Hugo Atkinson

Criminal Barrister

Hugo regularly appears in the Supreme Court, District Court, Local Court, and Children’s Courts. His primary area of practice is criminal law, covering summary, indictable, and appellate criminal matters. He also accepts briefs in regulatory prosecutions, disciplinary proceedings, intentional torts, high risk offender applications, and inquiries. Before being called to the Bar, Hugo worked as a Trial Advocate for the Aboriginal Legal Service and as a Senior Solicitor at the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency. In these roles, he appeared in both jury and judge-alone trials. Hugo has represented mentally unfit defendants in special hearings and in sentence proceedings in the District Court. Additionally, he has appeared complex cases in the Local and Children’s Courts. He has acted in appeal proceedings in the Court of Criminal Appeal, Supreme Court, and District Court. Prior to his career as a solicitor, Hugo was a Tipstaff in the Supreme Court of NSW and worked as a paralegal at the Crown Solicitor’s Office.

+ 61 2 9224 5600

hatkinson@7gbc.com.au