Rebecca's primary practice areas are public law, general commercial law, competition and consumer law, and environmental law
She has appeared led in the High Court, Supreme Court, the Land and Environment Court, the Court of Appeal, the Court of Criminal Appeal and the Family Court, and unled in the Local Court, the District Court, and the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Rebecca's background combines strong academic qualifications and a diverse experience of Australia's courts, which includes time as an Associate in the High Court (to the Hon. Justice Bell), and the Federal Court of Australia (to the Hon. Justice Farrell) as well as a Tipstaff in the Supreme Court of NSW and Court of Appeal (to the Hon. Justices Beazley and Sackar).
She completed a Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction) at Oxford, a Master of Laws at the University of Sydney, and a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Adelaide.
Recent Cases
Eakin v R [2020] NSWCCA 294 (sentence appeal, led by S Callan SC)
Plaintiff A and B v Bird; Plaintiff C v Bird; Plaintiff D v Bird [2020] NSWSC 1379 (proceedings concerning intentional torts, negligence and vicarious liability, led by A Horvath)
Roy v O’Neill (High Court of Australia, judgment reserved, led by T Moses and JT Gleeson SC)
Kostov v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 679 (appearing for the Commissioner on issues concerning s 78B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth))
Industrial Relations Secretary v Public Service Association (Supreme Court of NSW, judicial review, judgment reserved, led by T Wong SC)
State of New South Wales v Vincent (Preliminary) (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 590 (application under the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), led by J Emmett)
KEPCO Bylong Australia Pty Ltd v Independent Planning Commission (Class 4 proceedings in the Land and Environment Court, judgment reserved, led by S Free SC)
Universal Property Group Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council [2020] NSWCA 106 (appeal pursuant to s 57 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), led by I Hemmings SC)
IPM Holdings Pty Ltd v City of Sydney Council (Class 1 proceeding in the Land and Environment Court, judgment reserved, led by K Richardson SC)
Pittking Properties Pty Ltd v Waverley Council [2020] NSWLEC 21 (Class 4 proceedings in the Land and Environment Court, led by I Hemmings SC)
Apokis v Transport for New South Wales [2020] NSWCA 39 (appeal pursuant to s 57 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), led by N Eastman)
Advice Work
Advice concerning the application and operation of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders Act) 2006 (NSW) and the Terrorism (High Risk Offenders) Act 2017 (NSW).
Advice concerning judicial review applications and appeals pursuant to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW).
Advice to shareholders concerning entitlements under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Advice concerning the operation of the Insolvency Practice Schedule and liquidators’ obligations under the Corporations Act 2001 (NSW).
Advice to companies regarding the operation of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the Australian Consumer Law.
Advice concerning the operation of the Royal Commissions Act 1923 (NSW) and associated legislation.
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