Chambers: Murray Chambers
Postal Address: E. B. Johnston House, 259 Adelaide Terrace, Perth WA 6000
Telephone: +61 (8) 6244 5120
Email: jnegus@mchambers.com.au
Jennifer Negus
BCom LLB LLM
Year admitted to practice: 2007
Year elected to WABA: 2022
Jennifer Negus has a practice that includes commercial and corporate disputes, regulatory
and disciplinary matters, inquiries and public prosecutions including prosecution and
defence of Commonwealth and State criminal offences and misconduct.
In addition to her practice in the civil jurisdiction, as a former State Prosecutor at the Office
of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia, Jennifer is experienced in all
forms of hearing including trial and appeal in the courts of criminal jurisdiction as junior and
lead Counsel, as well as on secondment to the WA Police Prosecuting Division. Her
experience also includes extraditions, civil proceeds of crime and advice to the Corruption
and Crime Commission of Western Australia.
Jennifer is a member of the external brief out counsel panel for both of the Commonwealth
Director of Public Prosecutions and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for
Western Australia.
Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from Murdoch University and
a Master of Laws from the University of Western Australia, is published in the fields of
constitutional law, criminal law and evidence, and lectures in criminal law and forensic
advocacy at Curtin Law School.
Curriculum Vitae available upon request.