Caitlin O'Neil
- Commercial Law Employment & Industrial
- Tort Law Public Law
Caitlin has broad experience acting for government, corporate and individual clients in judicial review, criminal and commercial proceedings. Since joining the bar, she has been briefed in matters concerning national security, suppression orders, migration, torts, breach of contract, discrimination and industrial law.
Previously, Caitlin was a Senior Lawyer at the Australian Government Solicitor where she acted in complex and sensitive matters at all levels of the judicial hierarchy. She has also worked in the competition and litigation teams at Gilbert + Tobin, assisting corporate clients to navigate commercial litigation, regulatory investigations and merger clearance processes.
Caitlin was Associate to the Honourable Justice Steven Rares at the Federal Court of Australia. She holds Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts (Honours in History) degrees from the University of Melbourne, both with first class honours.
Caitlin read with Kate Burke SC and her senior mentor is Kathleen Foley SC.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under the Professional Standards Legislation
Contact
- P03 9225 7213
- E[email protected]
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Aickin Chambers
Level 14 Room 28
200 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
03 9225 8558
Expertise
- Appellate
- Class Actions
- Competition
- Consumer Law
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporations & Securities
- Equity & Trusts
- Private International Law
- Appellate
- Confidential Information
- Discrimination
- Employment Contracts
- Industrial Disputes
- Restraint of Trade
- Statutory Employment Rights
- Appellate
- Class Actions
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Defamation
- Inquests
- Major Torts
- Negligence
- Product Liability
- Professional Negligence
- Administrative Law
- Appellate
- Civil & Human Rights
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Constitutional Law
- Discrimination
- Environment
- Freedom of Information
- Immigration
- Judicial Review
- Native Title
- Privacy
- Public International Law
- White Collar Crime
Qualifications
Juris Doctor
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
University of Melbourne
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Recent Cases
McHugh v Commonwealth of Australia [2025] VSC 11: acting for the defendant in ongoing proceeding (led by Stephen Lloyd SC and Christopher Tran)
CFB23 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2024] FedCFamC2G 1240: judicial review application (unled)
Attorney-General v Temssah (No 2) [2024] VSC 328: application under Division 105A of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) (led by Elizabeth Bennett SC and Rowan Minson)
Director of Public Prosecutions v Potter [2025] VSC 600: contested subpoena in conspiracy to murder prosecution (led by James Forsaith)
DPP v Duong [2024] VCC 182: appeared on behalf of the Commonwealth Attorney-General in foreign interference trial and sentencing (unled and led by Mark Hosking)
Applications for leave to appeal and suppression orders in tax proceeding (FCA, led by Daniel McInerney KC)
Gorman v Speech Pathology Association of Australia Ltd [2025] VSC 4: oppression and breach of contract claim (led by Eugene White)
Loechel v Walker & Anor (Building and Property) [2025] VCAT 105: summary dismissal (unled)
De Jongh v Semsarian: acted for Ms de Jongh in proceeding under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (FCA, led by Christopher Tran)
Inquest into the death of Benjamin Laurence Marshall:
Coronial Division of the Magistrates Court of Tasmania (led by Zoe Maud SC and
Melinda Jackson)