Level 10, 287 Elizabeth Street
SYDNEY

Phone: 9264 9444
Fax: 9264 9449

PO Box: 20543 World Square NSW 2002

DX: 11523 Sydney Downtown

Trust Chambers is conveniently located across the road from Museum Station and the Downing Centre providing almost direct access to the Local Court, District Court and Family Court of Australia.

We are also located close to the Law Courts building at Queens Square and the Supreme Court of NSW and the Federal Court of Australia.

Richard Turnbull

Admission Dates
Legal Profession: 1974
NSW Bar: 1988
Admitted to practise before Supreme Court of State of New York, United States of America, 1987
Admitted to practise before the Supreme Court, England & Wales, 1987
Admitted to practise before Supreme Court of Hong Kong solicitor 1988, barrister 2004.

Personal Summary
He has been practising as a barrister in private practice in Hong Kong and Australia in criminal law.

Formerly (1982 – 2012) with the Hong Kong Department of Justice — Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Commercial Crime responsible for the advice, preparation and prosecution of major white-collar fraud and bribery cases , intellectual property cases and offences relating to the improper use of computers.
The cases cover a wide field including

  • Bank and corporate frauds involving multiple jurisdictions
  • Money laundering/asset seizure and forfeiture
  • Bribery and corruption cases (ICAC)
  • Securities and Futures Commission cases ( criminal)
  • Taxation frauds
  • Computer crimes, including data theft and child pornography
  • Credit card frauds
  • Forgery
  • Extradition of fraudsters from foreign jurisdictions
  • Conducting appeals against conviction and sentence on all criminal offences with a particular emphasis on white collar crimes in the Court of Appeal and on occasion the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
Contact

T: (02) 9264 9444
F: (02) 9264 9449
E: turnbullrg@gmail.com
C: clerk@trustchambers.com.au

Richard Turnbull