Kathleen Crennan
QUALIFICATIONS BA LLB (MELB)
ADMITTED 2012 BAR 2018
CHAMBERS ACK 1429
CLERK CONTACT 03 9225 7999
PHONE 9225 7999
MOBILE 0468 827 666
EMAIL kcrennan@vicbar.com.au
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Law
- Magistrates Court
- Administrative Law
- Australian Defence Force
- Banking and Finance
- Class Actions
- Commercial Law
- Common Law
- Competition Law
- Constitutional
- Consumer Law
- Contract
- Copyright
- Coronial Inquests
- Corporations
- Criminal Law
- Disciplinary Tribunals
- Employment / Industrial
- Equal Opportunity / Discrimination
- Human Rights
- Intellectual Property
- Local Government
- Media
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Product Liability
- Professional Negligence
- Public Law
- Regulatory Tribunals
- Securities
ENQUIRIES: dever@vicbar.com.au
Experience
Kathleen maintains a broad practice and accepts briefs to appear and advise in commercial, public and common law matters, and certain criminal and quasi-criminal matters. She has particular interest and experience in public inquiries and coronial inquests.
Previously, Kathleen served as the Associate to the Honourable Justice R R S Tracey AM RFD of the Federal Court of Australia. Immediately prior to coming to the Bar, Kathleen was employed as a Senior Solicitor at the Office of Public Prosecutions. Prior to this, she served as a legal officer at the Coroners Court assisting Coroner R Carlin (as her Honour then was), and as a lawyer within the Court of Appeal Registry.
Kathleen read with P Wallis KC. Her senior mentor was R Gillies KC.
Appointments:
Kathleen currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Commercial Bar Association and as a director of the Victorian Bar Foundation, the Bar's charitable trust.
She previously served on the Exam Committee and the Health and Wellbeing Committee.
From 25 October 2018, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.