Rachel has a diverse litigation practice in family law, common law, and general commercial law.
Rachel regularly appears in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Divisions 1 and 2) in matters involving all aspects of family law litigation. She is regularly briefed to advise and appear (led and unled) in complex property and parenting matters. She has experience advising and appearing in matters involving third-party commercial claims, and the enforcement or setting aside of financial agreements.
Rachel acts in a broad range of common law matters for both plaintiffs and defendants. She has a particular interest in personal injury and professional negligence claims.
She appears in the Supreme, County and Magistrates’ Courts of Victoria and VCAT in damages trials, statutory recovery proceedings, serious injury applications, interlocutory applications and Workcover/TAC statutory benefits applications. She appears led and unled.
Rachel is also regularly briefed to prepare advices, statements of claim, serious injury applications, Medical Panel referrals and interrogatories/answers to interrogatories.
Rachel has a general commercial practice, including contract claims and property disputes.
Before coming to the Bar, Rachel was the senior associate to the Honourable Justice Incerti at the Supreme Court of Victoria in the Personal Injury division.
Prior to working as an associate, Rachel worked as a solicitor in the family law and commercial litigation and insolvency teams at a national firm.
Rachel read with Dugald McWilliams and her senior mentor is Ross Gillies QC.