Ella is an accomplished insurance litigator with experience advising and acting for insurers and government departments and entities in defence of personal injury, public liability, administrative law and discrimination claims. She works across the State Government, Sports and Entertainment and Insurance sectors in many complex, sensitive and high profile matters, including historical abuse and nervous shock claims.
Clients value Ella for her strong legal acumen, strategic thinking and ability to navigate complex and evolving legal environments with confidence. She is adept at cutting through complexity to deliver clear, strategic advice clients can rely on.
Ella brings a results-driven approach to her practice, combining forensic analysis expertise with highly effective negotiation skills. Her ability to adapt to change and deliver under pressure makes her a trusted adviser to clients seeking clear, decisive and outcome-focused representation while navigating legal, regulatory and reputational challenges.
She holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne. and has appeared in Victoria in the Supreme Court, County Court, Magistrates’ Court, VCAT and the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.
Experience
- Advising and defending claims for Australia’s leading major insurers and Government clients, including all manner of claims involving personal injury, ranging from multi-defendant disputes concerning construction and occupier’s liability, to nervous shock involving deaths and recoveries.
- Defending claims in false imprisonment, assault and battery, breaches of privacy and equitable causes of action.
- Advising organisations in coronial inquests into deaths.
- Acting and advising government entities in disputes relating to protected disclosures legislation.
- Advising and defending organisations in disputes involving anti-discrimination legislation and Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights.
- Acting in claims arising out of sexual, physical and racial abuse and bullying, including historical sexual abuse claims.
- Acting and advising government entities and insurers in administrative law proceedings, including judicial review, injunction applications and appeals.
- Defending sporting and entertainment venues, clubs and institutions against public liability claims brought by spectators and other entrants.