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For reliable legal representation across criminal defence, family law, intervention orders and traffic matters, trust Jay & Co Barristers and Solicitors. Our team is committed to providing clear advice, fair representation and strong advocacy for clients navigating complex and often stressful legal matters.
Our Mission Statement
To help and serve our community by having access to high quality legal services which protects their rights.
Our Vision
“To make a meaningful impact in fighting to uphold our freedoms.”
Our Values
Honesty and Integrity with Tenacity and Compassion

Mr. Esan Pilai
Director & Principal Criminal & Family Lawyer
“I believe in the power of justice to transform lives. With dedication and expertise, we stand by our clients every step of the way, ensuring their voices are heard and their rights protected. ”
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When you are facing a difficult legal matter, experience, preparation and clear advice matter. Jay & Co Barristers and Solicitors provides trusted representation across criminal defence, family law, intervention orders and traffic matters, with a strong focus on protecting our clients’ rights and working toward the best possible outcome.
Mr. Esan Pilai
Director & Principal Criminal & Family Lawyer
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Laws LL.B (QUT)
- Graduate Diploma Legal Practice (QUT)
Mr. Pilai is a highly experienced, well-respected, and talented lawyer with decades of experience helping both clients and other lawyers. He’s a Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of Victoria and High Court of Australia with relevant credentials and qualifications to conduct legal counsel in the entire country. More specifically, Mr. Pilai has valuable experience as Solicitor-Advocate in a variety of criminal matters in addition to intervention orders and motor vehicle offences.
Drawing upon his decades of experience and legal expertise, Mr. Pilai has helped numerous clients succeed in their cases. He’s won challenging cases in numerous court systems including the State and Federal jurisdiction of Victoria, New South Wales, the Queensland Magistrates’ and Children’s Courts, the Victorian County Court Sentencing Appeals and Criminal Trials, and Supreme Court Bail Appeal Matters. Recent cases Mr. Pilai has won and been involved in include:
Legal Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
- Family Law
- Intervention Orders
- Motor Vehicle Charges
Legal Experience
- Director of Public Prosecutions v Abela [2022] VCC 941
- DPP (Cth) v Torcasio [2022] VCC 1618
- Queen v Hepponstall [2022] VCC 705
- DPP (Cth) v White [2020] VCC 1846
- DPP V Myaker & Ors [2020] VCC 1054
- DPP v Wilson [2020] VCC 1177
- Director of Public Prosecutions v Niap [2016] VCC 551
- R v Niap [2016] VCC 551
- DPP v Sanchez [2015] VCC 907
- DPP v Nivunhellage [2014] VCC 2359
- Sanchez v DPP (2013) VSC 707
Mr. Akshay Bhakta
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Laws (Deakin University)
- Bachelor of Commerce (Deakin University)
- Graduate Diploma (Leo Cussen)
Akshay Bhakta is a dedicated and highly capable criminal defence lawyer at Jay & Co Barristers and Solicitors. Despite his young age, he has already accumulated extensive courtroom experience across a wide spectrum of criminal matters in both Magistrates’ and higher courts.
Akshay regularly appears in Mentions, Contest Mentions, Plea Hearings, Filing Hearings, and Committal Mentions at Magistrates’ Courts throughout Victoria. He has conducted bail applications in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, instructed in a SORA hearing in the Supreme Court, and appeared in the County Court for appeals, pleas involving serious federal offences, and a rape trial. He has also represented clients in interstate proceedings.
Akshay currently manages a substantial and diverse caseload, ranging from summary offences to serious indictable crimes. He is known for his robust preparation, advocacy skills, and unwavering commitment to protecting his clients’ rights and achieving just outcomes.
Key Experience
- Rape, sexual assault, grooming, and strangulation offences
- Kidnapping, extortion, blackmail, armed robbery, aggravated burglary, home invasion, assault, recklessly or intentionally causing serious injury, dangerous driving causing serious injury, commercial drug trafficking, cultivation, possession, and firearms charges
- Federal offences including carriage service matters and fraud under the Federal Crimes Act
- Plea hearings, diversion hearings, sentence indications, and contest mentions
- Bail applications and committal proceedings
- Instructing in Magistrates’ Court hearings and County Court trials
- Family violence intervention order (FVIVO) and personal safety intervention order (PSIVO) applications and defences, including cross-applications and particulars
Akshay is a passionate advocate with a strong foundation in criminal law, committed to delivering diligent and effective representation to every client.
Area of Experience
- Criminal Law
- Family Law
- Intervention Orders
- Motor Traffic Law
Ms. Raisa Alam
Criminal Defence and Family Lawyer
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Laws (La Trobe University)
- Bachelor of Commerce (La Trobe University)
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (Leo Cussen Centre for Law)
Raisa is a newly appointed criminal defence lawyer with a double degree in Law and Commerce, with nearly a decade in business and private banking.
Raisa practices exclusively in criminal defence, driven by a firm belief that every person, regardless of the circumstances, deserves proper representation and a genuine opportunity to be heard.
Navigating the criminal justice system can be one of the most challenging experiences a person faces. Raisa’s approach is grounded in clear communication, thorough preparation, and a genuine commitment to being accessible to clients at every stage of the process.
Taking the time to understand each client’s full situation, Raisa ensures clients events are carefully considered and effectively put before the Court. When stakes are at their highest, clients can trust that someone is firmly in their corner.
Area of Experience
- Criminal Law
- Family Law
- Intervention Orders
- Motor Traffic Law
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