Sahrah has a broad commercial law practice with particular experience in class actions, competition law and consumer protection, corporations and securities matters, corporate insolvency and financial services law.

Before coming to the Bar, Sahrah was a senior lawyer at the Australian Government Solicitor and prior to that at Herbert Smith Freehills.

Sahrah has a LLM from the University of Cambridge and a BA (Economics) and Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne.

Recent cases:

• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd VID 973/2024 (led by John Sheahan KC, Nick De Young KC and Andrew Barraclough, instructed by Allens) – consumer law.

• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v The Good Guys Discount Warehouses VID 663/2024 (led by Michael Borsky KC instructed by Baker McKenzie) – consumer law.

• (Class Action) McDonald v Australian Life Insurance Distribution Pty Ltd and Anor VID 172/2024 (led by Kathleen Foley SC and Banjo McLachlan, instructed by Arnold Bloch Leibler) – class action, best interests obligations.

• (FX Class Action)  J Wisbey & Associates Pty Ltd v UBS AG & Ors VID 567/2019 (led by John Sheahan KC, Alistair Pound SC with Eugenia Levine and Catherine Bembrick, instructed by Maurice Blackburn) – class action, alleged cartel conduct in the foreign exchange market.

• (James Hardie Class Action) Raeken Pty Ltd ATF Dowrick Superannuation Fund v James Hardie Industries Plc S ECI 2023 01899 (led by William Edwards KC, instructed by Echo Law) – securities class action.

• Sadie Ville Pty Ltd (as Trustee for the Sadie Ville Superannuation Fund) v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Anor VID632/2017 (led by Phil Solomon KC with Alan Shearer, instructed by Clifford Chance) – class action, auditing standards, misleading or deceptive conduct.

• (Car Loan Flex Commission Class Actions) Fox & Anor v Westpac Banking Corporation & Anor; O’Brien v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited & Anor S ECI 2020 02946; S ECI 2020 03365 – (led by Jeremy Stoljar SC, with Dion Fahey, instructed by Maurice Blackburn) – class actions against various lenders concerning the payment of flex commissions to car dealers.

• Hillman v Mayne Pharma Group Ltd S ECI 2020 03351- (led by William Edwards KC with Dion Fahey, instructed by Phi Finney McDonald) – class action, continuous disclosure obligations and misleading or deceptive conduct.

• Reilly & Anor v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited & Ors VID 133/2020 (led by Oren Bigos KC with Georgie Coleman, instructed by Slater & Gordon) – class action, misleading or deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct in connection with the sale of consumer credit insurance.

• The State of Victoria v  SDI International Pty Ltd (in liq) & Ors S ECI 2023 03230 (unled, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth) – application to set aside disclaimer.

• The State of Victoria v Bradbury Industrial Services Pty Ltd (in liq) & Ors S ECI 2023 00766 (led by Charles Parkinson KC, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth) – application to set aside disclaimer.

• In the matter of MB Star Properties Pty Ltd (in liq) S ECI 2022 03719 (led by Carl Moller S.C, instructed by K&L Gates) – acting for the liquidators, disclaimer.

• Pacific Current Group Limited v Michael Clifford Fitzpatrick & Ors VID 116/2020 (led by Ian Waller KC and Andrew Cameron, with Paul Annabell, instructed by Keypoint Law) – derivative action, directors’ duties.

• Australian Securities and Investments Commission v AustralianSuper Pty Ltd  VID 718/2023  (led by Phil Solomon KC, instructed by Allens) – financial services, superannuation trustee.

• Australian Securities and Investments Commission v ACBF Funeral Plans Pty Ltd & Anor NSD 1182/2020 (led by David Batt KC with Tim Goodwin, instructed by ASIC) – misleading or deceptive conduct.

• Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Forex Capital Trading Pty Limited & Anor [2021] FCA 570 (led by Chris Horan KC and Zoe Maud S.C, instructed by Norton Rose Fulbright) – personal advice, misleading or deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct, directors’ duties.

• Australian Securities & Investments Commission v RI Advice Group Pty Ltd & Anor [2021] FCA 877 (led by Philip Crutchfield KC and Charles Parkinson KC, instructed by Gilbert + Tobin) – financial services, best interests obligations.

• Australian Securities & Investments Commission v Diversa Trustees Limited VID 573/2021 – (led by Oren Bigos KC and Dean Luxton, instructed by ASIC) – financial services, superannuation trustee.

• Australian Securities & Investments Commission v BT Funds Management Ltd [2022] FCA 515 (led by Philip Solomon KC with Mark Hosking, instructed by AGS) – financial services, misleading or deceptive conduct.

• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v IVF Finance Pty Limited & Anor VID 587/2021 (led by Peter Collinson KC and Caryn van Proctor, with Nicolas Dour, instructed by DLA Piper) – competition law, contested merger.

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