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Provided by Fiona Roughley SC
Fiona Roughley is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading counsel. She is known for her advocacy, written work, and strategic and commercial instincts.
Fiona is regularly briefed unled in civil proceedings in courts and tribunals; she also appears as junior counsel in large, high profile and appellate matters. Her areas of expertise include commercial law; superannuation and financial services; competition law; public law; health law; building and construction; insolvency; equity; class actions; and public inquiries.
Before being called to the Bar, Fiona was Associate to Justice Hayne AC of the High Court of Australia, a Principal Research Officer in the Department of the Senate of the Parliament of Australia, and a solicitor at Allens Arthur Robinson (now Allens Linklaters). She received her LLM from the University of Cambridge as a Gates Scholar funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She received her BA and LLB from the University of Sydney, graduating with the University Medal in Law, the University Medal in English, and the University's Convocation Medal.
2011 - Admitted to NSW Bar, appointed Silk in 2023
2010 - Principal Research Officer, Department of the Senate, Parliament of Australia
2009 - Associate to the Hon. Justice Hayne AC, High Court of Australia
2008 - Allens, Competition and Litigation teams
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Fiona Roughley SC is active in an impressive variety of fields, including those of construction, insolvency and public inquiries and investigations, and she also has noted strength in the class action space.
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She has a very good reputation.
She has a very good reputation.
