Jessica is a Special Counsel in HWLE’s Melbourne Litigation Team.
Jessica has broad experience in commercial litigation, working for individuals, small businesses, institutional and government clients. Jessica is known for her confident advice and commercial approach to dispute resolution.
Jessica has expertise in property disputes. She is also a specialist in complex banking and finance litigation as well as debt recovery. Jessica has developed expertise on the range of issues that impact financiers and their clients.
Expertise
Experience
- A major bank Acting in the successful defence of a claim to set aside a guarantee and mortgage based on unconscionable conduct – Charbord Investments Pty Ltd & Ors v Szwarcbord [2023] VCC 2141.
- A major bank Acting in the successful defence of a claim for reinstatement of an account and damages – Greenshift Energy Pty Ltd v Australia And New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2025] VCAT 130.
- A government business Advising on its right to a vesting order in relation to land disclaimed by a liquidator.
- A major energy company Advising on its right of first refusal under a lease.
- A company Providing advice in relation to a claim against a property valuer for damages arising from negligence.
- Vendors and purchasers Advising in relation to claims for damages for breach of contract as well as repudiation and termination of contracts of sale.
- Major banks Providing advice on issues such as scams, fraud, the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth), privacy, credit reporting and the ePayments Code.
- Non-bank lenders and private lenders Advising in relation to debt recovery, priority disputes, security enforcement and other issues.
- Builders and contractors Providing advice in relation to breaches of contract and debt recovery, including responding to and issuing Creditor’s Statutory Demands.