Lex Lasry QC is a prominent Australian lawyer. Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by Letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of...

Lasry graduated from Monash University in Melbourne. He was admitted to practice law in Victoria in 1973 and was appointed Queens Counsel in 1990. ^[1] Monash University Monash University is Australias largest university with over 55,000 students. ... Melbourne (pronounced either or [1]) is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by Letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of...

Lasry is chair of the Victorian Criminal Bar Association. He was apointed as the independent observer representing the Law Council of Australian at the trial of Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks. ^[2] For the body of water, see Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. ... David Hicks outside his family home in Adelaide David Matthew Hicks (born 7 August 1975), also known as Abu Muslim al-Austraili and Mohammed Dawood, is an Australian citizen being held prisoner by the United States Government at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. ...

Since 2003 Lasry has acted as senior counsel assisting the coronial inquiry into the 2003 Canberra bushfires. 2003 Canberra bushfires The Canberra bushfires of 2003 caused severe damage to the outskirts of Canberra, the Australian capital city and almost 70% of the Australian Capital Territory’s pasture, forests and nature parks were severely damaged. ...

Lasry has acted as defence counsel in several high profile criminal cases in Australia and overseas. He acted on behalf of Joseph Thomas in a high profile Australian terror trial (see R v Thomas) in which Thomas was convicted of receiving funds from a terrorist organisation and for passport offenses. The conviction was overturned on appeal. Lasry represented Van Tuong Nguyen in the high profile case in which Van Nguyen was convicted of drug trafficing in Singapore in 2004 and executed in December 2005. Recently Lasry has taken up the case of two of the Australians convicted of drug trafficing in Indonesia, known as the "Bali nine". ^[3] Joseph Terrence Thomas (b. ... Van Tuong Nguyens mugshot Van Tuong Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Tường Vân, baptised Caleb[1]) (17 August 1980 – 2 December 2005) was a Vietnamese Australian(born in Thailand) from Melbourne, Victoria, convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore. ... Retail selling Street selling is the bottom of the chain and can be accomplished through purchasing from prostitutes, through cloaked retail stores or refuse houses for users in the act located in red-light districts which often also deal in paraphernalia, dealers marketing merriment at night clubs and other events... Michael Czugaj, shown during an interview on the Nine Networks current affairs television program, A Current Affair. ...

Lasry is entitled to practice law in the Australian jurisdictions of Victoria, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia. ^[4] He is also a member of the Council of the International Criminal Bar for counsel practicing before the International Court of Justice. ^[5] Lasry has chambers in Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra. Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Emblems: Sturts Desert Rose (floral) Motto: None Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT, The Top End Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Const. ... Emblems: Faunal - Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus); Floral - Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum); Bird - Brolga (Grus rubicunda); Aquatic - Barrier Reef Anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos); Gem - Sapphire; Colour - Maroon Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Const. ... Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ... Emblems: Floral - Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos manglesii); Mammal - Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus); Bird - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Motto: none Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Const. ... Peace Palace, seat of the ICJ. The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ; French: Cour internationale de justice) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ...

References

1. ↑  Biography - Australia Law Council (pdf)
2. ↑  Biography - Sydney University
3. ↑  ABC news report
4. ↑ Biography -Victorian Bar Association
5. ↑  Biography - Sydney University

External links

• Biography - Victorian Bar Association
• United States v David Hicks - Report of the Australian Law Council Observer (pdf document)