Peggy Dwyer SCBA LLB (ANU) Ph.D (University of Edinburgh)
Admitted as a legal practitioner in 1998 Admitted as a barrister in 2010 Appointed senior counsel in 2023 Principal areas of practice
Peggy Dwyer was admitted to the Bar after more than 10 years work as a solicitor, specialising firstly in criminal and later coronial law. As a barrister, Peggy appears in a wide range of criminal matters, including jury trials, contested hearings, appeals, Children's Court matters and Parole Board hearings. Peggy has appeared as counsel in jury trials in NSW, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. She has a busy practice in coronial proceedings, appearing as Counsel Assisting the Coroner (in the NT and NSW) and counsel for interested parties, often medical practitioners. She has a significant interest in medical law and appears in disciplinary tribunals, for both prosecution and defence. Peggy appeared as Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and as Counsel in the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory. From 2005 to 2008, Peggy was the Managing Criminal Lawyer for the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA), the largest criminal law practice in the Northern Territory. In addition to managing the service, she appeared in jury trials in the Northern Territory Supreme Court and in appeals in NSW Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeal. Peggy has also appeared as junior counsel in the High Court of Australia. In 2000, Peggy was awarded a doctorate from the University of Edinburgh. Her Ph.D focused on drug trafficking - specifically, the regulation of synthetic drugs of abuse and the precursor chemicals used in their manufacture. Peggy was an Associate to Justice Michael Kirby in the High Court of Australia between the years 1995 and 1996. For further details or enquiries regarding Peggy Dwyer’s areas of expertise, fees and terms of engagement please contact her Clerk. CONTACT HERE |
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