Simon Kenny

Criminal Defence Barrister, Brian Bourke Chambers

Simon Kenny is a criminal defence barrister. He appears in trials and other indictable criminal proceedings.

From 2004 to 2010, he practised as a solicitor, mainly at the Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service (CAALAS) in Alice Springs, and briefly at the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) and Victoria Legal Aid in Melbourne.

He is passionate about legal aid in the Asia Pacific region and has worked pro bono in Indonesia, Nauru, and Myanmar, and also in Australia. He is a long-term pro bono volunteer trainer with BABSEACLE, having assisted them with many access to justice related initiatives.