Fiona practises in commercial, planning and environmental and government law.  She has extensive experience in corporate governance disputes and investigations.  She also has experience in energy and resources disputes and consumer claims.

Fiona has advised major corporations and government agencies on a broad range of corporate governance issues including directors’ duties, accessory liability, continuous disclosure, insider trading, fraud, insolvency, anti-bribery and corruption and sanctions.  She has represented clients in regulatory investigations, undertaken internal investigations into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption and acted for clients in recovery proceedings.

Fiona’s planning and environment practice includes judicial and merits review of planning and environment decisions, contaminated land claims, water management disputes and commercial risk allocation.  Her government practice has included advice to and representation of state and federal government entities on civil claims, regulatory processes, administrative law and FOI.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Fiona was a partner at Ashurst for ten years and previously spent ten years working in the UK.

*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation

Areas of Practice

Cases

• Western Region Environment Centre Inc v EPA [2018] VCAT 154
• Phillip Mannerheim Holdings Pty Ltd v Nillumbik Shire Council [2017] VSC 670
• Winky Pop Pty Ltd v Mobil Refining Australia Ltd & Anor [2015] VSC 348; [2016] VSCA 187; [2016] HCASL 319
• Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2014] FCA 35
• Claim by the City of Casey against the City of Frankston under an environmental indemnity in an agreement for the management of a shared landfill
• Wheelahan v City of Casey [2013] VSC 316
• Westpac Banking Corporation v The Bell Group Ltd (in liq) [No 3] [2012] WASCA 157
• Coastal Seafarms Holdings Pty Ltd v Port of Portland Pty Ltd [2010] VSC 167
• Defence of a claim brought in nuisance by an abalone farmer for coastal erosion attributed to historic infrastructure works at the Port of Portland which included an apportionment defence in relation to works undertaken while the ownership of the Port was in State hands
• Pumpa & Ors v Murray Darling Basin Commission & Anor [2008] VCAT 2268
• The Bell Group Ltd (in liq) v Westpac Banking Corporation [No 9] [2008] WASC 239 and [No 10] [2009] WASC 107
• Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd v Free [2008] VSC 539