Criminal Law and Traffic Law

Stephen O’Reilly and Philip Bovey practise exclusively in criminal law and have over 30 years combined experience in this area. In fact, O’Reilly Stevens Bovey Lawyers has one of the largest criminal law practices north of Brisbane. In addition, Stephen O’Reilly is a member of the Queensland Criminal Law Specialist Accreditation Committee responsible for overseeing and assessing Queensland practitioners seeking specialist accreditation as criminal lawyers.

Our highly qualified criminal law support staff are skilled in assisting with matter management and dealing with general inquiries from clients.

As part of the service, our criminal lawyers are available 24 hours a day for urgent advice in relation to criminal law matters.

The lawyers in our criminal law division have the knowledge and expertise to provide advice and representation in all facets of criminal and quasi criminal law including:-

  • major crime
  • drug offences
  • sexual offences
  • traffic offences
  • bail applications
  • domestic violence applications
  • appeals in all jurisdictions
  • coronial inquests
  • Crime and Misconduct Commission hearings
  • Australian Crime Commission hearings
  • confiscation and forfeiture proceedings
  • prosecutions under environmental protection laws
  • prosecutions under workplace health and safety laws