Barristers – Human rights law

Jozef was called to the respective Bars of Queensland (Australia) and England & Wales (United Kingdom) in 2023, and then admitted to the New York State Bar (United States of America) in 2025.

He accepts briefs in all areas of the law, with a particular focus on commercial and public law and a special interest in matters engaging civil rights.

Prior to call and following a 2015 admission in the Supreme Court of Queensland as the youngest lawyer in Southern Hemisphere history that received international coverage and earned him a congressional commendation from the House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines, Jozef practised for three years as a solicitor specialised in commercial dispute resolution. As a solicitor, he represented clients in a broad range of matters spanning contractual and property disputes through guardianship contentions and winding up applications to debt recovery and defamation suits.

After graduating from a Master of Laws specialised in Public International Law with High Distinction at the Australian National University, he completed the prestigious Master’s Degree in Corporate Law at the University of Cambridge in 2021 while serving as an associate editor of the Cambridge Law Review.

Before commencing at the Bar, Jozef successfully swept a gauntlet of rigorous standardised bar examinations around the world, consisting of those for admission in the jurisdictions of New York (United States of America), England and Wales (United Kingdom), and Queensland (Australia), certifying his conversance with principles of public, civil, and criminal law in each of the jurisdictions.

Anna Crawford has a broad civil and criminal practice, with a focus on commercial litigation, professional indemnity, public law, medical and health law, and employment law. She acts at all stages of litigation, from advice and commencement of proceedings through to alternative dispute resolution and trial, in State and Federal Courts and Tribunals. Anna regularly appears unled in the civil, criminal and inquisitorial jurisdictions of the Supreme, District, Magistrates, Coroners and Children’s Courts of Queensland, along with the Federal Courts, and has appeared unled in the Queensland Court of Appeal.

Since commencing her readership at the Bar in October 2024, Anna has drawn on her prior experience as a Solicitor, where she practised in medical negligence, health law and professional liability, including representing clients in regulatory proceedings across the public and private health sectors. She also maintains a sports law practice, leveraging her background as an elite athlete, and has acted for and against sporting bodies in governance, employment and disciplinary matters.

Anna was admitted as a Solicitor in 2019.  Prior to coming to the Bar, Anna was a Senior Associate at Barry Nilsson Lawyers.

Below is a selection of recent cases Anna has appeared in:

• Mercieca v Department of Transport and Main Roads [2026] QCAT 28
• Singleton v Direct Personnel Services Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 259 
• Coronial Inquest into the death of Alexandria Catherine Forrester 

Called to the Bar in 2025, Jenna du Preez accepts briefs in criminal defence, prosecution, domestic violence, child protection, family law, migration and administrative law. She has a particular interest in matters involving vulnerable clients and those with traumatic or prejudicial upbringings.

Admitted as a solicitor in 2015, Jenna built a diverse practice across private firms and government roles, most recently at Legal Aid Queensland. Her work has centred on criminal defence with appearances from the Magistrates Court through to the Court of Appeal.

A regular duty lawyer, Jenna has appeared in over 200 sentences and more than 100 bail applications in the Magistrates Court, honing strong advocacy skills. She’s several appearances as solicitor advocate in the District and Supreme Court including in breach hearings, bail applications, and appeals.

Her experience extends to migration matters involving visa applications, refusals and cancellations, as well as domestic violence, child protection, parenting and property disputes. Jenna also has experience as a former employee of Queensland Corrective Services.

Based in Brisbane, Jenna du Preez welcomes briefs Queensland and Australia wide valuing the diversity they offer.