Alyse accepts briefs in commercial and public law matters.
Her commercial practice encompasses banking and finance, building and construction, class actions, energy and resources, and tax (charity law). Her public law practice includes regulatory and administrative law.
Alyse has advised: ESV (led by M Peckham) and AGS (unled) on matters relating to energy regulation; and VGSO on matters relating to the treaty process with Aboriginal Victorians (led by J Batrouney AM KC and E Nekvapil SC).
Immediately before the Bar, Alyse was a Principal Legal Adviser at both the Department of Justice and Community Safety and the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Prior to this, Alyse was a Senior Associate at White & Case and a solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills.
Alyse has a Masters of Law (First Class Honours) from the University of Melbourne, guest lectures at the University of Melbourne (in the areas of building and construction and project finance) and is a former member of the Victorian Building Appeals Board.
Selection of recent matters:
- Challenor v QSuper Board No. VID 691 / 2021, led by WAD Edwards KC and TJD Chalke (instructed by Shine Lawyers)
- Australian Energy Regulator v Jemena Eastern Gas Pipeline (1) Pty Ltd (ACN 068 570 847) & Ors No. VID 392 / 2023, led by S H Parmenter KC (instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth)
- Orion East Pty Ltd v Box Hill Institute S ECI 2022 04925, led by AP Downie (instructed by Gadens)
- Eurofins Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Safework Laboratories Pty Ltd No. S ECI 2022 05070, led by S Stuckey KC (instructed by Wisewould Mahony)
- Extons Pty Ltd v Trehem Pty Ltd No: CI-23-05175 (instructed by Coulter Legal)
- Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd v Decmil Australia Pty Ltd [2024] VSC 361, led by Michael Roberts KC (instructed by Cornwalls)
- Energy Safe Victoria v AusNet Electricity Services Pty Ltd [2024] VSC 385, led by Matthew Peckham
- Doolkoora Pty Ltd v Stumpy Gully Holdings Pty Ltd [2024] VSC 155, led by S Stuckey KC and M F Sharkey
- Ultra Tune Australia Pty Ltd v Cole [2023] VSC 700, led by C Kenny KC
- McGlone v Brandrick & Anor [2023] VCC 1895; [2023] VCC 999, led by J Twigg KC (instructed by Sparke Helmore Lawyers)
- Payton Securities Pty Ltd v Bertacco Ferrier Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] VSC 456, led by J Twigg KC (instructed by Sparke Helmore Lawyers)
- Equality Australia Ltd v Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission [2023] AATA 2161, led by J Batrouney AM KC and T Phillips (instructed by Gilbert + Tobin)
- Nelson: Finding into death with inquest of Nelson, Veronica (COR 2020 0021) [2023] VicCorC 28312, led by J McMahon AC KC and M Fitzgerald (instructed by Fitzroy Legal Service)
- Andrianakis v Uber Technologies Inc & Ors; Taxi Apps Pty Ltd v Uber Technologies Inc & Ors [2022] VSC 196, led by M Szydzik SC (instructed by Maurice Blackburn)
- Qube Holdings v Krikas [2022] VMC 15 (instructed by Wotton + Kearney)
- Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association of Australia (GAMAA) v Energy Safe Victoria – Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal led by T Clarke (instructed by MinterEllison) (settled)