Eugenia Levine

Bar roll 2013 Admitted 2007

Commercial Law Employment & Industrial
Tort Law Public Law

Eugenia practises in commercial and public law. She has substantial expertise in class actions, regulatory and corporations law matters, contractual disputes and commercial arbitration. Eugenia is also experienced in industrial and administrative law.

Eugenia is recognised as a leading junior counsel in the 2024 Asia Pacific edition of the Legal 500.

Prior to joining the Bar, Eugenia was an Associate at White & Case in London, specialising in complex commercial litigation and international commercial arbitration. Eugenia commenced practice at Mallesons Stephen Jaques (as it then was), where she worked on a variety of commercial disputes.

Eugenia holds a Master of Laws with distinction from Columbia Law School in New York, and is admitted to the New York Bar. She also holds a First Class Honours degree in Law from Monash University, where she was awarded a number of academic prizes, including the Jeffrey L Sher Prize for Trial Practice and Advocacy.

Eugenia is the Deputy Chair of the Victorian Bar Human Rights Committee and a member of the Class Actions Committee of the Commercial Bar Association.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under the Professional Standards Legislation

Contact

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Chambers & Clerk

Aickin Chambers
Level 16 Room 8

200 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000

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Jane King

03 9225 8558

Expertise

Commercial Law

Class Actions
Commercial Arbitration
Competition
Consumer Credit
Consumer Law
Contractual Disputes
Corporations & Securities
Insurance
Private International Law

Employment & Industrial

Industrial Disputes
Restraint of Trade

Tort Law

Class Actions
Major Torts
Negligence

Public Law

Administrative Law
Appellate
Commissions & Inquiries
Judicial Review
Public International Law
Civil & Human Rights

Qualifications

Qualifications

Master of Laws (Columbia Law School, New York)

Bachelor of Laws (Hons I)(Monash University)

Bachelor of Arts (Monash University)

Admitted

Victoria

New York

Entitled to practise in

State and Territory Courts and Tribunals

Federal Court of Australia

High Court of Australia

Languages

Russian

Spanish

Recent Cases

Selected recent cases include:

J Wisbey & Associates Pty Ltd v UBS AG (No 2) [2024] FCA 147 (“foreign exchange” class action, class closure)

Hassan v State of Victoria [2023] VSC 478 (“Estate Towers” class action, settlement approval)

ASIC v Tzouvelis [2023] FCA 431 (regulatory, misconduct exception to privilege claims)

Turner v Bayer Australia Ltd (No 6) [2023] VSC 244 (“Essure” medical device class action, practice and procedure during trial)

Century Legend Pty Ltd v Ripani [2022] FCAFC 191 (commercial law appeal, misleading or deceptive conduct claim)

Fair Work Ombudsman v Woolworths Group Ltd [2022] FCA 203 (industrial law, claims of mass underpayments, ruling on scope of initial trial)

Ripani v Century Legend Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 242 (commercial law trial, misleading or deceptive conduct claim)

BHP Group Ltd vImpiombato (2022) 405 ALR 402 (securities class action, High Court appeal, foreign resident group members)

Australian Federation of Air Pilots v Regional Express Holdings Ltd (2021) 290 FCR 239 (industrial law appeal, claims of adverse action and coercion under the Fair Work Act 2009)

Fox v Westpac (2021) 69 VR 487 (class action; junior counsel to contradictor in first group costs order application under s 33ZDA of the Supreme Court Act 1986)

Winslow Constructors Pty Ltd v Head, Transport for Victoria (Costs) (2021) 64 VR 200 (arbitration, indemnity costs principles)

Prygodicz v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) (2021) 173 ALD 277 (“Robodebt” class action; junior counsel to contradictor on settlement approval)

ASIC v Dover Financial Advisers Pty Ltd (No 3) (2021) 150 ACSR 185 (regulatory, pecuniary penalties for multiple contraventions)

Minister for Immigration v CQZ15 (2021) 284 FCR 455 (administrative law appeal)

Stallard v Treasury Wine Estates Ltd [2020] VSC 679 (securities class action, consolidation of proceedings)

Winslow Constructors v Head, Transport for Victoria [2020] VSC 790 (arbitration, application to enforce award)

Klemweb Nominees v BHP Group Ltd (2019) 369 ALR 583 (securities class action, competing proceedings)

ASIC v Dover Financial Advisers Pty Ltd (2019) 140 ACSR 561 (regulatory, misleading or deceptive conduct)

Slea Pty Ltd v Connective Services Pty Ltd (2018) 359 ALR 159 (commercial appeal)

Publications

17 October 2022

Class Actions Update - High Court holds non-residents can be group members in Federal Court class actions

07 May 2019

Class Actions Update - ALRC’s Recent Report on the Class Actions Regime: Key Recommendations

01 November 2013

Arbitration Update - Federal Court Confirms Validity of International Abitration Agreements in Voyage Charterparties

Memberships

Victorian Bar – Commercial Bar Association – Class Actions Committee

Victorian Bar - Human Rights Committee - Deputy Chair