Kay practises in public, commercial and taxation law.

Public law

Kay appears and advises in relation to:

• Judicial review proceedings and statutory appeals.
• Merits review proceedings before VCAT and other specialist tribunals, including in privacy, freedom of information, licensing, professional discipline and occupational regulation.
• Various other public law matters, including migration, discrimination, repatriation of Aboriginal objects, statutory interpretation and government liability for unlawful decision-making.

Since coming to the Bar, Kay has been briefed in significant litigation, including:

• Counsel for the Chief Commissioner of Police in applications for rulings on public interest immunity (led by S Maharaj QC and M Pekevska)
• Consultant Counsel to the Board of Inquiry into the COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry (instructed by the Office of Solicitors Assisting).

Commercial law

Kay accepts briefs in a broad range of commercial practice, including oppression proceedings, corporations law, property, general contractual disputes and negligence.

Taxation

Kay regularly advises taxpayers on issues of revenue law and objection and review rights.

Background

Before coming to the Bar, Kay was a Senior Solicitor at the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office (VGSO) in the government and public law branch, specialising in regulatory, administrative and disciplinary law, and commissions and inquiries.  

Kay has also worked at the State Revenue Office where she conducted civil litigation from tribunal to appellate level and advised on tax lines such as stamp duty, land tax and payroll tax.

Kay holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts from Monash University.

Kay read with Albert Dinelli.  Her Senior Mentor was Jason Pizer QC.