Stephanie Erian

(02) 9236 8649
serian@stjames.net.au

Level 6
169 Phillip Street
Sydney NSW 2000

PRACTICE AREAS

Administrative Law
Aviation Law
Climate Change
Commercial & Contracts
Criminal Law
Discrimination Law
Environmental & Planning Law
Human Rights Law
Public International Law
Public Law
Restraints of Trade
War Crimes and Military Law
Workplace Health & Safety

QUALIFICATIONS

Master of International Laws, University College London

Bachelor of Laws, University of New South Wales

Bachelor of International Studies, University of New South Wales

Called to the Bar: 2023

Admitted to Practice: 2014

Called to the Bar: 2023

Admitted to Practice: 2014

(02) 9236 8649
serian@stjames.net.au

Level 6
169 Phillip Street
Sydney NSW 2000

PRACTICE AREAS

Administrative Law
Aviation Law
Climate Change
Commercial & Contracts
Criminal Law
Discrimination Law
Environmental & Planning Law
Human Rights Law
Public International Law
Public Law
Restraints of Trade
War Crimes and Military Law
Workplace Health & Safety

QUALIFICATIONS

Master of International Laws, University College London

Bachelor of Laws, University of New South Wales

Bachelor of International Studies, University of New South Wales

ABOUT

Stephanie accepts briefs in most areas of law. She has particular expertise in international law, environmental law, cultural heritage law, and public law.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Stephanie worked as a solicitor for over 9 years across Australia, the Netherlands and Cambodia. Most recently, Stephanie was a senior lawyer at the NSW Environment Protection Authority where she prosecuted a wide range of environmental crimes. Before that, Stephanie worked as a lawyer at the International Criminal Court, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon where she practised in the areas of international criminal law, international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

In her early career, Stephanie was a solicitor as a boutique Sydney law firm where she specialised in energy and resources.

PUBLICATIONS

A Supply Chain Approach to Curbing the Illicit Trade of Cultural Property from Conflict Zones, Australian International Law Journal Vol. 28 (November 2021)

SELECT CASES

DHI22 v Qatar Airways Group (No 2) [2025] FCAFC 92

DHI22 v Qatar Airways Group (No 1) [2025] FCAFC 91

Environment Protection Authority v Metropolitan Collieries Pty Ltd [2025] NSWLEC 23

Prosecutor v Ayyash et al., Special Tribunal for Lebanon

Prosecutor v Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

Prosecutor v Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, International Criminal Court

Prosecutor v Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo et al., International Criminal Court