Criminal law · Hobart, TAS
Criminal lawyers in Hobart: 20 that Doyle’s ranks across Tasmania without naming a city. Every card says which of those it is, and links the source.
We don’t list any criminal lawyers in Hobart yet.
Further down are 20 criminal lawyers Doyle’s Guide ranks across Tasmania — we have not reviewed, ranked or contacted any of them, and no source we hold says where in the state they practise. We would rather draw that line than imply we know more than we do.
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Doyle’s Guide scopes these lists to Tasmania and publishes no city for any listee, so we cannot tell you which of them work in Hobart — we are showing them here because Hobart is the state’s legal centre, not because Doyle’s places them in it. Each card links the exact list it came from.
Within this group the order is alphabetical. It is not a ranking.
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Barrister · Republic Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Leading 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Liverpool Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Leading 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Luke Brett Barrister & Solicitor
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · The Cangelosi Firm
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Doyle’s Guide Leading 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Annalisa Doedens Legal
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Mark Doyle Barrister & Solicitor
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Derwent & Tamar Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Logan & Partners
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Doyle’s Guide Leading 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Willshire Lawyers
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Michael Kirby Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Monk Lawyers
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Doyle’s Guide Leading 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Liverpool Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Rockingham House
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Doyle’s Guide Leading 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Oxley Barristers & Solicitors
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Hamilton Purcell Lawyers
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Derwent & Tamar Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Edward Coke Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Leading 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Willshire Lawyers
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Doyle’s Guide Leading 2026 · Criminal Law
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Criminal law in Australia is state-based with significant procedural variation — each state has its own Crimes Act or Criminal Code plus sentencing statute. Matters proceed through the Local/Magistrates Court for summary offences and through the District/County or Supreme Court for indictable offences. Early engagement of a criminal lawyer materially affects outcomes, particularly for sentencing.
Matter types we see most often in our intake from Hobart and surrounding suburbs.
The most common Local Court charge. Penalty bands run from novice/special through to high-range. Section 10 dismissals (no conviction recorded) are available in narrow first-offence circumstances with appropriate preparation. Mandatory interlock applies in most states for mid-range and above.
Common assault, AOABH (assault occasioning actual bodily harm), GBH (grievous bodily harm). Range from Local Court summary through to District Court indictable. Defended hearings require careful witness evidence preparation.
Possession, supply, trafficking. Quantity thresholds determine jurisdiction. Diversion programs available in most states for personal-use possession. Supply-quantity matters typically proceed indictably.
Defending an apprehended violence order application. Technically civil but heard in criminal jurisdiction. Most contested AVOs resolve at first mention through undertakings or withdrawal.
Theft, larceny, fraud, burglary. Court hierarchy depends on value and complexity. Sentencing options heavily affected by prior history.
Serious offences proceeding by indictment. Committal hearings, jury trials or judge-alone trials, complex evidence. Senior counsel commonly briefed.
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