Jennifer McGarvie

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Professional Background

Jennifer accepts briefs to appear and advise in all areas of criminal and quasi-criminal law.

Jennifer’s criminal practice includes a broad range of criminal matters including matters involving homicide, drug trafficking/importation, serious driving offences, sexual offences and serious assaults. She is particularly interested in complex fraud, corporate crime and occupational health and safety matters. 

Jennifer is an experienced advocate, she regularly appears in the summary and indictable jurisdictions in committals, contested hearings, pleas, appeals, bail applications and contraventions. She has appeared as junior counsel in trials and in the Court of Appeal.

Jennifer also specialises in written advocacy and drafting advice on criminal, evidentiary and sentencing issues. She advises on and prepares written cases for appellate matters.

She has experience appearing in both State and Commonwealth criminal proceedings, including trials for serious Commonwealth offences. She also appears in matters arising under the Serious Offenders Act and the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Jennifer was an Associate to her Honour Judge Davis at the County Court. She commenced her legal career as a solicitor practising in commercial law at Piper Alderman.