MICHAEL
COPLEY QC
Year Of Call : 1998Year Of Silk : 2008
Overview
Michael Copley has practised at the Private Bar since July 2011. Prior to that, he had been a Crown Prosecutor with the Queensland Director of Public Prosecution’s office since January 1992.
Mr Copley was appointed Senior Counsel in 2008. In 2013 that designation was changed to Queen’s Counsel.
Mr Copley largely practises in the area of criminal law, both at trial and appellate level. He has conducted numerous appeals in the Court of Appeal and in the High Court.
Areas Of Practice
- Criminal appeals
- Appellate
- Crimes against the person
- Drugs
- Environmental and planning offence
- Extradition
- Fraud
- Juvenile justice
- Mental illness
- Proceeds of crime/money laundering
- Property offences
- Sexual assault
- Traffic
- White collar and corporate crime
- Work health and safety
- Environmental and planning offences
- Work health and safety
- Commissions and other inquiries
- Coronial inquests
- Disciplinary proceedings
- Extradition
- Proceeds of crime