Jonathan is an experienced advocate who accepts briefs in state and federal criminal law, regulatory law, sports law and public administrative law.

Jonathan has appeared in all Victorian courts, including the Court of Appeal (unled). He has also been briefed in the Tasmanian and Queensland jurisdictions, and provided advice for national organisations at a federal level on issues of statutory construction or evidentiary matters.

In his criminal law practice, Jonathan accepts briefs across all State and Commonwealth laws and has appeared for both defence and prosecution as junior or sole counsel in matters including homicides, terrorism, immigration, frauds, stock market manipulation, and large scale drug importations.

Jonathan’s regulatory practice has included briefs for regulators, companies and individuals in occupational health and safety law, consumer law, the Heavy Vehicle National Law, labour hire law, marine safety law, liquor control law, corruption and misconduct matters, and licensing and disciplinary matters involving professionals and sporting bodies.

Jonathan has presented at national conferences on criminal law. He is currently a sitting member of the Volleyball Australia Tribunal, Cricket Victoria Tribunal, and Tennis Victoria Tribunal, and has previously sat on soccer tribunals in both Victoria and Tasmania.

In 2019, Jonathan was selected as a participant in Victoria Legal Aid’s Trial Counsel Development Program.

Jonathan read with Pat Doyle SC. Prior to coming to the Bar, Jonathan worked as a Senior Advocate at the Office of Public Prosecutions, a Senior Advocate at Consumer Affairs Victoria, a Federal Prosecutor at the Commonwealth Department of Public Prosecutions, and a Solicitor Advocate in private practice.

Jonathan is also a member of the Victorian Bar: click here

Clerk: Greens List Barristers

Admitted to Practice: 21 August 2009
Signed Bar Roll: 25 October 2018
Also Admitted in: Victoria

Field of Practice

  • Appellate
  • Commercial
  • Criminal
  • Inquests/Inquiries
  • Public/Administrative Law