Admitted to the Bar 1998
Appointed Senior Counsel 2012
Experience
Kate has over 30 years’ experience in dispute resolution and advocacy in a wide
range of employment disputes, sexual harassment, disability, all forms of
discrimination and vilification law. She also practises in the areas of public law,
education and health law, including class actions. She is a recognised expert in
human rights law.
She appears in the High Court, Federal Court, Federal Circuit Court, Fair Work
Commission, Industrial Relations Commission and State/Territory tribunals in
trials and appeals in matters arising under the Fair Work Act and all
Commonwealth/State/Territory discrimination laws. She is instructed by
individuals, Commonwealth, State and Territory governments and agencies, for
multi-national and Australian ASX 200 corporations, partnerships and small
businesses in a range of matters including internal compliance audits, internal
grievance and disciplinary procedures, law reform, development of policies and
procedures, training, strategy, advisory work and litigation.
Kate regularly appears in mediations in a wide range of complex and multi-party
disputes. She also acts as an independent investigator, facilitator and mediator.
Kate is also an experienced teacher. She has been a Senior Fellow of the Faculty
of Law, Monash University where she has taught a range of post-graduate
international and Australian human rights law courses. She has taught short
courses on human rights in Myanmar and Uganda.
Kate is Head of Chambers at New Chambers.
Principal Areas of Practice
- Arbitrators / Mediators
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Commercial Law
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- Administrative Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Communications
- International Law
- Partnership disputes
- Restraint of trade
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Common Law
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- Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Industrial/Employment
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- Civil and Human Rights
- Disciplinary Proceedings
- Government Inquiries
- Health Law
- Restraint of trade
- Work, Health and Safety Prosecutions
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Inquests and Inquiries
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- Commissions of Inquiry
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Public and Administrative Law
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- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate
- Constitutional Law
- Disciplinary Proceedings
- Health Law
- Judicial review and administrative law
- Merits review
- Public law
- Mediator
Sectors
Defence, Government, Healthcare, Transport and Infrastructure, Technology, Media & Telecommunications,