J.R.S. Forbes

Dr. J.R. Forbes was educated at Nudgee College, Brisbane; Waverley College, Sydney; and the University of Sydney, where he graduated BA, LL M (Hons 1st Cl). His PhD thesis was in the field of administrative law. He is a barrister of the New South Wales and Queensland Supreme Courts. For 6 years, he was a member of the Misconduct Tribunal of the Criminal Justice Commission (Qld), and he has served for many years on the Judicial Appeals Committee of the Queensland Rugby Union. He has written books on evidence and the history of the Australian legal profession and presents "Drive Time Classics" on Brisbane’s 4MBS-FM.