Anna practises primarily in commercial law.

Before coming to the Bar, Anna was a Senior Associate in the disputes team of Herbert Smith Freehills in Melbourne. She has also practised in the firm’s London office. Anna was previously an associate to the Hon Justice Crennan AC QC of the High Court of Australia, and also the Legal Research Officer at the High Court of Australia.

At Herbert Smith Freehills, Anna worked on a range of complex commercial disputes, with a particular focus on class actions. Her experience also includes regulatory, contract and insurance matters. In 2019, Anna was seconded to National Australia Bank for eight months.

Anna has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws (first class honours) from the Australian National University. Anna also has a Masters of Law from the University of Cambridge, which she attended on a Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

Anna read with Jonathan Kirkwood and her senior mentor is Wendy Harris QC.

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Areas of Practice

Cases

• Yasmin v Commonwealth of Australia (representative proceeding, Federal Court of Australia, 2020) (ongoing)
• 5 Boroughs / Roberts v State of Victoria (representative proceeding, Supreme Court, 2020) (ongoing)
• Fuller v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd (representative proceeding, Supreme Court, 2020) (ongoing)
• VicBeef Holdings Pty Ltd v Chen (directors duties, Supreme Court, 2021)
• Kain v Kain [2020] FamCA 650