Julie-Anne Kincade was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1991. She worked as a criminal barrister in London until December 2005, prosecuting and defending all levels and types of serious criminal cases from Crown Court to appellate level.
After moving to New Zealand Julie-Anne was a Senior Solicitor at Meredith Connell from 2007 to 2013.
Since joining the independent bar in November 2013, she has been involved in a number of high-profile trials in New Zealand including the Mark Lundy hearings at all levels and the Dome Valley kidnapping trial.
She has been a Faculty member of the Litigation Skills course since 2015 and regularly presents seminars for criminal lawyers.
Julie-Anne regularly deals with witnesses giving evidence via AVL.
She is a Vice President of the The Law Association Council and Convenor of the The Law Association Criminal Law Committee.
Julie-Anne was a member of Blackstone Chambers in
Auckland from February 2016 to mid-2023 and is now a member of the newly-formed
Augusta Chambers.