Jane welcomes briefs in inquiries and inquests, public law, regulatory and safety law, sports law, disciplinary matters, selected criminal matters, and appeals.

Jane most often appears as sole counsel or as lead to junior counsel. She works well in teams and brings significant experience in court procedure, the management of evidence (including expert evidence), litigation strategy, and analysis of complex legal issues. Jane provides clear and realistic advice, whilst always maintaining focus on securing the best possible outcome for her clients.

Jane is an established appellate advocate with a wealth of experience in this area. She is available to provide advice, prepare appeal documents, and appear in appeal applications and hearings.

From May 2022 to November 2025 Jane served as a Crown Prosecutor. During this appointment, Jane was involved in many significant matters in the Supreme Court of Victoria, Victorian Court of Appeal and the High Court of Australia. Throughout much of 2024 and 2025, Jane appeared as counsel for the prosecution (junior to Nanette Rogers SC) in the triple murder case of DPP v Erin Patterson.

Jane obtained her Indictable Crime Certificate in 2016 and has completed cultural awareness training.

Past Matters as Crown Prosecutor:

• Bechaud v The King – judgment pending – Statutory interpretation – s 50 of the Juries Act 2000. Lead counsel.
• Esler v The King [TBA – judgment Tue 25 Nov) – Alleged incompetence of trial counsel. Sole counsel.
• DPP v Erin Patterson – April 2025 – Supreme Court (Vic) trial for murder and attempted murder. Junior to Nanette Rogers SC.
• Haddara v The King [2024] VSCA 269 – Current sentencing practices on a new offence. Sole counsel.
• Khun v The King [2024] VSCA 246 – Statutory interpretation – s 39 and 41 of the Crimes Act 1958. Sole counsel.
• Glascott v The King [2024] VSCA 106 –  Appeal under s 14I of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997. Sole counsel.
• DPP v Dean Bell and Lachlan Belmore – April 2024 –  Supreme Court (Vic) trial for homicide by firearm and manslaughter. Lead counsel.
• Stanford v The King [2024] VSCA 35 – Proper particularisation of charges on a trial indictment. Sole counsel.
• R v Rohan (a pseudonym) [2024] HCA 3; (2024) 280 CLR 288; (2024) 98 ALJR 429 – Statutory Interpretation – s 323 and 324 of the Crimes Act 1958. Junior to Elizabeth Ruddle KC.
• Didulica v The King [2023] VSCA 292 – Whether offender properly tried in accordance with extradition treaty. Sole counsel.
• Wilson v The King [2023] VSCA 276 – Whether proper compliance with the rule in Browne v Dunn. Sole counsel.
• Dhal v The King [2023] VSCA 289; and Carbis v The King [2023] VSCA 285 – Whether finding of an intention to cause really serious injury open when sentencing for offence against s 16 of the Crimes Act 1958. Sole counsel.
• DPP v Jahangir Nazar – February 2023 – Supreme Court (Vic) trial for murder. Sole counsel.
• Stone v The King [2023] HCATrans 80 – Special leave application for the respondent. Junior to Chris Boyce KC.
• Buckley v The King [2022] HCATrans 234 – Special leave application for the respondent. Junior to Chris Boyce KC.
• The King v Clark [2022] HCASL 172 – Written application for special leave for the applicant. Junior to Chris Boyce KC.
• Challenger v The King [2022] HCASL 163 – Written response to application for special leave for the respondent. Sole counsel.
• Cavanaugh (a pseudonym) v The Queen [2022] HCATrans 129 – Special leave application for the respondent. Lead counsel.
• DPP v Jack Ledlin – August 2022 – Supreme Court (Vic) trial for murder. Sole counsel.
• Lindholm v The Queen [2022] VSCA 141 – Whether accepted error in trial for murder amounted to substantial miscarriage of justice.  Junior to Elizabeth Ruddle KC.

Past matters as Counsel at the Victorian Bar:

• DPP v James Fairhall – November 2021 Supreme Court (Vic) – Trial for murder. Lead counsel.
• Tuite v The Queen [2020] VSCA 318 – Admissibility of DNA evidence. Junior to Nanette Rogers SC.
• Brown v The Queen [2019] VSCA 286; DPP v Drake [2019] VSCA 293; and Lugo (a pseudonym) v The Queen [2020] VSCA 75 – Statutory interpretation of new standard sentence scheme. Junior to Chris Boyce QC.
• DPP v George Marrogi – March 2020 Supreme Court (Vic) – Trial for murder. Junior to Mark Gibson QC.
• DPP v Novakovic & Ors. – May 2019 Supreme Court (Vic) – Trial for murder. Junior to Kevin Doyle.
• DPP v RT – February 2019 Supreme Court (Vic) – Trial for murder under the CMIA. Junior to Justin Lewis.
• DPP v Katia Pyliotis – December 2018 Supreme Court (Vic) – Trial for murder. Junior to Kevin Doyle.
• DPP v Clinton Tuite – Oct 2017 and Jul 2018 – Significant trial testing the reliability of DNA evidence. Junior to Nanette Rogers SC.
• DPP v Shengliang Wan – February 2018 Supreme Court (Vic) – Trial for murder. Junior to Brendan Kissane QC.