Kathleen maintains a broad practice and accepts briefs to appear and advise in a range of areas including:
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.
Recent significant matters include:
Appointments:
Kathleen currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Commercial Bar Association and the Exam Committee. She previously served on the Health and Wellbeing Committee. Kathleen is a director of the Victorian Bar Foundation, the Bar's charitable trust.
From 25 October 2018, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
Perry was Associate to the Hon. Justice Susan Crennan of the High Court of Australia in 2008-2009.
Before his Associateship, Perry was a lawyer in the litigation department at Allens Arthur Robinson. In addition to general commercial litigation, his work included construction and insurance litigation as well as insurance advice. While at Allens, Perry also spent time in mergers and acquisitions, where he worked on various takeover bids and schemes of arrangement.
Perry has a First Class Honours law degree and a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne, and was awarded the Spero Wilson Memorial Scholarship for the student placed second on the Final Law Honours List. He is an author of the text Interpretation (3rd ed, 2024), which covers statutory interpretation, constitutional interpretation, the interpretation of private legal documents, interpretation of court orders and the rules of precedent. He has been published in national and international law journals, including in the areas of insurance, arbitration, private international law and constitutional law. He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.
Perry is the editor of the New South Wales Law Reports.
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Tammy practices predominantly in general commercial litigation, trade practices, common law, property and wills and estates. Since signing the Bar Roll, Tammy has appeared in the Full Federal Court, Federal Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and County Court in a variety of cases including class actions. She has experience as a decision maker in a Tribunal setting which has given her a unique insight into strategy when running trials.
Tammy is a qualified mediator and has a passion for alternative dispute resolution. She is a coach and assessor for the Victorian Bar’s annual Lawyers’ Mediation Certificate course and is available to mediate matters in all jurisdictions.
Tammy has demonstrated tenacity in her athletic and professional life – she captained two Australian Swimming Teams and won Oceania Champion in 2002. Tammy was a Dean’s Scholar at Deakin University, graduated from her Law Degree with Honours and from her Commerce Degree with Distinction.
Tammy spent time in the United States studying psychology and mathematics, achieving the title of Dean’s List Honouree. Tammy won the ESPN Academic All-America of the Year for Women's At-Large Sports in the College Division; Women’s Athlete and Scholar-Athlete of the Year of her University and of the State of Pennsylvania; and the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women’s Swimming Performer of the Year.
In 2019, Tammy placed 8th in the Zatopek Australian 10,000m championships, 7th in the Women’s Open 10km Australian Cross Country Championships and 4th in the Melbourne half marathon.
Tammy brings this tenacious approach and energy to all of her work as a barrister. She is available to appear and advise in matters arising in all areas of practice listed above, in all jurisdictions.
From 08/10/2009, Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.
The Honourable Stephen Charles AO KC passed away on June 14th 2025