Amy’s practice at the Bar includes prosecution and defence work, including occupational health and safety matters. She has also appeared in disciplinary proceedings and inquests.
As a solicitor, she worked for Victoria Legal Aid’s Broadmeadows office and at Maddocks law firm. She held an associateship with the head of the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Justice Teague.
Amy has experience appearing in and is available to be briefed in:
- Supreme and County Court trials, pleas, appeals and bail applications
- Contested committals
- Appeals against sentence and conviction to the Court of Appeal
- Appeals on a question of law to the Supreme Court of Victoria (s. 272)
- Judicial review proceedings; applications for special leave to the High Court of Australia
- Matters involving the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 and Serious Offenders Act 2018
- Complex Children’s Court matters (criminal division)
- Inquests
Amy is fluent in French and the author of the chapter on criminal law in a French publication about the laws of Australia titled Droit de l’Australie.
