Admission Details
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26 May 2018 – Barrister |
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Registered on the Roll of the High Court as a barrister |
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25 February 2011- Lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South Wales |
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Registered on the Roll of the High Court |
Education
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Employment
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May 2018 – Present |
Barrister Edmund Barton Chambers Orange Chambers |
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Practice largely dedicated to family law; both property and children’s matters. Regular appearances in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Family Court of Australia including Magellan matters in the Sydney and Parramatta registries, as well as regional NSW (particularly Dubbo) for final and interim hearings, as well as mentions and directions. Summary level criminal hearings. |
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June 2016 – April 2018 |
Blackwell Short Lawyers Solicitor |
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Family law • Children and property: case and matter management, provision of advice, consideration of strategy, mediation, negotiation, drafting court documents, filing initiating and response documents, advocacy. • Preparation for and appearance in the Local Court, Federal Circuit Court of Australia and Family Court of Australia for mentions, interim hearings as an advocate and final hearings instructing Counsel. • Full Court of the Family Court – instructing Counsel. Summary criminal law matters • Providing advice, appearing in the Local Court application on a successful section 32 • Children’s Court criminal law matter – armed with intent, resist arrest, assault police. Negotiations led to young person dealt with via the Young Offenders Act diversionary provisions. Traffic law • Providing advice and appearing in pleas for drink driving offences across all ranges. Commercial law • Drafting and advising on non-disclosure agreements, partnership agreements, various deeds of agreement and release. • Advice, preparation and instructing Counsel in a dispute under the Agricultural Tenancies Act dispute. Client was wholly successful. Successful on costs application in NCAT. |
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October 2015 – June 2016 |
Campbell Paton & Taylor Solicitors Solicitor |
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Family law • Children and property: case and matter management, provision of advice, consideration of strategy, mediation, negotiation, drafting court documents, filing initiating and response documents, advocacy. • Preparation for and appearance in the Local Court, Federal Circuit Court of Australia and Family Court of Australia for mentions, interim hearings as an advocate and final hearings instructing Counsel. Care and protection • Mentions of all matters in the duty list appearing for the Secretary. Summary criminal law matters • Providing advice, appearing in the Local Court and running hearings as an advocate including cross-examination of police and lay witnesses. Apprehended Violence Orders • Running of hearings as an advocate, including cross-examination of police and lay witnesses. |
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June 2013 – October 2014 |
MJ Duffy & Son Solicitors Solicitor |
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Family law • Children and property: case and matter management, provision of advice, consideration of strategy, mediation, negotiation, drafting court documents, filing initiating and response documents, advocacy. • Appearances in the Local Court, Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia for mentions and interim hearings. Traffic law • Providing advice and appear in pleas for drink driving, licence suspension, speeding appeals and breach dimension offences. Summary criminal law matters • Providing advice, appearances in the Local Court, negotiations with police, running of hearings instructing Counsel for offences including assault and break, enter and steal.
Apprehended Violence Orders • Running of hearings as an advocate, including cross-examination of police and lay witnesses. |
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February 2011- June 2013 |
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Tax analyst- Research and Development (R&D) Government Incentives |
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• Interviewing technical personnel and attaining an understanding of scientific concepts across a variety of industries in relation to innovative projects for potential eligibility for the R&D tax incentive. Industries include veterinary, FMCG, biotechnology and biological sciences, engineering and manufacturing. • Advising clients around the compliance, regulatory, risk and financial aspects of the R&D tax legislation in applying for the R&D tax incentive program. • Drafting of technical documentation for a lay audience across the abovementioned industries. • Presenting internal and client-facing training workshops around R&D legislative requirements and their implications across industries including life sciences, engineering and FMCG. • Policy analysis of the new R&D tax legislation. |
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2009-2010 |
Gianacas Argiris McDonald Solicitors Paralegal – Practical Legal Training University of Newcastle Legal Centre Paralegal – Practical Legal Training
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2009 |
Burke Elphick and Mead Lawyers Paralegal – Practical Legal Training |
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2007 – 2008 |
The Family Law Firm Legal secretarial work |
Languages
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English |
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Polish |
Native |
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Achievements
• Newcastle Department of Forensic Medicine 2008 – Awarded Honours Class I for
thesis documenting my research into the patterns of injury associated with fatal
instances of pelvic fracture.
• University of Newcastle Scholarship Program (Faculty of Chemistry) 2006 – Research
into the potential use of norcantharadin derivatives for cancer treatment.