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Julia has a broad practice that includes commercial law, public law, criminal law and industrial disputes. She has appeared in trial and appellate matters, led and unled, across those areas.

Prior to the Bar, Julia was an Associate to the Hon Justice Nettle AC in the High Court in 2018 and to the Hon Chief Justice Warren AC in the Supreme Court in 2015 to 2016. She was previously a Principal Solicitor at the Office of Public Prosecutions and a solicitor in the Litigation and Victoria Police branches of the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office.

Julia holds a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics and Statistics) and a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours; Supreme Court Prize) from the University of Melbourne. She also holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction) from the University of Oxford. She has lectured in Remedies and Torts in the JD program at Melbourne Law School.

Recent cases in which Julia has appeared include:

• Commonwealth v Yunupingu [2025] HCA 6 (led by S A Glacken KC and G A Hill SC)
• Dastmozd v The King [2025] VSCA 138 (unled)
• Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [2024] HCA 32 (led by L T Brown SC, with S C Clancy)
• Hun v Aljazeera International (Malaysia) SDN BHD [2024] FCA 1261 (and ongoing) (led by M J Collins AM KC)
• Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v Minister for Resources and Water [2023] FCA 809 (led by C L Lenehan SC, with C J Tran and C Trahanas)
• ​Farm Transparency International Ltd v New South Wales (2022) 277 CLR 537; [2022] HCA 23 (led by S Donaghue QC, Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth, with T Wood)

From 7 May 2021, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.