Brin Anniwell


Brin is a leading junior barrister with wide ranging expertise in crime, regulatory proceedings, inquiries and professional disciplinary proceedings.
Her clients have included major corporations and executives, federal and state government agencies and directors of prosecutions, professionals and their insurers.
Brin acts for corporations and individuals in Class 5 Land and Environment Court proceedings and is listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia for Planning and Environment Law and Litigartion.
In workplace health and safety law, Brin acts for corporations charged with criminal offences for failing to comply with their work health and safety duty under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
Brin acts for defendants and their insurers in professional negligence suits and for professionals in disciplinary proceedings. Brin has been a member of the NSW Bar Association’s Professional Conduct Committee since 2021 and is the current chair of the NSW Veterinary Practitioners Board Complaints Committee.
In criminal law, Brin represents individuals, executives and corporations charged with ‘white-collar’ offences arising in a variety of markets, including the banking sector. Brin has been briefed extensively by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in significant criminal trials for terrorism offences, complex tax fraud and large-scale drug importations.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Brin was a Tipstaff to Justice David Kirby in the NSW Supreme Court, a Senior Lawyer at the Australian Government Solicitor and also practiced in banking litigation in the UK at Hogan Lovells International LLP. She has a Master of Laws from the University of New South Wales (listed on the Dean’s List for Academic Excellence), and has a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Finance from the University of Newcastle.
- Namoa v The Queen (2021) 271 CLR 442
- R v Alex & Ors [2024] NSWSC 1565
- SafeWork NSW v Autocare Services Pty Ltd [2022] NSWDC 547
- R v Dirani (Sentence) [2023] NSWSC 1664
- Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited (No 5 – Indictment) [2021] FCA 1345
- R v Dougas; R v Read; R v Linke; R v Casamento; R v Counihan (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 682
- Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited (No 14) [2021] FCA 552
Recognised in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia™ since 2024 for work in Planning and Environmental Law and Litigation (2026)
- Admitted to the Bar: 2014
- Admitted as a Legal Practitioner: 2006
- LLM (UNSW): 2011
- LLB (Hons I) (University of Newcastle): 2005
- BFin (University of Newcastle): 2005