King’s Counsel, practising as a barrister throughout Australia;
Professor of Law and Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry,
University of Melbourne;
Honorary Professor of Forensic Medicine, Monash University;
Editor, Journal of Law and Medicine
Dr Ian Freckelton AO KC
King’s Counsel, practising as a barrister throughout Australia;
Professor of Law and Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry, University of Melbourne;
Honorary Professor of Forensic Medicine, Monash University;
Editor, Journal of Law and Medicine
Latest News
10 August 2024:
Dr Freckelton was appointed an Adjunct Professor at Southern Cross University
8 August 2024:
Dr Freckelton was listed by Doyle’s Guide amongst Leading Administrative, Public Law and Judicial Review Barristers, 2024
5 August 2024:
Dr Freckelton was appointed an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Business, Law and Arts of Southern Cross University
25 July 2024:
In Barcelona, Spain, Dr Freckelton was awarded the “Prix Philippe Pinel”, the highest award given by the International Academy of Law and Mental Health
18 April 2024:
Dr Freckelton was included by Best Lawyers in the categories of Personal Injury Litigation, Public Law, and Commercial Law
1 January 2024:
Dr Freckelton’s 7th edition of Expert Evidence: Law, Practice, Procedure and Advocacy published by Thomson Reuters
21 April 2023:
Dr Freckelton included in Best Lawyers in Australia for Personal Injury Litigation, Public Law, and Commercial Law
1 March 2023:
Australian Public Health Law (with Bennett) published by Federation Press
13 October 2022:
Dr Freckelton announced as an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
29 July 2022:
Dr Freckelton included by Doyle’s Guide amongst Australia’s Leading Administrative and Public Law Barristers
1 January 2022:
COVID-19, Law and Regulation (with Bennett and Wolf) published by OUP
11 October 2021:
Dr Freckelton & Monika Pekevska reported on the effectiveness of Victoria’s gambling regulator, the VCGLR
8 October 2021:
Dr Freckelton appointed Special Senior Counsel to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse and Neglect of Persons with a Disability
22 September 2021:
Forensic Analysis – Scientific and Medical Techniques and Evidence under the Microscope (edited by Freckelton) published by Intech Open
31 August 2021:
Pandemics, Public Health Emergencies and Government Powers (by Bennett and Freckelton) published by Federation Press
25 August 2021:
Dr Freckelton recognised by Doyle’s Guide amongst the Leading Barristers in Australia in Administrative Law, Public Law and Judicial Review
15 June 2021:
Dr Freckelton appointed an Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia for “distinguished service to the law, and to the legal profession, across fields including health, medicine and technology.”
15 April 2021:
Dr Freckelton recognised by “Best Lawyers Australia” for “Public Law”
1 February 2021:
Dr Freckelton completed 25 years’ service as a lawyer member of the Mental Health Tribunal of Victoria (including a period as its Acting President)
Publications
Expert Evidence, Seventh Edition
COVID-19 Law and Regulation
Expert Evidence Sixth Edition
Expert Evidence and Criminal Jury Trials
Death Investigation and the Coroners Inquest
Scholarly Misconduct: Law, Regulation and Practice
Tensions & Traumas in Health Law
Pandemics and Public Health Emergencies
Criminal Injuries Compensation
Australian Public Health Law
Forensic
Analysis
Dr Freckelton's practice
His practice as a King’s Counsel is based at Castan Chambers in Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. He is briefed throughout Australia.
ABOUT DR IAN FRECKELTON AO KCIan Freckelton is an experienced King's Counsel in full time practice as a Barrister across Australia.
He has also been a judge of the Supreme Court in Nauru; a board and committee member; an investigator of allegations of misconduct; a professor of law, psychiatry and forensic medicine; a fellow of learned academies; a journal editor; a speaker at international gatherings; an author, editor and book reviewer; and a scholarly traveller.
He has been a Commissioner at the Victorian Law Reform Commission, a President of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, a member of many statutory tribunals and has held a variety of international positions.