Jillian Williams
- Commercial Law Tort Law
- Public Law
She has particular experience in competition and consumer law, class actions, insurance, and corporations matters. She also has significant regulatory law experience (in particular, in competition and consumer law) and has acted for and against regulators. Jill has appeared for a range of leading corporations, private and public clients (including ASIC and ACCC) in proceedings in the Federal and Supreme Courts.
Before coming to the Bar, Jill was a Senior Associate at Allens Linklaters, where she worked on large-scale complex commercial, tax, and regulatory proceedings. She also worked inhouse completing a secondment to the National Australia Bank, focusing on amendments to the Australian Consumer Law.
She holds a Bachelor of Civil Laws (BCL) from the University of Oxford, as well as Bachelor Degrees in Law (first class honours) and in Commerce (Finance) from Monash University.
She is a previous Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne Law School, where she taught Corporate Insolvency law. Jill was a reporter for the Commonwealth Law Reports (2018 – 2023).
A list of selected appearances can be found under the cases tab below.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation
Contact
- P03 9225 6967
- M0415 890 766
- E[email protected]
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Aickin Chambers
Level 19, Room 10
200 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
03 9225 8558
Expertise
- Class Actions
- Commercial Arbitration
- Competition
- Contractual Disputes
- Insurance
- Private International Law
- Taxation
- Regulatory Investigations
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Common Law
- Negligence
- Professional Negligence
- Administrative Law
- Aged Care
- Civil & Human Rights
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Constitutional Law
- Public International Law
- White Collar Crime
Qualifications
Bachelor of Civil Law (Oxford)
Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (Mon)
Bachelor of Commerce (Mon)
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Recent Cases
QIC Werribee Pty Ltd & Ors v Wadren & Ors (Supreme Court of Victoria) - acting for a fund manager in relation to claims in contract, tort and for alleged misleading or deceptive conduct, arising from a sale of real estate assets (led by Noel Hutley SC and David Sulan SC, with Ryan May, instructed by Jones Day)
Wisbey v UBS & Ors - acting for a global investment bank in relation to a class action involving allegations of cartel conduct in the Forex market (led by Wendy Harris KC, Michael Borsky KC, and Jonathan Kirkwood SC, instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills)
Royal Express Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (In Liquidation) v Huang, in the matter of Royal Express Pty Ltd (No 7) [2023] FCA 1648 - acting for a major retail bank (as Receiver), in equitable fraud claim for alleged breaches of ss 181 and 182 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and/or misappropriation of the plaintiff's assets (led by Sam Rosewarne KC, instructed by Allens Linklaters)
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Commonwealth Bank of Australia & Colonial First State - acting for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in civil penalty proceedings concerning the alleged provision of s 963A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) for conflicted remuneration (led by Neil Young KC and Peter Kulevski, instructed by Clayton Utz)
Pirmax Pty Ltd v Kingspan Insulation Pty Ltd - a dispute regarding alleged contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law (led by Chris Archibald KC, instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills)
National Australia Bank Limited v Nautilus Insurance Pte Ltd & Ors (see, [2019] FCA 899; (No 3) [2019] FCA 2139 - appeared for NAB's captive insurer, in a dispute involving construction of reinsurance policy provisions, questions of jurisdiction, judicial power and discretion to entertain suit for declaratory relief in the Federal Court (led by Vanessa Whittaker SC, instructed by King and Wood Mallesons)
Moulden v Ford Australia - appeared for Ford Australia, in defending a misleading or deceptive conduct claim (settled) (unled, instructed by Allens Linklaters)
Tripod Farmers Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance & Calabro - appearing for an insurance agent in a dispute involving allegations of misleading or deceptive conduct, tort and contract (led by Jim Delany QC (now Delany J), and Dr Michael Rush KC, instructed by Clyde & Co)
Fonterra Brands v Bega Cheese (No 2) [2019] VSC 209); (No 3) [2019] VSC 391 - acting for Fonterra in a contractual dispute with Bega, also involving allegations of misleading or deceptive conduct (led by Gerard Dalton KC and Peter Creighton-Selvay, instructed by Arnold Bloch Leibler)
Certain Underwriters at Lloyds & Anor ats Mercury Walch – acting for underwriters in a dispute regarding construction of insurance policy and exclusion clauses (led by Chris Caleo KC, instructed by Gilchrist Connell)
Index Traders Pty Limited and Ors v Juwai Holdings - application for an interlocutory injunction (led by Michael Rush KC) (Supreme Court of Victoria)
Slea Pty Ltd v Connective Services Pty Ltd & Ors; Mortgage Results Pty Ltd v Millsave Holdings Pty Ltd [2017] VSC 327; [2017] VSC 704) - various interlocutory applications in oppression proceedings (led by Bernie Quinn KC, instructed by Quinn Emmanuel)
Eustice v State of Victoria & Ors (unled) - appearing for defendant in tort claim
Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2018) - acted for an industry superannuation fund
(CCI Class Action) Reilly v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited & Ors: settlement approval application, acting for ANZ Bank (unled, instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills)
(FX Class Action) Wisbey v UBS & Ors: class action relating to allegations of cartel conduct in the forex market, acting for a respondent bank (led by Wendy Harris KC, Michael Borsky KC, and Jonathan Kirkwood SC, instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills)
Buch / Gehrke v Noumi (formerly Freedom Foods): interlocutory carriage motion application, acting for the auditor of Freedom Foods (Deloitte) in a shareholder class action (led by Wendy Harris KC, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth)
Nelson v Beach Energy Ltd: appeal in relation to GCO and carriage motion applications (led by David Sulan SC) (Supreme Court of Victoria)
Clime Capital v UGL Limited: interlocutory applications in a class action arising out of the construction of the Ichthys LNG facility (settled) (led by Oren Bigos KC, instructed by Phi Finney McDonald)
Otto Dann & Anor v CEO (Housing): class action relating to allegations of breach of contract, unconscionable conduct and consumer guarantees (led by Lachlan Armstrong KC, instructed by Phi Finney McDonald)
ACCC v H.J. Heinz Company Australia Limited: misleading or deceptive conduct claims, acted for respondent (led by Rowena Orr KC and Nicholas De Young KC, instructed by Minter Ellison)
Application for merger authorisation clearance by B.P Petroleum in proposed acquisition of Woolworths petrol stations, acted for the ACCC (instructed by the AGS)
Australian Securities and Investments Commission ats Allegra Financial Services (see, [2020] AATA 6008): appeared for ASIC unled, review of decision to refuse an Australian Financial Services Licence application
Australian Securities and Investments Commission ats Erhardt (see, [2018] AATA 4785) (unled): appeared for ASIC in application regarding a director disqualification ban
Australian Securities and Investments Commission ats Evans (unled) (settled): appeared for ASIC in review of a banning order pursuant to s 920 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
Appeared for and advised various company directors and employees in regulatory investigations, including s 19 examinations and responding to notices (unled)