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Criminal Law Noticeboard August 2021 - Victorian barrister Janine Gleeson joins SOV writing team

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Thomson Reuters is pleased to welcome Victorian barrister Janine Gleeson as co-author of Summary Offences in Victoria. Janine has joined barrister Kyle McDonald in reviewing and updating commentary which includes an alphabetical list of frequently prosecuted summary offences in Victoria and for each offence presents: the relevant provision; statement of charge; wording of charge; penalty; matters to be proved; other possible offences; and defences.

Janine is an experienced barrister who has appeared in all Victorian state jurisdictions and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal during her 30-year career.

She regularly appears in the Magistrates’ Court in public interest immunity matters, Open Courts Act matters, family violence and personal safety intervention order matters as well as general crime and traffic offences.

Prior to joining the Bar, Janine was a senior prosecutor with Victoria Police.

Janine edits the drug offences chapter in the Springvale Legal Service’s Lawyners Practice Manual (Victoria).

Janine Gleeson
The Criminal Law Practice Area on Westlaw has many services that are designed to complement each other to provide the breadth of coverage of a single compendium but with the in-depth analysis that specific focus areas will allow. In addition, the Alert and the reports series will also enable practitioners to keep up to date with pertinent caselaw. When taken in its entirety, the Criminal Law Practice Area will furnish subscribers with a full picture of Criminal Law in the respective jurisdictions without the necessary restrictions of single services. The Criminal Law Noticeboard is specifically geared for specialists in the area and will deliver news items of interest and significance written and curated by in-house editors. To subscribe to the Criminal Law Practice Area on Westlaw, contact Thomson Reuters.
By Beatrice Marett-Bird
Senior Content Manager

Beatrice Marett-Bird is a Senior Content Manager within the Thomson Reuters Legal, Tax & Accounting Commercial group. She is responsible for Criminal Law, Investigation and Procedure Victoria, Summary Offences in Victoria and Commercial Damages.

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