Bridget Kennedy
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Summary and Indictable Criminal Law
Children’s Criminal Law
Apellate Criminal Law
High Risk Offender Applications and Breach Proceedings
Child Protection and Breach Proceedings
Coronial Inquests
Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Proceedings
Commissions of Inquiry
Environmental and Regulatory Prosecutions
DATE OF ADMISSION
Admitted as a Solicitor 2013
Admitted as a Barrister 2023
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Social Sciences (Humanitarian and Peace Studies)
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Trial Advocate, Legal Aid NSW
Solicitor, High Risk Offenders Unit, Legal Aid NSW
Solicitor, Coronial Inquest Unit, Legal Aid NSW
Solicitor, Children’s Legal Service, Legal Aid NSW
Solicitor, Indictable Unit, Legal Aid NSW
Solicitor, Criminal Law, Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Service
Solicitor, Criminal Division, Armstrong Legal, Sydney
Legal Secretary, Criminal Division, Armstrong Legal, Sydney
Policy Advisor, International Division, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
Tenant Advocate, Macquarie Community Legal Centre
PANELS
Legal Aid Indictable Criminal Law Panel
Legal Aid Summary Criminal Law Panel
Legal Aid Children’s Crime Panel
Legal Aid Domestic Violence Panel
Legal Aid Mental Health Panel
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Contributing Author, Annotated Leading Cases: International Criminal Court vol.54
Contributing Author, Annotated Leading Cases: International Criminal Court vol.53
Associate Editor, Legal Education Digest
Contributing Author, Annotated Leading Cases: International Criminal Court vol.52
Author: Why Aid Doesn’t Always Equal Development, Alternative Law Journal, vol 37 No3, 2012, pp 179 – 183