NEW MEMBERS June 2019 I am pleased to welcome our new readers. They reflect the diverse backgrounds and breadth of legal knowledge of Foley’s List. To brief a Foley’s List barrister, please contact a member of our experienced clerking team by calling 03 9225 7777 or emailing [email protected]. John Kelly, Chief Clerk/CEO Foley’s List SUGANYA PATHAN BSc, LLB (Hons) Suganya accepts briefs in commercial matters and the National Disability disputes, administrative law cases and Insurance Scheme. planning and environment matters. Prior to working as a government Immediately before coming to the Bar, lawyer, Suganya spent five years as a Suganya was a Principal Solicitor at the commercial litigator at Herbert Geer (now Environment Protection Authority where Thomson Geer). Her practice included she worked on administrative law, civil contractual disputes, contaminated land, litigation and regulatory prosecutions and retail tenancy disputes, and insurance regularly appeared in the Victorian Civil and insolvency matters. Suganya also and Administrative Tribunal. regularly undertook pro bono work for the Seniors Rights Legal Clinic at that time. Previously, as a Principal Solicitor in the Corporate team at the Victorian Suganya is currently completing her Department of Health and Human Master of Public & International Law at Services, Suganya advised on major the University of Melbourne. She also contracts, administrative decision- holds bachelor degrees in Law (Hons) making, privacy law, occupational health and Science (majoring in Mathematics and safety and discrimination. During her & Statistics) from the same university. time at the Department, Suganya also She is reading with Georgina Costello advised on Crimes (Mental Impairment and her Senior Mentor is Claire Harris QC. and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 Telephone: 03 9225 7536 Facsimile: 03 9225 8480 Mobile: 0421 114 354 AREAS OF PRACTICE Email: [email protected] Chambers: Ninian Stephen Chambers • Commercial Law • Planning Law & Environment Law • Public Law • Regulatory matters • Administrative Law including judicial review and merits review Think Foley’s First www.foleys.com.au JONATHAN BARREIRO LLB, BA Jonathan accepts briefs in criminal, Previously, Jonathan was a solicitor in quasi-criminal, disciplinary and regulatory the Prosecutions team at the Department matters in metropolitan and regional of Environment, Land, Water and courts. Planning. He assessed briefs of evidence and set charges for criminal offences Prior to coming to the Bar, Jonathan relating to native wildlife, forests and spent two years as Associate to the national parks. He regularly appeared Honourable Justice Christopher Beale to prosecute in Magistrates’ Courts and of the Supreme Court of Victoria. During developed an enhanced knowledge of that time, His Honour sat in the Criminal complex regulatory regimes and statutory Division and the Court of Appeal. As offences. Associate, Jonathan was involved in serious criminal trials, mental impairment Jonathan is an elite-level football (soccer) proceedings, plea hearings and referee and officiates in the A-League, applications for coercive powers orders. Australia’s premier professional competition. He is also on the FIFA list of Jonathan has a particular interest in international referees. written advocacy, especially in the areas of evidence, sentencing and criminal Jonathan is reading with Marcus procedure. Dempsey. His Senior Mentor is Colin Mandy S.C. Telephone: 03 9225 7777 Facsimile: 03 9225 8480 AREAS OF PRACTICE Mobile: 0425 749 641 Email: [email protected] • Criminal Law • Inquests & Inquiries Chambers: David Ross Chambers • Appellate • Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) • Disciplinary Tribunals • Judicial Review FELICITY FOX BA, LLB (Hons), BCL (Oxon) Felicity accepts briefs in criminal, OH&S litigation. Felicity has experience in OH&S and employment, commercial and public prosecutions; class actions; general law matters. commercial litigation; and anti-bribery and corruption advice and disputes. Prior to coming to the Bar, Felicity At HSF, she also had a large pro-bono was a solicitor at the Office of Public practice, working with Justice Connect, Prosecutions (OPP) in the appeals team. where she appeared in the Victorian Civil At the OPP, she appeared in County and Administrative Tribunal in residential Court appeals matters; contravention of tenancy matters. Community Corrections Order hearings; mention and directions hearings. In Additionally, Felicity has worked as a addition to appearance work, Felicity sessional tutor at Monash University, has experience preparing and instructing teaching Evidence Law and Criminal across a broad range of indictable and Law & Procedure, and currently teaches summary matters. Ethics and Evidence Law at Victoria University. From 2015 to 2017, Felicity worked as the Senior Associate to the Honourable Felicity holds a Bachelor of Civil Laws Justice Redlich in the Court of Appeal, from the University of Oxford, and a BA/ assisting in the case management and LLB (Hons) from Monash University. She preparation of criminal and civil appeals. graduated second in her law cohort at Monash. Felicity also worked as a solicitor at Telephone: 03 9225 7777 Herbert Smith Freehills in employment Felicity is reading with Christopher Carr. Facsimile: 03 9225 8480 law (including OH&S) and commercial Her Senior Mentor is Claire Harris QC. Mobile: 0432 182 551 Email: [email protected] Chambers: Gorman Chambers AREAS OF PRACTICE • Appellate • Criminal Law • Class Actions • Industrial Relations & Employment Law • Commercial Law • Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions • Common Law • Public Law / Administrative Law SARAH DAMON LLB Sarah is an Advocate with experience Sarah also has experience in Intervention in family law and related jurisdictions. Orders matters and Contraventions She has practised exclusively in family of Intervention Orders. Sarah has law since her admission. Sarah accepts undertaken specialist family violence briefs to appear in both local and regional training during her time as a solicitor courts in all areas of family law/de facto and completed a thesis at university jurisdictions and Intervention Order matters. titled “Walking the Talk: The failure of Victoria to reduce family violence since Prior to coming to the Bar, Sarah the enactment of the Family Violence worked at Caroline Counsel Family Protection Act 2008 (Vic).” Lawyers, a boutique family law firm in Melbourne. Sarah has experience in Sarah appears regularly in the Federal complex parenting matters, involving Circuit Court, the Family Court and the issues including relocation, overseas Magistrates’ Court. travel, family violence and sexual abuse Sarah is reading with Caroline Jenkins of allegations. She has also worked on Counsel and her Senior Mentor is Minal various property matters involving issues Vohra S.C. including business structures, trusts and insurance payouts. Telephone: 03 9225 7777 AREAS OF PRACTICE Facsimile: 03 9225 8480 Mobile: 0459 486 890 • Family Law Email: [email protected] • Intervention Orders Chambers: Owen Dixon East CHRIS OLDHAM BSc, Dip Law (LPAB NSW) Chris accepts briefs to appear and migration law. Chris’ migration practice advise in migration law, criminal law, also took him into areas of criminal, commercial disputes, military law, family family, and employment law. As a result law, employment law, and common law. of these intersections of the law, Chris has also appeared at the Magistrates’ Prior to coming to the Bar, Chris Court in Victoria and the Fair Work practised as a solicitor for over seven Commission. years in a boutique commercial law firm and a leading migration law firm. Before being admitted to legal practice, Chris’ commercial practice saw him Chris had a 17-year career as a Maritime providing advice in commercial disputes, Warfare Officer in the Royal Australian drafting shareholder agreements, Navy. Chris also has six years of opposing winding-up applications, unfair management consulting experience, dismissals, and seconded to work with advising telecommunication and energy in-house legal teams. Chris’ work in service providers on commercial matters migration law saw him appear in the relating to IT transformation projects. Federal Court, Federal Circuit Court Chris is reading with Mark Rinaldi and his and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Senior Mentor is Tim North QC. as well as give advice in all areas of Telephone: 03 9225 7777 AREAS OF PRACTICE Fax: 03 9225 8480 Mobile: 0417 538 132 • Public Law / Administrative Law • Military Law Email: [email protected] • Intervention Orders • Employment Law Chambers: Douglas Menzies Chambers • Children’s Court • Common Law • Contractual Disputes ANGELO GERMANO LLB, BA Angelo practises in commercial litigation At McKean Park, Angelo worked closely with a particular focus on technology, with contractors, builders (and other engineering and construction (TEC) building professionals), directors and matters. shareholders, as well as private clients from a range of industries to provide This includes complex litigation, advice and appear in a variety of alternative dispute resolution, arbitration commercial disputes. and expert determination. Angelo is experienced in litigation involving At Kalus Kenny Intelex, Angelo’s practice issues of contract, insurance, property included disputes involving building law, equity, trusts and corporations, and construction, property, consumer insolvency, owners corporation disputes, protection,