Riyad El-Choufani

Admitted as a legal practitioner in 2009
​Admitted as a barrister in 2019


Principal areas of Practice
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  • Criminal law
  • Commissions of inquiry and inquests
  • Regulatory offences
  • Administrative and public law

Professional background
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  • 2019 to present – Barrister, Forbes Chambers
  • 2016 to 2019: Solicitor (Trial) Advocate, Legal Aid NSW
  • 2012 to 2016: Local Court, Committal and Indictable Solicitor, Legal Aid NSW
  • 2010 to 2012: Solicitor, Nyman Gibson Stewart Lawyers

Prizes & Recognitions

  • 2019: Peteris Ginters Prize – awarded for the highest score in the June 2019 ethics bar exam
  • 2015 to 2019: NSW Law Society Accredited Specialist in criminal law

Academic Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Laws (Hons) & Arts – Macquarie University

Publications, Papers & Presentations

  • Hardship to Third Parties post Totaan v R, Bench TV, October 2022 (co-presented with Caitlin Akthar).
  • It’s the hope that kills you – advocacy presentation, 2022 Criminal Law Conference, Legal Aid NSW
  • Ethics – Some Practical Scenarios – 2021 Criminal Law Conference, Legal Aid NSW.
  • Appearing in Court in 2020 – Covid19 Online Presentation, Legal Aid NSW (co-presented with Rose Khalilizadeh and Daniel Pace).
  • Advocacy Training for Junior Solicitors – 2019 & 2018 Sydney office, Legal Aid NSW; 2018 Liverpool office, Legal Aid NSW (co-presented with Christopher Yee).
  • Mission Impossible? Excluding Admissions to Police – 2019 Criminal Law Conference, Legal Aid NSW (co-presented with Daniel Pace).
  • Judicial Fact-Finding on Sentence – 2018 Criminal Law Conference, Legal Aid NSW (co-presented with Daniel Pace).
  • Going the Dog: s 23 Assistance – 2017 Criminal Law Conference, Legal Aid NSW (co-presented with Daniel Pace and Sophie Williams).
  • Criminal Law Practical Guidance, “Summary Proceedings” and “Committal Proceedings” Chapters, Lexis Nexis Online, 2015 to 2017
  • Fitness in the Local Court: Legal Analysis– 2015 Criminal Law Conference, Legal Aid NSW (co-presented with Christopher Yee).
  • Suspended Sentences: Breach Proceedings and the Consequences of Revocation – 2017 Sydney office, Legal Aid NSW; 2014 Criminal Law Conference, Legal Aid NSW, and; 2012 Penrith office, Legal Aid NSW


For further details or enquiries regarding Riyad El-Choufani’s areas of expertise, fees and terms of engagement please contact his Clerk.

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