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Zoë Brereton
Zoë is a member at Matrix
Zoë joined Matrix in 2025 following the successful completion of her traineeship.
She is developing a practice in criminal law and extradition, public law and human rights law, and media law.
As a trainee, Zoe was supervised by Clare Montgomery KC, Helen Law, Guy Vassall-Adams KC, Ben Silverstone, James Stansfeld and Eleanor Mitchell.
In April 2021, Zoë was called to the bar in Queensland, Australia. She has appeared as junior counsel before the High Court of Australia, Queensland Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Queensland in criminal, public and constitutional law matters.
Zoë has previously worked as an Associate to Justice Soraya Ryan of the Queensland Supreme Court and interned with the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court.
- LLM, University of Cambridge, Pembroke College (2023) – First Class (awarded the Freda Freeman Commemorative Fellowship and the Davis McCaughey Cambridge Australia scholarship).
- LLB, University of Queensland (2018) – First Class and University Medallist (awarded the John Wilkinson Memorial Prize in Law, Women Lawyers’ Association Queensland, Una Prentice Award, and Minter Ellison Prize in law).
- BA (extended major in Spanish), University of Queensland (2018) – First in cohort.
- DALF (Advanced French Language Diploma) – Level C1 (2012).
- ‘The law as an ally in protest cases’ (co-author with Saul Holt KC), August 2024, Paper presented at the Human Rights Law Trans-Tasman conference.
- ‘Seduction, Lies and the Limits of Rape Law’, TEDxUQ, July 2018 Policing Consent Seduction Lies and the Limits of Rape Law.
- ‘Rethinking the Role of Corruption in West Papua: A Precursor to Crimes Against Humanity?’ (2018) LawAsia.
- ‘Myths of women as false complainants in rape cases in India’ (2016) 41 (1) International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice.
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+44 (0)20 7404 3447
Zoë is a member at Matrix
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Civil Liberties and Human Rights
- Corporate and Business Crime
- Crime
- Public Law
Zoë Brereton
Contact Zoë: ZoeBrereton@matrixlaw.co.uk | +44 (0)20 7404 3447
Contact Zoë's Practice Team (Team T): TeamT@matrixlaw.co.uk
Zoë joined Matrix in 2025 following the successful completion of her traineeship.
She is developing a practice in criminal law and extradition, public law and human rights law, and media law.
As a trainee, Zoe was supervised by Clare Montgomery KC, Helen Law, Guy Vassall-Adams KC, Ben Silverstone, James Stansfeld and Eleanor Mitchell.
In April 2021, Zoë was called to the bar in Queensland, Australia. She has appeared as junior counsel before the High Court of Australia, Queensland Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Queensland in criminal, public and constitutional law matters.
Zoë has previously worked as an Associate to Justice Soraya Ryan of the Queensland Supreme Court and interned with the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court.
Education
- LLM, University of Cambridge, Pembroke College (2023) – First Class (awarded the Freda Freeman Commemorative Fellowship and the Davis McCaughey Cambridge Australia scholarship).
- LLB, University of Queensland (2018) – First Class and University Medallist (awarded the John Wilkinson Memorial Prize in Law, Women Lawyers’ Association Queensland, Una Prentice Award, and Minter Ellison Prize in law).
- BA (extended major in Spanish), University of Queensland (2018) – First in cohort.
- DALF (Advanced French Language Diploma) – Level C1 (2012).
Publications
- ‘The law as an ally in protest cases’ (co-author with Saul Holt KC), August 2024, Paper presented at the Human Rights Law Trans-Tasman conference.
- ‘Seduction, Lies and the Limits of Rape Law’, TEDxUQ, July 2018 Policing Consent Seduction Lies and the Limits of Rape Law.
- ‘Rethinking the Role of Corruption in West Papua: A Precursor to Crimes Against Humanity?’ (2018) LawAsia.
- ‘Myths of women as false complainants in rape cases in India’ (2016) 41 (1) International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice.