Greens List Barristers

Joshua Lessing Bar : 2020| Admitted : 2013

Joshua has a broad public, administrative and commercial law practice. 

Phone : +61 3 9225 7222

Mobile : 0418 185 763

Email : joshua.lessing@vicbar.com.au

Chambers : Owen Dixon Chambers

Profile

Joshua practices primarily in public and administrative law. He also maintains a commerical law practice and has appeared on behalf of the Office of Public Prosecutions.


He accepts briefs to advise and appear in merits and judicial review proceedings (including migration, privacy and statutory insurance and compensation matters) and in general and appellate criminal and civil matters, including trade practices, media and intellectual property matters. 


Joshua also accepts pro bono briefs.


Prior to coming to the Bar, Joshua practised extensively in administrative law as a lawyer and solicitor-advocate at Sparke Helmore. He advised government and private sector clients in relation to social security and statutory compensation schemes, including Comcare and military compensation schemes. He appeared before the Mental Health Tribunal as part of Sparke Helmore’s pro bono practice and was seconded to the National Disability Insurance Agency.


Before Sparke Helmore, Joshua was associate to Deputy President P E Hack SC and Senior Members Regina Perton OAM and Graham Friedman at the AAT, obtaining experience in a wide variety of administrative law matters.


More recently, Joshua was a registry lawyer at the Victorian Court of Appeal, where he prepared summaries of and managed appeals to hearing, gaining valuable procedural and substantive experience in both the civil and criminal appellate jurisdictions.


He has also worked for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Queensland).


Joshua holds a Juris Doctor (Hons) and received the Dean’s List Award for academic excellence while completing his Master of Laws. 


Joshua read with Graeme Hill SC.


Recent cases:

Kaur v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FedCFamC2G 1176

Kumar v Minister Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FedCFamC2G 1020

Raja v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FedCFamC2G 934

DAM18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FedCFamC2G 942

Desai and National Disability Insurance Agency [2023] AATA 3004

Kupke and National Disability Insurance Agency [2023] AATA 2830

CLB18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FedCFamC2G 585 

Bu (Migration) [2023] AATA 2354

Gadzikwa and Comcare (Compensation) [2023] AATA 951 

DFFG and National Disability Insurance Agency [2023] AATA 264

EMQ17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FedCFamC2G 947

Mercado and National Australia Bank Limited (Compensation) [2022] AATA 2136

QTDM and National Disability Insurance Agency [2022] AATA 3826 

ECA17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FedCFamC2G 659

Kaur v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 670

Mercado and National Australia Bank Limited (Compensation) [2022] AATA 2136

Kaur v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FedCFamC2G 42

KCCD and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (Migration) [2020] AATA 5145


Publications:

Jacqui Ewart; Mark Pearson; and Joshua Lessing, ‘Anti-terror laws and the news media in Australia since 2001: how free expression and national security compete in a liberal democracy’ (2013) 5(1) Journal of Media Law 104.



 

Memberships & Committees

Victorian Bar

To get in touch with Joshua Lessing | or for more information please contact the Clerk on:

+61 3 9225 7222clerkb@greenslist.com.au

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.