Alice practises primarily in commercial and public law, including constitutional and judicial review matters. She also accepts briefs in common law, employment and industrial relations matters.
Alice is briefed in a range of litigious matters (led and unled) and has a varied advisory practice. This includes advising government and private clients on statutory interpretation; judicial review; constitutional law; the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic); contractual disputes; and torts.
Before coming to the Bar, Alice practised as a solicitor in both public law and commercial litigation. Most recently, she was Principal Solicitor in the Constitution and Advice team at the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office, where she conducted complex litigation in the High Court, State courts and the Federal Court. Alice also advised on issues of administrative decision-making, constitutional law and statutory interpretation.
Alice was previously a lawyer in insolvency and commercial litigation at Allens, and Associate to the Hon. Justice Davies in the Federal Court.
Alice holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons, 1st Class) and Bachelor of Arts (French) from the University of Adelaide. She was awarded multiple academic prizes, including for the highest average mark in all compulsory and elective subjects in the Bachelor of Laws. She now teaches Constitutional Law at the University of Melbourne.
Recent matters include:
- Footscray Football Club v Kneale (Court of Appeal, ongoing): appeal (liability in tort; assessment of damages) — led by Sam Hay KC and James McComish (instructed by Rightside Legal).
- G Global 120E T2 Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue and G Global 180Q Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue (Supreme Court of Queensland, ongoing): constitutional challenge to land tax surcharge — led by Peter Hanks KC and Harry Lakis (instructed by PricewaterhouseCoopers).
- Patrick v Australian Information Commissioner (Full Court of the Federal Court, ongoing): appeal — led by Zoe Maud SC, with Guru Kuganathan (instructed by Norton Rose Fulbright).
- Slade Health Pty Ltd v Reid (Supreme Court of Victoria, ongoing): contractual dispute — led by Premala Thiagarajan (instructed by KWM).
- Reid v Slade (Supreme Court of Victoria, ongoing): contractual disputes; statutory unconscionable conduct — led by Premala Thiagarajan (instructed by KWM).
- Bozinovski v Director, Fines Victoria (Supreme Court of Victoria, resolved): judicial review — led by Edwina Smith (instructed by VGSO).
- Acting for the Victorian Electoral Commission in the lead-up to the 2022 Victorian State Election — led by Liam Brown, Crown Counsel for Victoria — including Donohue v Gately [2022] VSC 758; Torney v Victorian Electoral Commission [2022] VCAT 1337; Cumming v Victorian Electoral Commission [2022] VSC 671 (instructed by VGSO).
- Vincent v Guy [2023] VSC 122 (Court of Disputed Returns), appearing for the Victorian Electoral Commission — unled (instructed by VGSO).
- Patrick v Australian Information Commissioner (No 2) [2023] FCA 530: judicial review — led by Zoe Maud SC (instructed by Norton Rose Fulbright).
- Asset Energy Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Minister for Resources [2023] FCA 86 (resolved): judicial review — led by Nick Wood SC and Frances Gordon KC (instructed by AGS).
- Lonergan v The Trustees of the Sisters of Saint Joseph [2022] VSCA 208: tort; assessment of damages — led by James McComish (instructed by Ken Cush & Associates).
- 64-90 Sutton St Pty Ltd v Building Appeals Board (Supreme Court of Victoria, resolved): judicial review — led by Premala Thiagarajan (instructed by Equipe Lawyers).
- Collins v Brown and State of South Australia (Supreme Court of South Australia, resolved): judicial review; implied freedom of political communication — led by Damian O'Leary SC and Glyn Ayres (instructed by Allens).
- Proceedings in VCAT (resolved): concerning power of Owners' Corporations to levy fees — unled (instructed by Holding Redlich).
- Proceedings concerning adverse action and misrepresentation of workplace rights (FCFCoA, resolved) — unled (instructed by Saines Legal).
- KQ International Trading Pty Ltd v Tian (Federal Court of Australia): resisted application to set aside statutory demand — unled (instructed by Kennedy Partners).
Alice read with Frances Gordon KC. Her senior mentor is Philip Solomon KC. Her CV can be found here.