List G Barristers

List G Barristers

Lucy accepts briefs in commercial law with a keen interest in intellectual property, consumer law and the automotive industry.

Her recent experience includes:

• Intellectual Property: advising and appearing in a range of disputes in the Federal Courts, the Trade Marks Office and the Patents Office. Her work has involved advice on substantive rights, intellectual property management, preliminary dispute resolution, initiating proceedings, drawing pleadings, obtaining urgent interlocutory relief, evidentiary preparation, mediations and hearings.
• Consumer law and franchising: Lucy draws on her experience at Toyota Australia to assist clients in relation to consumer law matters and also to understand and protect their rights under franchising arrangements. Her briefs have included matters concerning misleading and deceptive conduct including the effect of trade dress and breach of consumer guarantees.
• Commercial law: advising and appearing in contractual disputes including those involving misuse of confidential information; contractual breaches; advising in relation to the Australian Design Rules and regulatory requirements for packaging.

Lucy’s experience as a solicitor, including managing the legal department at Toyota Australia, allows her to provide advocacy and advice that is commercially sound. Lucy commenced as a lawyer at Corrs Chambers Westgarth managing contentious and non-contentious intellectual property and information technology matters. At Toyota Australia, Lucy was recognised for her ability to deal with complex matters including those involving regulators and franchisees navigating the legal framework and commercial objectives.

Lucy has advanced analytical skills and she was conferred a Master of Laws from University of Melbourne which included a thesis in intellectual property. She is regularly asked to present on intellectual property issues and her analysis is regularly published.

Lucy was the Chief Examiner and lecturer in Copyright and Designs at Monash University. She is currently chair of the Victorian committee of IPSANZ and on the editorial panel of the Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin.

Lucy read with Peter Wallis KC and her senior mentor is Philip Solomon KC.

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