Amy practices in commercial law, private international law and international commercial arbitration.
She is regularly briefed as junior counsel and also appears unled. Amy has expertise in real property; building and construction; class actions; maritime law; white collar crime and commercial fraud; banking and finance; and insurance and professional negligence. Amy also has expertise in the energy and infrastructure sector.
Some examples of Amy’s recent experience include:
- international arbitration: appearing in an expedited dispute regarding allegations of breaches of non-solicitation and confidentiality clauses in a resource services agreement;
- domestic arbitration: appearing in disputes regarding gas price review;
- transport and logistics: appearing in disputes regarding detention and delay of containers during the COVID-19 pandemic;
- real property: appearing in disputes regarding the sale of land, leasing, adverse possession claims, trespass, easements and equitable interests in land (including caveat disputes);
- building and construction: matters involving technology, engineering and construction that involve areas of law such as contract, professional negligence and the security of payment;
- commercial fraud: providing representation to companies adversely affected by fraud, misconduct and financial crime; and
- banking and finance: appearing in matters including both enforcing and setting-aside different types of personal and corporate loan agreements, mortgages, guarantees and other related securities.
Amy accepts appointments as counsel or tribunal secretary in relation to disputes across Australia and internationally. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has successfully completed a Diploma in International Maritime Arbitration with CIArb. Amy has also successfully undertaken the HKIAC Tribunal Secretary Training Programme and is a member of the ACICA Tribunal Secretary Panel. Amy has experience with arbitrations under the major institutional rules including the ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, SCC, SIAC and HKIAC Rules.
Before being called to the Bar in 2018, Amy was the Senior Associate to the Honourable Justice Croft in the Commercial Court of the Supreme Court of Victoria, where she assisted his Honour with matters including challenges to the enforcement of arbitral awards, taxation matters and commercial disputes. Prior to her time at the Court, Amy was a solicitor in regional Victoria.
Amy read with Andrew Kirby and her senior mentors are Chris Winneke QC and Sally Flynn QC.