Stephen Keim SC

Professional Information

Stephen was first called to the Bar in Queensland in 1985. He took silk in 2004.

Stephen was a founding member of Higgins Chambers in Brisbane when it opened in early 1986. Stephen is also a member of Republic Chambers in Salamanca Place, Battery Point, Hobart.

Stephen joined Michael Kirby Chambers in August, 2024.

Stephen is currently chair of Capital Punishment Justice Program Inc (formerly Reprieve Australia), Australia’s only single issue, anti-death penalty NGO. Stephen is also patron of the Julia Wagner Memorial Fund, a Brisbane based anti-death penalty NGO which, inter alia, raises funds to support Australian volunteers to work as interns in Capital Defence Centers in the United States.

Stephen is a former member of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Tribunal and the Queensland Land Court. He was formerly president of the Legal Aid Commission (Queensland).

Stephen is an active member of the Human Rights Committee of the Law Council of Australia.

Stephen writes book reviews and other articles. His work can be found at Hearsay and on the Academia platform.


Selected Cases Links

 Pollock v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 233

Spence v State of Queensland (2019) 93 ALJR 643

Love and Thoms v Commonwealth (2020) 270 CLR 152

Coughlan v The Queen (2020) 267 CLR 654

Orreal v The Queen [2021] HCA 44


Contact Information

 Michael Kirby Chambers

 Level 27, St Martins Tower
 44 St Georges Terrace
 Perth WA 6000

T: (08) 6316 4720

M: 0433 846 518

E: s.keim@higginschambers.com.au


Areas of Practice

  • Administrative law
  • Workers compensation
  • Appeals
  • Criminal law (Regulatory matters)

Admitted to Practice

  • Senior Counsel (2004)
  • Queensland (1985)

Qualifications

  • BA Llb (Hon.)