Elizabeth Needham
D 08 9220 0484
M 0413 597 050
E eneedham@francisburt.com.au
Year of election to the Bar:
2007
Areas of practice
Civil
Commercial
Appeals
Competition
Confiscations (proceeds of crime)
Consumer protection law
Professional liability
Restraint of trade
Industrial and employment
Discrimination
Employment contracts and restraint of trade
Criminal
State offences
Crimes against the person
Drugs
Financial crime
Fraud
Juvenile justice
Money laundering
Sexual assault
White collar and corporate crime
Commissions and other inquiries
Crime and corruption commission
Australian crime authority
Commonwealth offences
Crimes against the person
Drugs
Extradition
Financial crime
Fraud
Juvenile justice
Money laundering
Trafficking
White collar and corporate crime
Coronial inquests
White collar and corporate crime
Confiscations (proceeds of crime)
Family
Adoption and surrogacy
Child protection
Child support
Family & de facto
Property, spousal-maintenance & financial
Child-related proceedings
Financial agreements
Child support
Arbitration
Collaborative
International family law
Mediation and alternative dispute resolution
Restraining orders
Public
Public and administrative
Civil and human rights
Confiscations (proceeds of crime)
Disciplinary proceedings
Discrimination
Extradition
Immigration law
Judicial review and administrative law
Merits review
Privacy/freedom of information
Proceeds of crime
Succession
Family planning
Care and protection
Family and de facto
Parenting orders
Profile
Elizabeth Needham has worked in diverse areas of practice during a career spanning more than 20 years.
Prior to joining the Independent Bar in 2007, Elizabeth was Principal Legal Officer with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, where she acted as counsel in complex commercial and international criminal matters.
Before that, she was the Director of Legal and Prosecution Services with the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection. There, she appeared in civil litigation for the Minister, in consumer protection, disciplinary matters and appeals.
Elizabeth has also lectured at Edith Cowan University, teaching crime, family, administrative and evidence law and has worked in a crisis centre in human rights, industrial relations and administrative law.
In her practice, Elizabeth draws upon skills gained across these diverse contexts, including in-depth analysis of issues and available evidence, strong advocacy and empathy. Having appeared as counsel at both ends of the bar table (prosecutor and defence counsel, plaintiff and respondent), Elizabeth considers each matter from all perspectives.
Qualifications
Date of admission: 1993 (SA & HCA); 1995 (WA)
Qualifications: BA (Jur), LLB, GDLP, LLM
Liability limited by a Scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation