Alice has deep experience in competition and consumer law, infrastructure access and economic regulation. She also accepts briefs in a wide range of other commercial and public law matters.

Alice acts for and against regulators such as the ACCC and ASIC in relation to investigations (including compulsory examinations), litigation and advice work. Her work in these areas includes work on matters concerning merger clearance, misuse of market power, civil and criminal cartel conduct (including immunity applications) and other anticompetitive agreements, third party infrastructure access, misleading advertising and unconscionable conduct. She also advises on private litigation in these areas. Her experience in these types of matters includes experience in agricultural, energy, entertainment, food, financial services, infrastructure, manufacturing, maritime, mining, retail, technology, telecommunications, transport and logistics industries.

Alice recently acted in Australia’s first criminal trial (and first jury trial) regarding cartel conduct, CDPP v The Country Care Group and Others.

Prior to becoming a barrister, Alice was a partner in Ashurst’s competition practice.

Alice has experience in litigation before the Australian Competition Tribunal, the Federal Court and the High Court, including appellate work.

Alice read with Stephen Parmenter KC and her senior mentor was Michel O’Bryan KC (now Justice O’Bryan).

CV / Resume

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Areas of Practice

Cases

• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v NSW Ports Operations Hold Co Pty Ltd and ors [2021] FCA 720
• CDPP v The Country Care Group Pty Ltd and others (criminal jury trial, concluded June 2021)
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Pacific National Pty Limited [2020] FCAFC 77
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Pacific National Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 669
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cryosite Limited [2019] FCA 116
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Optus Internet Pty Ltd and Anor [2019] FCA 2221
• Digital Cinema Network v Twentieth Century Fox (2019, VCAT)
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Optus Internet Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 777
• Advising government, corporations and individuals in relation to merger, cartel (civil and criminal), misuse of market power and consumer law matters and investigations, including acting in compulsory ACCC and ASIC examinations and regulatory interviews (including cartel immunity interviews).