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Experience

Coral practises in common law and commercial law.

Coral regularly appears in all Victorian courts (both led and unled) and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

In common law, Coral has advised and appeared in matters involving tort, personal injury, workers’ compensation, transport accidents, occupiers’ liability and defamation law.

In commercial law, Coral has advised and appeared in matters involving consumer law and contract claims.

Before coming to the Bar, Coral was Class Actions and Major Torts List Coordinator to the Honourable Justices J Forrest and John Dixon, Associate to the Honourable John T (Jack) Rush AO RFD KC and Executive Assistant to the Honourable Associate Justice Daly, at the Supreme Court of Victoria. She assisted in the hearing and conduct of complex civil and criminal cause and jury matters, urgent applications in the Practice Court and class actions (including supervision of settlements).

Coral read with Chris Young KC and her senior mentor is Stephen O'Meara KC (now the Honourable Justice O’Meara).

Recent matters

Since coming to the Bar, matters in which Coral has been briefed include:

Commercial law

• Commissioner for Fair Trading v Bowes Street Developments Pty Limited (2023) – Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court proceeding concerning misleading or deceptive conduct in connection with the sale of apartments (led by I H Percy, ongoing)
• Cargill Australia Ltd v Viterra Malt Pty Ltd [2022] VSC 13; [2022] VSC 299; Viterra Malt Pty Ltd v Youil [2023] VSCA 304 – Victorian Supreme Court proceeding concerning breach of warranty and misleading or deceptive conduct in connection with sale of business (led by S T Pitt), Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal application for leave to appeal and appeal (led by S T Pitt)

Defamation

• Defteros v Google LLC [2020] VSC 219; [2021] VSCA 167; [2021] HCATrans 216; [2022] HCA 27 – Victorian Supreme Court proceeding (led by G L Schoff KC and L De Ferrari SC), Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal application for leave to appeal and appeal (led by B Walker SC and G L Schoff KC), High Court application for special leave to appeal (led by B Walker SC and G L Schoff KC), High Court appeal (led by B Walker SC and G L Schoff KC)

Common law

• Fontana v My Rental Pty Ltd (2023) – Victorian County Court proceeding concerning claims in negligence, jury verdict at trial in favour of My Rental (led by C J Blanden KC)
• Burns v Transport Accident Commission [2020] VCAT 1421; [2022] VSC 294 – VCAT proceeding concerning whether the TAC must make a determination of degree of impairment (unled); Victorian Supreme Court appeal (led by C P Young KC)
• Bramich v Transport Accident Commission [2020] VCAT 1295; [2022] VSC 330 – VCAT proceeding concerning whether the accident was a ‘transport accident’ (unled); Victorian Supreme Court appeal (led by C P Young KC)
• Marsh v Transport Accident Commission [2020] VSC 228 – Victorian Supreme Court appeal concerning definition of ‘dependent child’ (led by C P Young KC)
• Humphris v ConnectEast Nominee Company Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 3 – Victorian Supreme Court proceeding concerning claims in nuisance and negligence, jury verdict at trial in favour of ConnectEast (led by C G Button SC, now the Honourable Justice Button)

Commissions

• Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants

Public and regulatory

• Acting for the Secretary to the Department of Government Services in relation to the Worker Screening Act 2020 (Vic)
• Advising the Legal Services Commissioner in relation to various complaints and investigations of consumer and disciplinary matters under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Vic)

Memberships and Associations

Reporter, Victorian Reports

Former Monitor, Class Actions, Victorian Commercial Bar Association

From 5 May 2017, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation