Katrina specialises in class actions and commercial litigation.
She advises clients in the areas of securities claims, directors’ duties, shareholder claims, professional negligence claims and investigations and prosecutions by regulatory bodies including ASIC and the ACCC.
Katrina advises clients across a range of industries, with a focus on professional and financial services, and also has extensive experience in the court approval of schemes of arrangement.
Key deals
Class actions
Represented clients in a range of class actions, including actions concerning corporate disclosures, audit reports, independent expert’s reports, alleged cartel conduct and the conditions of immigration detention.
Regulatory investigations
Represented clients in defence of regulatory investigations conducted by ASIC and the ACCC and in civil penalty proceedings commenced by those bodies.
Healius Limited
Acted in defence of a claim arising from Healius’ capital raising via an accelerated renounceable rights offer.
Centro creditor’s scheme
Acted for JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA in proceedings for declaratory relief commenced against senior lenders to the Centro group of companies in relation to the construction of an inter-creditor trust deed and the right of senior lenders to direct JP Morgan how to vote at the creditors’ scheme meeting.
Schemes of arrangement
Acted for (amongst others) Foster’s Group Limited, Amcor Limited, Whitehaven Coal Limited, Suncorp Group Limited, Affinity Education Group Limited, Murchison Metals Limited, Alchemia Limited, Andean Resources Limited, Anzon Energy Limited, Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, Panbio Limited, Peplin Limited, Equigold NL, Premium Investors Limited, Great Artesian Oil and Gas Limited, Straits Resources Limited, SMS Management & Technology Limited, Dart Energy Limited, Yanzhou Coal.