NATHAN EDRIDGE
Nathan was called to the Bar in 2017 and specialises in criminal law matters in Queensland and New South Wales.
He also accepts briefs in administrative law, regulatory matters, domestic violence hearings and inquests/inquiries.
Earlier, Nathan was Associate to Her Honour Judge Sarah Bradley AO and worked as a solicitor and barrister at Legal Aid Queensland.
Nathan has a strong record in trials and appeals across all jurisdictions in Queensland and NSW.
He was lead counsel in R v Eatts [2025] QCA 175, resulting in manslaughter convictions being quashed by the Court of Appeal. Nathan has appeared as junior counsel in the High Court of Australia: Huxley v The Queen (2023) 416 ALR 359.
He has appeared in several successful appeals and reviews, including:
· R v Thrupp [2024] QCA 134 – convictions for murder quashed;
· Sran v Minister for Immigration [2022] FCA 377 – judicial review granted;
· R v Enright [2020] QCA 6 – conviction for threatening a judicial officer quashed;
· R v Cooney [2019] QCA 166 – appeal against sentence allowed;
· R v MDD [2019] QCA 197 – appeal against sentence allowed; and
· R v GBF [2019] QCA 4 – appeal against sentence allowed.
Nathan is a member of the Bar of Queensland and New South Wales.
He is appointed to the Legal Aid Queensland Complex Criminal Case Panel.
Please see below for cases Nathan has appeared in.
CASES
High Court of Australia
Huxley v The Queen (2023) 416 ALR 359; [2023] HCA 40 – murder conviction appeal dismissed
Federal Court of Australia
Sran v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 377 – application for judicial review granted
Queensland Court of Appeal
R v Eatts [2025] QCA 175 – appeal against manslaughter convictions allowed (unled)
R v Thrupp; R v Taiao; R v Walker; R v Daniels [2024] QCA 134 – appeal against murder convictions allowed
R v Ali [2023] QCA 207 – application for leave to appeal against sentence dismissed (unled)
R v Tilling [2022] QCA 5 – application for leave to appeal against sentence dismissed (unled)
R v Ma [2021] QCA 148 – appeal against murder conviction dismissed
R v Huxley [2021] QCA 78 – appeal against murder conviction dismissed
R v CCP [2020] QCA 292 – appeal against conviction dismissed
R v WBJ [2020] QCA 32 – appeal against conviction and sentence dismissed
R v Enright [2020] QCA 6 – appeal against conviction allowed
R v MDD [2019] QCA 197 – appeal against sentence allowed (unled)
R v Cooney [2019] QCA 166 – appeal against sentence allowed
R v Zarnke (2019) 279 A Crim R 19 – application for leave to appeal sentence refused by majority (appeal against sentence allowed in dissent)
R v HBW [2019] QCA 48 – appeal against conviction dismissed
R v GBF [2019] QCA 4 – appeal against sentence allowed
See GBF v The Queen (2020) 271 CLR 537 – appeal against conviction allowed
District Court, Childrens Court and other
R v RYO [2025] QDCPR 37 – retrospective application of offence provision (unled)
R v Dennis [2025] QDC 107 – no jury order granted (unled)
R v DPA [2024] QDCPR 81 – Crown application to transfer indictment for appointment of intermediary dismissed (unled)
R v DT [2023] QChC 8 – validity of serious repeat offender declarations for children (unled)
R v PAA [2023] QDCPR 70 – ruling for in camera rape trial, admission of protected counselling communications (unled)
Miller v Commissioner of Police [2022] QDC 77 – appeal against sentence allowed (unled)
Benson v Commissioner of Police [2021] QDC 98 – appeal against sentence allowed (unled)
R v Richardson [2020] QDC 129 (unled)
Chaplin v Sunshine Coast Regional Council [2020] QCATA 83 (unled)
Inquest into the death of Lee Edward Parker (2020) (unled)
Williamson v Commissioner of Police [2019] QDC 56 – appeal against sentence allowed (unled)
Areas of Practice
Administrative Law
Criminal Law
Inquests and Inquiries
Qualifications
BCom, LLB (Hons)
Called to the Bar in 2017
Contact
M: 0432 267 067
E: edridge@qldbar.asn.au