ANDRA MOBBERLEY

Andra was admitted to the Bar in 1988. She is a specialist in international and domestic criminal law. She has a Masters Degree in Public International Law from the University of Leiden.

International Law 

Andra prosecuted genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for the United Nations for eight years. She is a contributing author to ‘A Compendium of  Lessons Learned and Suggested Practices, a three-year study of prosecutorial practices at the International Tribunals for Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Cambodia and Lebanon‘. She has written curricula and been a Faculty member for advocacy training for international prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and for prosecutors at the International Criminal Court. Andra is on the List of Defence Counsel for the International Criminal Court.

Andra provides consultancy advice to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and has been working closely with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Kenya.

Domestic Law

Andra worked for Crown Law as Crown Counsel providing advice and representation to the New Zealand Government on indigenous rights (Treaty of Waitangi) claims,  prosecuting Crown cases, and managing  New Zealand’s extradition portfolio. She also worked as the principal solicitor at the Department of Corrections.

Andra has advised and appeared on the large-scale refugee exclusion matters involving international criminal law issues. She has provided representation and advice to the Department of Corrections for the Government Inquiry into Matters Concerning the Escape of Phillip John Smith/Traynor,  The Government Inquiry into the Management of Tony Douglas Robertson and urgent public law cases.

She currently practices as a criminal defence lawyer and provides public law advice to Clients. Andra has recently provided advice on a high-profile international child abduction case and in extradition matters.

Andra also provides expert witness training for mental health professionals and has conducted training on mental health ethics and the law.