Foley's List Barrister
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Sharon practises principally in criminal law as a criminal trial advocate. She holds an Indictable Crime Certificate from the Victorian Bar; and is on the VLA Preferred Trial Counsel List. She is an elected member of the Criminal Bar Association Committee, lead counsel in the VLA Junior Trial Counsel program and a mentor on the CBA and Women in Crime Mentor programs.
She also appears in coronial inquests and other public inquiries.
Sharon started out in general practise as a solicitor advocate and spent a year working for Aboriginal Legal Aid in the Northern Territory.
She has been committed to the Community Sector, working as a volunteer in various capacities since 1996. She is presently on the Board of TheatreWorks.
Admitted
02 Mar 1998
Bar
23 Nov 2000
Silk
18 Oct 2023
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Areas of Expertise
Criminal Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
CPD Resources
Podcasts & Papers
- The Presumption of Doli Incapax - What It Means for a Child to Know Their Actions are Seriously Morally Wrong
- Consideration of Family Hardship in Commonwealth & Victorian Sentencing