Areas of Practice
Rachel's practice is broadly commercial, with experience in building and construction, property, personal injury, discrimination and workplace matters. Rachel has undertaken addtional study in Mediation at the QUT Faculty of Law and the Resolution Institute.
Immediately prior to coming to the bar, Rachel practised as a generalist solicitor, with a focus on commercial law, with additional practice areas in family law, personal injury and workplace law. Her background representing clients in a wide range of legal interactions allows her to apply a broader insight in advising clients in a broad range of legal areas.
As a barrister, Rachel believes timely and efficient communication is the cornerstone of her advocacy work. She prides herself on a commitment to providing a professional and efficient service, maintaining the highest quality of work.
Rachel also has an academic background in linguistics, having lived and studied in France for a number of years. She was fortunate at this time to work with the research team that advised the Conseil de l'Europe in language teaching and learning. Rachel is fluent in spoken and written French, having completed her PhD in cotutelle between the University of Queensland and Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle), achieving a "mention tres honorable avec felicitations" (the highest academic distinction in France) for her defence in front of a jury of 5 academic leaders in the field.
Rachel accepts briefs in all areas including:
- Commercial and Contract Law
- Building and Construction Law
- Personal Injury Law
- Workplace and Industrial Relations Law
- Property Law
- Equity
- Discrimination - in particular sexual harassment
