Deborah Foy
QUALIFICATIONS LL.B (Hons)(Melb), BA (Adel)
ADMITTED 1996 BAR 2010
CHAMBERS HWC 2707
CLERK CONTACT 03 9225 7999
PHONE 9225 7999
EMAIL dfoy@vicbar.com.au
LOTE German
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Magistrates Court
- Administrative Law
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency
- Common Law
- Coronial Inquests
- Criminal Law
- De Facto Relationships
- Disciplinary Tribunals
- Employment / Industrial
- Equal Opportunity / Discrimination
- Family Law
- Guardianship
- Insurance
- Medical Negligence
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Personal Injuries
- Probate / Wills / Part IV
- Product Liability
- Professional Negligence
- Torts (Other Than PI)
- Transport Accident Act
- Work Cover
ENQUIRIES: dever@vicbar.com.au
Experience
Deborah appears in inquests on behalf of hospitals, residential aged care services, involving complex medical, surgical and radiological issues and has represented families, hospitals and medical practitioners, including surgeons, obstetricians and psychiatrists.
She also frequently appears in the Guardianship and Administration List on behalf of aged care services, hospitals and families in dispute about the care of their elder relatives. She has appeared in disputes over capacity, management of funds, compensation applications and diverse aspects of the jurisdiction.
Deborah also appears in Personal Injuries cases for plaintiffs and defendants.
Formerly, she edited the Aged Care section of the Fitzroy Legal Services Law Handbook
She appeared at VCAT on behalf of a public mental health service in the first appeal involving the provisions governing ECT in the Mental Health Act 2014.
Before coming to the Bar, Deborah was in house counsel for a large metropolitan public health service for 6 years.
She was the legal member on the Dental Practice Board of Victoria from 2005 to 2009 and chaired formal hearings on behalf of the Board between 2005 and 2008.