Biography

Chloe acts for major financial services entities, superannuation trustees, government departments and corporate clients in complex commercial litigation, regulatory investigations and construction disputes. She is based in Adelaide.

Chloe works across general corporate and commercial litigation in multiple jurisdictions, including the Supreme and District Courts of South Australia, the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the Federal Court. Her practice includes financial services and superannuation regulatory matters (ASIC, APRA), Royal Commission appearances, construction and infrastructure disputes (including extension of time and disruption claims), and commercial arbitration. She also acts in complex taxation disputes involving civil and criminal components.

Chloe has acted for Statewide Superannuation in ASIC investigation and prosecution proceedings concerning misleading or deceptive conduct in trustee communications. She has represented an Australian insurance company in the Royal Commission into the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry. She has also acted for two large South Australian companies in significant Supreme Court litigation involving contractual interpretation, tortious claims and Australian Consumer Law, and for a government department in contractor disputes involving extension of time and disruption claims including expert determination.

Chloe’s practice spans financial services regulatory proceedings, construction disputes and complex commercial litigation across multiple jurisdictions, giving her a breadth of contentious capability that is unusual at the special counsel level. Her combination of superannuation regulatory work, Royal Commission experience and construction dispute resolution reflects the cross-sector nature of the firm’s litigation practice.

Credentials

Academic qualifications:

• Bachelor of Laws
  

Chloe's experience

Statewide Superannuation — ASIC investigation and prosecution

Acted for Statewide Superannuation in relation to an ASIC investigation and subsequent prosecution concerning alleged misleading or deceptive conduct arising from trustee member communications.

Royal Commission — Insurance company

Acted for an Australian insurance company in the Royal Commission into the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.

South Australian Supreme Court — Complex commercial litigation

Acted for two large South Australian companies in significant Supreme Court proceedings involving contractual interpretation disputes, tortious claims and Australian Consumer Law claims.

Government Department — Contractor disputes and expert determination

Acted for a government department in disputes with contractors concerning extension of time and disruption claims, including an expert determination.

High net worth individual — Complex taxation dispute

Acted for a high net worth individual in a complex taxation dispute involving both civil and criminal components.