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Charles Christian Waterstreet (born 17 July 1950) is a former Australian barrister, an author, and theatre and film producer. He has written two memoirs and produced two films, and he is now a columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald after the NSW Bar Association cancelled his practising certificate.
Charles Waterstreet is an internationally renowned Australian barrister, author, film producer and a co-creator of the hit TV show RAKE. With a legal career spanning four decades and a celebrated portfolio of some of Australia’s highest-profile criminal cases, Charles has extraordinary appellate and courtroom experience like few in his field.
The NSW Bar Association has suspended Sydney barrister Charles Waterstreet from practice, triggering a legal battle with the controversial criminal lawyer in the Supreme Court.
Apr 12, 2024 · Former NSW barrister Charles Waterstreet sexually harassed two students working for him or applying for a role in his chambers by watching a pornographic video in front of one young woman and showing another a sex toy during a job interview, a tribunal has found.
May 24, 2021 · Charles Waterstreet in Kings Cross. Photo: Max Aldred. Waterstreet spent formative time in author Patrick White’s house, where he could uncover the creative slices of himself. “I was dead broke,” he says.
Charles Waterstreet, despite his many legal and artistic successes remains the man who never bought his own robes for court. In fact, he has his legal practising certificate unframed, blue-tacked to the wall behind his desk overshadowed by the mountains of framed art that fill the chambers.
Nov 30, 2010 · Charlie Waterstreet is a lawyer who defends the underdog and has inspired the fictional series 'Rake' starring Richard Roxburgh. He talks about his struggles with depression, alcoholism and his mother's death in this ABC Conversations podcast.
