Bill Neild SCBA LLB (UNSW) LLM (University of London) Admitted as a legal practitioner 1998 Admitted as a barrister in 2004 Appointed senior counsel in 2022 Principal areas of practice
Bill Neild is a senior counsel who specialises in criminal law. He was called to the Bar in 2004, after having served as the Associate to Justice Davies of the Federal Court of Australia, practiced in commercial litigation in Sydney and London, completed a Masters of Law at the University of London following the award of a Chevening Scholarship and worked as a solicitor at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW). At the private Bar Bill practiced primarily in criminal law, but also developed expertise in relation to commissions of inquiry and inquests, disciplinary proceedings, work health and safety prosecutions, environmental prosecutions and administrative and public law proceedings. In 2016 he was appointed a Public Defender, being based initially at Port Macquarie before returning to Sydney in 2021. He was appointed senior counsel in 2022 and in 2024 returned to private practice. Criminal Appeals Appearances in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal for appellant accused:
Appearances for the family of the deceased in coronial inquests; appearances for witnesses summonsed for examination before the Independent Commission against Corruption and the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission. Industrial and Work Health and Safety (WHS) offences Appearances for the prosecution and defence in work health and safety prosecutions:
Environmental offences Appearances for the prosecution and the defence in environmental prosecutions:
For further details or enquiries regarding Bill Neild’s areas of expertise, fees and terms of engagement please contact his Clerk. CONTACT HERE |
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