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Experience

Rose has a broad practice with a focus on common law, class actions, coronial inquests and public law.

Matters in which Rose has a particular interest include:

• personal injury class actions;
• negligence and intentional tort claims (particularly those involving the intersection of the exercise of public power and tortious liability);
• coronial inquests;
• professional negligence claims;
• sensitive proceedings involving disputes about public interest immunity, client legal privilege and suppression orders; and
• quasi-criminal matters.

A selection of the matters in which Rose has recently acted include:

McNickle v Huntsman Chemical Company (Roundup Class Action) (led by Andrew Clements KC, Melanie Szydzik SC and Rebecca Howe, for the Applicant and the class) — Federal Court class action involving negligence and safety defect claims against Monsanto parties in relation to alleged carcinogenicity of Roundup products.

Rooke v AFL (AFL Concussion Class Action) (led by Philip Crutchfield KC, Ben Ihle KC and Matthew Hooper, for the AFL) — Supreme Court class action involving negligence claims against the AFL in relation to concussion injuries.

Alcoa of Australia Ltd & Ors v AusNet Transmission Net & Powercor (led by Bernie Quinn KC and Melanie Szydzik SC, for the Alcoa parties) — Supreme Court negligence claim for economic loss in relation to power outage at the Portland aluminium smelter.

Chief Commissioner of Police v Paterson [2023] VSC 172 (led by Melanie Szydzik SC, for the Appellant) — application for leave to appeal and appeal of VCAT decision to make a firearm prohibition order.

Riddle v State of Victoria; Trickey v State of Victoria; Beyer v State of Victoria (led by Robert Heath KC and Roslyn Kaye KC, for the State of Victoria) — multiple Supreme Court proceedings involving claims of negligence and occupier’s liability relating to alleged organochlorine pesticide soil contamination.

Dani Laidley v State of Victoria (led by Sam Hay KC, for the State of Victoria) — Supreme Court proceedings involving claims in negligence, misfeasance in public office and breach of confidence against Victoria Police.

Inquest into the death of Nick Panagiotopoulos (led by Roslyn Kaye KC, for 000VIC) — high profile inquest relating to death in context of COVID-19 000 call delays.

Greensill v Piper Alderman & Ors (led by Peter Cawthorn KC at trial, for law firm defendant) — professional negligence claim against solicitor and multiple law firms relating to alleged failure to advise in relation to a malicious prosecution claim against complainants following criminal conviction being overturned on appeal.

Various, multi-party County Court proceedings involving claims of negligence and occupier’s liability seeking damages for death and injuries in relation to a residential balcony collapse (led by Roslyn Kaye KC, for the landlord of the property).

Various coronial inquests involving deaths in care and custody (acting as Counsel Assisting the Coroner and for various State parties and medical institutions (both led and unled)).

Rose also provides advice (both led and unled) including in relation to public interest immunity, tortious liability, the exercise of public powers and statutory interpretation.

Before coming to the Bar, Rose was a Principal Solicitor at the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office, where she had carriage of high profile and sensitive proceedings on behalf of government clients. Before this, Rose worked in the Trials Chamber of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and Center for Death Penalty Litigation in North Carolina.

Rose read with Ben Ihle KC and her senior mentor is Rachel Doyle SC.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.