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Joe Petry

Joe PetryJoe Petry
Overview

Joe accepts briefs in all area of law. His particular areas of focus are commercial disputes, torts, defamation, intellectual property and all areas of public law. He has acted as one of the Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, called after the attack at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025.

Joe was previously a Senior Lawyer at the Australian Government Solicitor, the Associate to the Hon Justice Burley in the Federal Court of Australia, and a solicitor in commercial litigation and for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW).

Joe holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons I) and a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism, with Distinction) from the University of Newcastle. He also holds a Master of Laws from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Admissions and Appointments
  • Admitted to the Bar: 2024
  • Admitted as a Legal Practitioner: 2018
Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours Class I), University of Newcastle
  • Master of Laws, London School of Economics and Political Science

Practice Areas
Administrative
Banking & Financial Services
Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Commercial Law
Commissions & Inquiries
Competition & Consumer Law
Constitutional
Corporations Law
Defamation & Media
Equity & Trusts
Intellectual Property
Planning & Environment
Real Property and Strata Disputes
Representative Proceedings
Public Law
Building & Construction
Publications
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