Emily is a public law advocate and practices predominantly in Discrimination, Judicial Review and Disciplinary matters.
Emily is instructed by State and Commonwealth governments, regulators, educational institutions and the private sector and regularly appears in federal and state courts and tribunals.
Before coming to the bar, Emily was an associate to Justice Kenny of the Federal Court of Australia and a solicitor at Allens.
List of Recent Cases:
Appeals
BFH16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] FCAFC 54
Naik v Monash University [2019] VSCA 72
Winky Pop Pty Ltd v The State of Victoria & Mobil [2019] VSCA 9
Somasundaram v Department of Education and Training [2018] VSCA 318
Judicial Review
Environment Victoria v AGL Loy Yang [2022] VSC 814
GHJ v Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety (No 2) [2019] VSC 411
Naik v Monash University [2018] VSC 605
Disciplinary / Regulatory
Medical Board of Australia v Piesse (Review and Regulation) [2022] VCAT 82
Psychology Board of Australia v Knobel (Review and Regulation) [2021] VCAT 64
Psychology Board of Australia v Knobel (No 2) (Review and Regulation) [2021] VCAT 1333
Employment
Traverse Alpine Operations Pty Ltd. Simpson [2022] FCA 1365
State of Victoria, Victoria Police v Milka Bateson [2022] FWC 2655
Discrimination
DJC21 v Medical Board of Australia [2022] FCA 1502- dismissed
Pateras v State of Victoria [2022] FCA 238
DJC21 v Medical Board of Australia [2022] FCA 832
Naik v Monash University (Human Rights) [2022] VCAT 1353
Xia v Monash University (Human Rights) [2022] VCAT 86-
Phillips v Peninsula Health (Human Rights) [2021] VCAT 682
Morsman (by his next friend Bamptom) v State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training) [2020] FCA 763
Naik v Monash University Academic Board (Human Rights) [2020] VCAT 797
Pathmanathan v Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency [2019] FCA 1830
FOI and Privacy
Major Transport Infrastructure Authority v Davis (Review and Regulation) [2022] VCAT 123
Tran v Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (Review and Regulation) [2022] VCAT 61
McNally and Waddell v Victoria Police (Review and Regulation) [2021] VCAT 1164
Tucker v State Revenue Office (Human Rights) [2021] VCAT 503
Tucker v State Revenue Office (Human Rights) [2020] VCAT 53
Stevens v Victoria Police (Review and Regulation) [2019] VCAT 861
Inquiries
Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry