Georgie Coleman has a wide-ranging practice.
She practises predominantly in commercial law, class actions, professional negligence, regulatory law and white collar crime. She also has a sports law practice, and has been one of the counsel assisting the AFL and AFLW Tribunals since 2024.
Georgie has conducted trials and applications in the Federal Court and Supreme Court unled, and is recognised in Doyle’s Guide as a leading commercial litigation junior counsel.
Recent appearances include the following:
Commercial law
- Fonterra Australia Pty Ltd v Platt [2025] VSC 608 (breach of contract) – unled, instructed by Hall & Wilcox;
- Hoare v Amberlowe Pty Ltd (alleged breaches of trustee duties, fraud and professional negligence, see eg: [2025] VSC 425, [2025] VSC 205) – led by Scott Stuckey KC, instructed by Barry Nilsson;
- In the matter of Geelong Quarries Pty Ltd [2025] VSC 33 (judicial advice sought by trustee) – unled, instructed by Barry Nilsson;
- Finamore & Finamore [2024] FedCFamC1F 192 (for the corporate family trust) – unled, instructed by Arnold Bloch Leibler;
- MaxiParts Limited & ors v MaxiTrans Operations Pty Ltd & ors (VSC, settled 2025, breach of contract and misleading or deceptive conduct in sale of business) – led by Nick de Young KC, instructed by Minter Ellison;
- Care Park Pty Ltd v Belteky & ors (FCA, settled 2023, directors’ duties and Barnes v Addy claims) – led by Penny Neskovcin KC, instructed by Holding Redlich;
- Lochard Energy (Iona Operations Holding) Pty Ltd & ors v EnergyAustralia Investments Pty Ltd & ors (VSC, settled 2021, misleading or deceptive conduct, breach of warranties in sale of business, see eg: [2018] VSC 539) – led by Neil Young KC, Matt Collins KC and Paul Liondas, instructed by Mallesons;
- Seketa v Gadens Lawyers & ors [2021] VSC 245 (defamation, legal privilege) – unled, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth;
- Guy v Crown Melbourne Limited (2018) 355 ALR 420 (unconscionable conduct) – led by Neil Young KC and Nick Hopkins KC, instructed by Minter Ellison.
Class actions
- Rooke v Australian Football League (concussions class action, see eg [2025] VSC 50) – led by Michael Rush KC, instructed by Lander & Rogers;
- Krakouer v Australian Football League (racism class action, for AFL Clubs proposed to be joined) – led by Philip Solomon KC, instructed by Lander & Rogers;
- Warner v Ansell Limited (VSC, ongoing, securities class action) – led by Fiona Forsyth KC, instructed by Slater & Gordon;
- Clark v National Australia Bank Limited, Reilly v ANZ Banking Group Ltd, Fordham v Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Kemp v Westpac Banking Corporation (FCA, consumer credit insurance class actions, see eg: [2023] FCA 830, [2023] FCA 1106, (2019) 136 ACSR 329, [2020] FCA 652) – led by Oren Bigos KC, instructed by Slater & Gordon;
- Hall v Arnold Bloch Leibler (a firm) (FCA 2022, securities class action, see eg [2020] FCA 1495) – led by Peter Wood and Nicholas Bender, instructed by DLA Piper;
- Banksia group proceedings (for third party Hardwood Andrews) – led by Paul Santamaria KC, instructed by Minter Ellison.
Regulatory law, white collar crime
- Cantanghal v Victorian Registration & Qualifications Authority [2025] VSC 781 (judicial review, injunction) – unled, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth;
- Victorian Legal Services Board v Kuksal [2025] FCA 801 (for Legal Services Board) – led by David Collins KC, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth;
- Environment Protection Authority v Mach Six Pty Ltd & ors (2023, corporate crime, Magistrates’ Court) – unled, instructed by Oakley Thompson & Co;
- R v Dougas (NSWSC, conspiracy to bribe a foreign public official) – led by Neil Clelland KC, instructed by Arnold Bloch Leibler;
- Tsvetnenko v United States of America [2019] FCA 206 (extradition) – led by Anthony Young KC, instructed by K&L Gates;
- ACCC v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1405 (unconscionable conduct) – led by Norman O’Bryan SC, Rowena Orr KC and Michael Hodge, instructed by Australian Government Solicitor;
- ACCC and ASIC investigations (various, for the regulator, for the examinee individual, unled and led).
Royal commissions
- Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence (for the State of Victoria) – led by Peter Gray KC, with Helen Tiplady and Glyn Ayres, instructed by Holding Redlich;
- Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants (for Mr Simon Overland APM, former Chief Commissioner of Victorian Police) – led by Jeff Gleeson KC, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth;
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (for ASIC) – led by Peter Collinson KC, instructed by Johnson Winter Slattery;
- Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption (for Cbus) – led by Alan Archibald QC and Philip Crutchfield KC, instructed by Holding Redlich.
*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
