Joshua was admitted to practice in 2004 after which he was commissioned as a Legal Officer in the Royal Australian Navy. During this time, Joshua appeared in commissions of inquiry, court martial matters, trials by Defence Force magistrates and appeals before the Defence Force Discipline Appeals Tribunal. He was also deployed on active service in the Middle East Area of Operations.
Since being called to the bar in 2017, Joshua has developed a broad practice incorporating criminal and regulatory law, public law and civil litigation.
The types of matters Joshua works on fall into one or more of the following general descriptions:
- Criminal and regulatory law: my practice includes appearing in jury trials, appeals, pleas and applications in criminal and quasi-criminal, regulatory matters. I both defend and prosecute in criminal trials. I have particular interest and experience with white collar crime including fraud and corruption matters, Commonwealth Code matters and matters involving the intersection of criminal and civil law.
- Administrative law: appearing for government instrumentalities and individuals in judicial review applications, in coronial inquests, royal commissions and other forms of inquiry.
- Commercial disputes: actions on a wide range of commercial disputes, including claims with respect to leasing disputes, contracts and claims for misleading and deceptive conduct.
- Employment law: advising and appearing in respect of work, health and safety prosecutions and workers compensation matters.
Appointments
- Member, Veterans Review Board
- Member, Racing Appeals Tribunal (ACT)
- Member Legal Aid Review Committee (ACT)
- Lieutenant Commander, Royal Australian Naval Reserve Legal Panel
- Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions External Junior Counsel Panel
Admitted to the Bar 2017
2017
Admitted as a solicitor
2004
Masters of Laws, Australian National University
Graduate Diploma in Military Law, Australian National University
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Australian National University
Bachelor of Laws, Australian National University
Phone
02 6130 0566
nottle@blackburnchambers.com.au
Practice areas
Appellate
Commissions and Inquiries
Criminal law
Family law
Inquests and inquiries
Military law
Public / Administrative law
Cases
- Counsel for the Australian Federal Police in the inquest into the death of Luke Anthony Rich [2024] ACTCD 3
- Khail v RTA Gove Pty Ltd & Anor [2024] NTSC 9 – workers compensation appeal (led by McConnel SC)
- Chapman v Cottle [2023] ACTSCFC 3 – appeal to the Full Court on criminal sentencing principles
- CDLC Pty Ltd v Capital Estate Developments Pty Ltd [2023] ACTSC 284 – commercial leasing (led by Walker SC)
- Counsel for a former member of the Australian Defence Force in the ongoing coronial inquest into the death of Ian Turner, a member of Australia’s special forces.
- R v Alan Johns (a pseudonym) (No. 2) [2023] ACTSC 83 – publication of reasons
- R v El-Debel; R v Kahlon (No 7) [2022] ACTSC 313 – sentence for an offence of conspiracy to dishonestly obtain a gain from the Commonwealth
- Mentink v Commissioner for Northern Territory Police [2022] FCA 1549 – judicial review
- Kantibye v Chief of Army [2022] ADFDAT 2 – appeal against conviction for
- Anthony Noaks v Northern Territory of Australia [2022] NTWHC 3 – workers compensation
- Junior counsel for various witnesses in the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide (led by Kathryn McMillan KC).
- Private R v Cowen [2020] HCA 31 – scope of the application of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 to defence members (led by Game SC and Jones for the Plaintiff)
- Counsel for an affected party in the inquest into the death of Xavier Nicholas Lengyel [2019] NTLC 005