Kristina is the National Service Line Leader for the Commonwealth Statutory Classes team. She is one of the most experienced lawyers in this jurisdiction and is a member of the Law Council of Australia's Commonwealth Compensation and Employment Law Committee.
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Stephanie advises various Commonwealth government agencies and self-insurers in responding to a range of complex, sensitive and confidential administrative law matters and commonwealth insurance matters that are litigated in the Administrative Review Tribunal. Her clients value her clear and solution focused advice.
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Natalia specialises advising in administrative law and Commonwealth compensation. She regularly appears as solicitor advocate in the Administrative Review Tribunal, Federal Circuit Court and Federal Court in merits review and judicial review proceedings. Natalia has significant experience and a keen interest in administrative and public law, and has developed a detailed understanding of the Commonwealth legal framework.
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Deborah has been fascinated by financial liability insurance products since she joined LawCover in 1996. After working in-house, Deborah now acts for professional indemnity and directors' and officers' (D&O) insurers in coverage and monitoring roles and as defence counsel when indemnity is not in issue.
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Catherine is qualified as both solicitor and architect and has had a range of experience in both professions. She has been employed as a planning law solicitor since 2005 and provides clients with an in-depth perspective on the nexus between planning law and architectural design.
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Kinga is an experienced insurance lawyer working in our Commercial Insurance team, specialising in CTP. She approaches litigation from a commercial perspective and strives to deliver exceptional value to our clients.
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Francesca brings a commercial and practical perspective to navigating the complexities of employment law and resolving workplace issues. She has broad experience advising clients in the public and private sectors in all aspects of employment law and industrial relations. Francesca is also experienced in assisting with the defence of work health and safety prosecutions and responding to safety incidents.
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John is a senior associate specialising in employment and workplace law with experience in commercial, consumer, equity, employment, family, and land & environment disputes. He frequently advises clients on issues arising from terms of employment contracts, general protection claims, dismissals, redundancies, and restraints of trade.
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Stephanie specialises in planning and environment law, with a particular focus on Land and Environment Court litigation and assisting local government clients to understand their statutory duties and powers.
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Stephen’s background is as a corporate and commercial lawyer who also represented private clients in complex commercial litigation and dispute resolution matters before major courts and tribunals. Stephen’s experience covers many different industries and clients ranging from listed public companies to family businesses. Since joining Sparkes, Stephen has been using his skills and experience to advise the firm’s Government clients.
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Vivian is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer who understands the value of providing end-to-end legal services with practical and actionable advice. She is consistently focused on achieving timely and meaningful client outcomes and is always up for a challenge.
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Ben primarily practises in procurement, contracting and negotiations for government agencies in relation to information technology, platforms and services. During the last five years, he has been involved in a number of significant projects.
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Juliana is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law and has more than 18 years’ experience in the insurance industry. She specialises in liability matters including personal injury, work injury damages, professional negligence and CTP claims.
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Simona is a Senior Associate in Sparke Helmore’s Construction team. She specialises in helping clients navigate complex construction and infrastructure matters with an emphasis on providing commercial and practical advice as well as implementing a collaborative approach to achieve the best possible outcome for clients.
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Domenic specialises in state workers’ compensation matters, and more generally injury-based compensation claims. He has extensive experience appearing in the SA Employment Tribunal. He also practises in our Commercial Insurance team.
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Beth is a member of our Maritime & Transport team, with a wealth of experience in tortious and contractual disputes. She has a particular interest in the role that litigation can play in the environmental space, having submitted a dissertation for her LLM exploring circumvention of the channelling and damages provisions of the 1992 Civil Liability Convention on Oil Pollution. More recently, she has written on climate change, looking at the rise in novel duty of care claims and the risks facing the insurance industry. Her peers have recognised her as One to Watch in the Best Lawyers’ list for Insurance Law (2024, 2023, 2022).
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Emma advises claims managers, self-insurers, employers and government agencies on Commonwealth statutory classes of insurance issues, at both the claims management and litigation stages. Her clients value her strategic approach.
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Paul has more than 25 years' experience in all aspects of property, town planning and environment law—acting for developers, government and statutory authorities, landlords, fund managers and investors. He has a wealth of experience in major mixed use and community strata title projects. Paul has acted for some of Australia's largest developers in landmark Queensland projects. He advises on all aspects of a project, from due diligence, site acquisition, to development, titling, body corporate structuring, and project sales.
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