Martin Longhurst, Briggs Lane Chambers

Martin Longhurst is a Queensland barrister practicing predominantly in criminal law.

Called to the private Bar in 2017, Martin has developed a national criminal practice and accepts briefs in serious and complex criminal matters throughout Queensland and interstate. He has conducted jury trials in multiple States and Territories throughout Australia, appeared in the High Court of Australia, and regularly appears in the Queensland Court of Appeal.

Martin has extensive experience as both leading and junior counsel in serious criminal proceedings. His practice includes murder and attempted murder, drug trafficking, serious sexual offences and other serious criminal offending, together with appeals against conviction and sentence, pre-trial applications, committal proceedings and complex sentencing matters.

Selected Cases
LBK v The King [2026] HCATrans 9
R v Peter; R v Banu; R v Ingui [2023] QCA 1
R v Robertson [2023] QCA 47
R v Ernst [2020] QCA 150
Barbaro v Queensland Police Service & Anor [2023] QSC 116
Forbes v Wilmot [2022] QSC 168
R v Clarke and Warren [2021] QSCPR 12
Commissioner of Police v Barbaro [2020] QCA 230; (2020) 6 QR 186; (2020) 285 A Crim R 477