Jillian Williams
- Commercial Law Tort Law
- Public Law
Jillian Williams practises in commercial, public and regulatory law.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Jillian was a Senior Associate at Allens in Commercial Litigation. Jillian acted in a broad range of matters including class actions, large scale regulatory investigations, tax and complex commercial disputes, for ASX listed and multinational companies.
Jillian holds a Bachelor of Civil Laws from the University of Oxford, where she studied as a Supperstone Scholar. She also holds a first class honours degree in Law, and a degree in Commerce (Finance) from Monash University. In 2012, Jillian worked for Judge Flugge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague.
Jillian read with Michael Rush and her Senior Mentor is Wendy Harris QC.
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Ninian Stephen Chambers
Level 38 Room 9
140 William Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
03 9225 8558
Expertise
- Class Actions
- Commercial Arbitration
- Competition
- Contractual Disputes
- Insurance
- Private International Law
- Taxation
- Common Law
- Negligence
- Professional Negligence
- Administrative Law
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Constitutional Law
- Public International Law
- White Collar Crime
- Civil & Human Rights
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
Acting on behalf of Coles Supermarket Group in a Federal Court proceeding by the ACCC for alleged contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law, including alleged unconscionable conduct.
Acting on behalf of State defendants in a class action in the Supreme Court of Victoria arising from the Kilmore East/Kinglake 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.
Advising a US based investor in relation to proposed litigation arising from a contract claim in Victoria.
Acting on behalf of the Human Rights Law Centre in relation to advising on a constitutional challenge to the validity of provisions of the Electoral Act 1992 (Qld)
Acting on behalf of a client in the Oil & Gas industry in relation to an ongoing tax transfer pricing regulatory dispute with the ATO.
Acting on behalf of a US client in the Oil & Gas industry in relation to a breach of contract claim arising in Victoria.