Robert Armitage

Robert’s practice spans criminal and multiple areas of civil law.  He has appeared in the Supreme Court (including the Court of Appeal), the District and Local Courts and he has appeared led in the Federal Court of Australia and in the Queensland Court of Appeal.  His civil matters include defamation, contractual disputes and bankruptcy. 

Robert’s criminal matters include the conduct of jury trials for accused persons, sentence proceedings and the preparation of appeal submissions in the Court of Criminal Appeal.  Robert has also prosecuted for the Commonwealth, for the Crown in New South Wales and for the Crown in the Northern Territory.  

Robert is a member of the Complex Crime and Indictable Panels for Legal Aid.  

Prior to commencing practice at the Bar, Robert was a Legal Officer at the Election Funding Authority of New South Wales, where he advised in connection with the investigation and prosecution of individuals for campaign finance and disclosure offences. From 2007-2008, he was an Associate at the commercial law firm Johnson Winter & Slattery, where he practised in the areas of competition, corporate and media law. During 2005, he was a Judges’ Research Assistant at the Federal Court of Australia. 

Robert is a member of the Bar Association’s Media and Information Law and Technology Committee.