Shaun Ginsbourg SC

Chamber: Room 1614, Castan Chambers, 460 Lonsdale Street, MELBOURNE, VIC 3000, AUSTRALIA
Admitted: 05/05/1997
Called to Bar: 23/05/2002
Date Appointed Silk: 29/10/2025
Qualifications: LLB (Hons) / BA
Member VLA Criminal Trial Preferred Barrister List v2
Indictable Crime Certificate

Shaun is an experienced trial and appellate advocate, practising in criminal law, administrative law, and disciplinary and inquisitorial proceedings. His recent practice has focused on federal criminal, post-sentence, and confiscation proceedings.

Shaun has advised and appeared for a wide range of government agencies and statutory authorities, as well as individuals and corporations involved in proceedings brought by those bodies.

Shaun brings an analytical approach informed by his scientific background. He has particular experience in matters involving complex factual or technical issues, including expert and scientific evidence.

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Cases

Interlocutory appeal - DNA evidence

Interlocutory appeal, conspiracy (led by Holdenson KC)

Conviction and sentence appeal, Corporations Act offences

Sentence appeal, federal drug offences

Interlocutory appeal, public interest immunity claim (led by Robinson KC)

Interlocutory appeal, conspiracy (led by Holdenson KC)

Interlocutory appeal, commercial drug importation

Commonwealth POCA proceedings

Interlocutory appeal, Commonwealth money laundering offences

Interlocutory appeal, Commonwealth online child sex offences

Conviction appeal, state child sex offences

Conviction and sentence appeal, state child sexual offences

Sentence appeal, dangerous driving causing serious injury

Conviction appeal

Judicial review

Coronial inquest into death in custody

Interlocutory appeal

Interlocutory appeal

Sentence appeal

Conviction appeal (led by Holdenson QC)

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Practice Areas

Appellate
Criminal Appeals,
Criminal
Criminal Appellate,Domestic and Family Violence,Drugs,Environmental and Planning Offences,Fraud,Juvenile Justice,Mental Illness,Proceeds of Crime or Money Laundering,Property Offences and Theft or Robbery or Burglary,Sexual Assault,Traffic,Victims of Crime,White Collar and Corporate Crime,
Government
Industry Regulations,
Inquests Inquiries
Commissions or Tribunals and Other Inquiries,Coronial Inquests,
Public Administrative
Compliance and Investigations,Corruption,Disciplinary Proceedings,Health and Medical,Judicial Review and Administrative Law,Merits Review,Proceeds of Crime,
Sports Law
Disciplinary Tribunals,Doping or Drugs in Sports,Racing Appeals,The Court of Arbitration for Sport,

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