barrister page. This page contains the following which can be viewed or downloaded:

  • Information for applicants containing the selection criteria
  • Practice Standards for the Specialist Barrister panel (Criminal Appellate Matters)
  • Panel service agreement

Help with submitting an application is available at:

For any further enquiries regarding the panel please email panels@legalaid.nsw.gov.au or contact Professional Practices on ph: (02) 9219 5662.

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