• Victoria

• Administrative and Public Law
• Coronial Inquests
• Criminal Law
• Disciplinary
• Intervention Orders
• Local Government
• Occupation Health & Safety
• Sports Law & Tribunals

Jack accepts briefs in criminal, sports, and regulatory law.

Criminal law 

Jack has a broad criminal practice. He appears both led and unled in the Supreme Court, County Court and the Magistrates’ Court. He has experience in matters including homicide, serious driving offences, commercial drug trafficking, Federal offences, and historical sexual offending. Jack also appears in matters arising out of criminal proceedings such as Judicial Review and Asset Confiscation matters. He is a member of the Criminal Bar Association.

Sports law 

As a former national-level swimmer, Jack understands the unique factors inherent to sporting disputes. He advises and appears for athletes, coaches, officials, administrators, parents and sporting bodies from various sporting codes before disciplinary and appeals tribunals including VCAT and the NST. Jack is a member of the National Sports Tribunal Legal Assistance Panel, and the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association. Jack recently appeared for a para-athlete in a successful selection appeal for the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Regulatory law 

Jack advises and appears both for and against regulatory prosecuting authorities including local councils, Work Safe, and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator. He also appears in professional misconduct and licensing matters before various boards and tribunals, as well as assisting workplace investigations for bullying, discrimination and harassment.

Prior experience & education

Jack holds a Master of Laws (LLM) from Monash University. His studies focussed on advanced and expert evidence; and humanitarian, corporate, and international criminal law.

Before joining the Bar, Jack was a Judges’ Associate in the criminal division of the County Court of Victoria; firstly, to His Honour Judge C Ryan and then Justin Hannebery KC. There, he gained significant exposure to the criminal trial process.

Jack read in Crockett Chambers with Sarah Keating and his senior mentor was Daniel Gurvich KC.