Emma Fargher

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Emma is an experienced advocate who accepts briefs to appear and advise in criminal and quasi-criminal matters.

Emma accepts both defence and prosecution briefs. She also accepts briefs to appear in coronial inquests, disciplinary tribunals and other regulatory hearings.

Emma regularly appears both led and unled at all stages of criminal proceedings, including criminal trials. Emma has appeared as junior counsel in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Court of Appeal, including in second and subsequent appeal proceedings (led by J Condon KC) Mokbel v The King [2024] VSC 725, Mokbel v The King [2025] VSCA 62 and Mokbel v The King [2025] VSCA 243.

Emma is a participant in the 2024/2025 VLA Trial Counsel Development Program.

Emma came to the bar with ten years' experience as a solicitor advocate, having practiced in both commercial litigation and criminal law. Immediately prior to the bar, Emma was a Senior Solicitor Advocate in the Advocacy Division of the Office of Public Prosecutions.

Emma was associate to the Honourable Justice Hollingworth at the Supreme Court of Victoria and her senior mentor is Julie Condon KC.