Jennifer Single SC

Contact Details

Admissions

Silk:2019

Barrister:2005

Solicitor:2000

Practice Areas

  • Appellate
  • Criminal Law
  • Environmental and Planning Law
  • Inquests and inquiries
  • National Security Law
  • Regulatory Proceedings
  • Work Health and Safety

Biography

Jennifer was appointed Senior Counsel in 2019 and has successfully established a broad practice which includes the evidentiary rigours of criminal prosecuting work.

Jennifer is briefed by the Australian Government Solicitor on matters relating to national security law and as a prosecutor by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

She has been appointed as Environmental Counsel to the Board of the NSW Environment Protection Authority and is briefed by the NSW Crown Solicitor, DPIE and the Environment Protection Authority in prosecutions in the Land and Environment Court.

Jennifer is regularly briefed in high profile Inquiries and Inquests both as counsel assisting and for interested parties including the Australian Defence Force and the NSW Parks and Wildlife Service.

Jennifer has also acted in work, health and safety prosecutions including for breaches of the Heavy Vehicle National Law.

Degrees

  • LLB (Hons I), University of Sydney, 2000
  • BA (Sociology) (Hons II), University of Sydney, 1998

Memberships

  • Member of the NSW Bar Association Equal Opportunity Committee, 2010 – 2012
  • Member of the NSW Bar Association New Barristers Committee, 2006 – 2008
  • Member, Australian and NSW Women Lawyers’ Associations
  • Assistant Editor of Australian Law Journal, 2006 – 2008

 

Prior Occupations

  • Solicitor, Henry Davis York, Commercial Litigation Group
  • Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Commercial Litigation Group
  • Associate to Justice Gaudron, High Court of Australia
  • Tipstaff to Justice Santow, Supreme Court of NSW

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