In-house Advocacy
Carter Newell Lawyers is an award winning specialist law firm providing legal advice to Australian and international corporate clients.
Carter Newell is able to offer experienced advocates ‘in-house barristers’ to assist with pleadings, court appearances, trial preparation and if appropriate, running a trial across all states and territories in Australia.
Brett Heath, In-house Advocate, is a graduate of the Bar Practice Course. This professional post-graduate barrister training course is administered by the Queensland University of Technology in conjunction with the Bar Association of Queensland. Brett is qualified to be admitted as a Barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland and has successfully conducted trials both alone and in a ‘junior counsel’ role for clients before:
- Queensland Court of Appeal
- Supreme Court Queensland
- Supreme Court NSW
- District Court Queensland
- Fair Work Commission
- Full Bench of Fair Work Commission
- Federal Court
- Federal Circuit Court
Carter Newell use external counsel only when absolutely necessary and in such a way as to minimise costs due to major preparation work being handled by our experienced In-house Advocate.