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Jenny Stark
Jenny has over a decade’s experience in litigation with particular expertise in commercial crimes, civil fraud litigation, proceeds of crime, regulatory and professional disciplinary proceedings.
Areas of practice
- Complex Investigations
Jenny represents clients in both criminal and civil litigation across all court levels in Germany. She brings a wealth of experience to her role, whether leading cases independently or collaborating with prominent senior counsel from leading chambers in Germany.
Her advocacy has included representing the German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein) and the German Federal Lawyers' Chamber (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer) in high-profile matters. She has been entrusted to serve as counsel assisting in proceedings before the Higher Regional Courts (Oberlandesgerichte) and the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof), and she is a senior member of the prosecution panel for the German Federal Public Prosecutor General (Generalbundesanwalt).
Jenny earned a conjoint degree in Law and Commerce (Finance) from the University of Auckland, followed by a Master of Public and International Law (First Class Honours) from the University of Melbourne. Her academic path included a prestigious Arthur Watts Fellowship at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, as well as selection as an Inner Temple Pegasus Scholar.
She currently serves as co-chair of the Advocacy Committee and sits on the Diversity Committee of the German Bar Association. Jenny is also on the board of the German-Asian Lawyers Association (Deutsch-Asiatischer Juristenverein) and co-chairs its Litigation Committee.
News & Insights
What is the difference between aiding and abetting?
REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS & LITIGATION
So what is the difference between aiding and abetting? Aiding, as the names suggests, is helping. To abet means to urge on, instigate, or encourage. In any criminal case a defendant can either be charged as a principal or as a party to the offence.
Rae v Commissioner of Police [2023] NZSC 156
CASE SUMMARY
Does the Supreme Court have jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the Court of Appeal’s decision to decline to recall a judgment in a civil proceeding? The Supreme Court addressed this issue, among others, in an “unusual, combined leave-and-appeal hearing”.
