Tom Warr

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Criminal Law – Local, District and Supreme Court.

Criminal Trials, Sentences and Bail.

Inquests and Commissions of Inquiry.

DATE OF ADMISSION

Admitted as a Solicitor 2001 (NSW)

Admitted as a Solicitor 2003 (England & Wales)

Admitted as a Solicitor 2007 (Northern Territory)

Admitted as a Solicitor 2009 (ACT)

Admitted as an Attorney 2011 (New York, United States)

Admitted as a Barrister 2013 (NSW)

Admitted as a Barrister 2014 (High Court of Australia)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Economics (University of Sydney)

Bachelor of Laws (University of Sydney)

Masters of Laws (University of Sydney)

Diploma of Legal Practice (College of Law, Sydney)

Qualified Lawyers Transfer Examinations (London, England)

New York State & Multistate Bar Examinations (New York, USA)

NSW Bar Practice Course

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graduate Solicitor, Clayton Utz (2000 – 2002)

Defence Solicitor, Bark & Co Solicitors, London (2002 – 2004)

State Prosecutor, ODPP (NSW) (2004 – 2007)

State Prosecutor, ODPP (Northern Territory) (2007 – 2008)

Senior Solicitor, Australian Securities & Investment Commission (2008 – 2009)

Defence Solicitor, Australian Criminal Law Specialists (2010)

Barrister (NSW) (2013 to Present)

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Mr Warr specialises in criminal law (trials, sentences and bail applications), proceeds of crime and coronial inquests. Mr Warr has conducted numerous jury trials in the Supreme Court and District Court of New South Wales and many hearings in the Local Court of New South Wales on behalf of accused people. Mr Warr is a member of the Complex Criminal Trial panel for Legal Aid NSW, The NSW and Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecution’s external panel, and the NSW Department of Justice Office of General Counsel’s panel of external counsel. Mr Warr regularly appears on behalf of interested parties at Coronial Inquests and the ICAC.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Legal Aid Complex Criminal Law Panel

Legal Aid Indictable and Summary Criminal Panels

NSW ODPP Private Counsel Panel

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions External Panel

NSW Department of Communities Justice External Counsel Panel

NSW Bar Association