Emma practices in general commercial litigation, in addition to property and employment-related disputes.  Her practice comprises significant litigation in the Federal and Supreme Courts across a variety of areas of law including contract, consumer protection, restraint of trade (commercial and employment), property (sale of land, estate agents, restitution and compulsory acquisition/land valuation) and construction disputes, and discrimination. 

Emma has acted in cases involving industries such as mining, aged care, franchising, banking, manufacturing, health, insurance and retail.  She has experience in Royal Commission work and securities class actions, and is familiar with regulatory issues relating to the aged care sector as a result of acting for Bupa Aged Care Australia Pty Ltd in defence of a discrimination claim.     

Before joining the Bar, Emma was a Senior Associate in the Commercial Disputes Group at Minter Ellison.  At Minter Ellison, she acted for major corporates in large-scale litigation, including for Crown Melbourne Limited in the high-profile claim brought by alleged pathological gambler, Harry Kakavas, and acting for the ANZ following the collapse of Opes Prime Group Limited.  Emma also advised and acted for tertiary education providers, large retail landlords and banks. 

In 2002, Emma was Associate to Justice Kenny of the Federal Court and assisted her Honour in relation to all matters within her docket, covering topics such as intellectual property, bankruptcy, migration and taxation.  

*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation

Areas of Practice

Cases

• Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2018)
• Melbourne Water Corporation & Yarra Valley Water Corporation v Caligiuri [2020] VSCA 16
• Banksia Securities Limited
• OZ Minerals Limited
• Amcor Ltd v Barnes & Ors
• Orora Ltd v Lindsay Australia Ltd [2015] VSC 197
• Regal Cream Products Pty Ltd (t/as Bulla Dairy Foods) v Murray Goulbourn Co-operative Co Limited
• Monash IVF Pty Ltd v Burmeister [2017] NSWSC 849
• TI Asia Pacific Pty Ltd & Anor v Treofan Germany GmbH & Co KG
• Ka Lung Cheng & Ors v Mirvac Victoria Pty Ltd
• Pentridge Village Pty Ltd (in liq) v Capital Finance Australia Ltd
• R-Mechanical Services Pty Ltd v AGL Energy Limited
• Melbourne Water Corporation v Aurecon Australia Pty Ltd & Ors
• Just Group Limited v Nicole Peck
• Dimitra Petrou v Bupa Aged Care Australia Pty Ltd
• Formware Pty Ltd v Roads Corporation
• Giannakidis v Trukeel Pty Ltd & Anor
• Ironbridge Holdings Pty Ltd (administrators appointed) (receivers and managers appointed) v O’Grady
• Caligiuri & Anor v Attorney General (on behalf of the State of Victoria) & Ors
• Essendon Football Club v CEO of Australian Sports Anti-doping Authority [2014] FCA 1019; 227 FCR 1
• Applications for possession and the removal of caveats
• Acting for time charterer in arbitration proceeding for breach of time charter
• Advice to receivers regarding defence of injunction to prevent sale of secured property
• Advice relating to alleged breach of covenant of quiet enjoyment