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Verity long-droppert

D   08 9220 0599
M   0422 707 749
E vlongdroppert@francisburt.com.au
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Year of election to the Bar:
2020

Civil

Arbitration and mediation Arbitrators and mediators

Commercial
Appeals Banking Bankruptcy Building and construction Competition Construction and engineering Consumer protection law
Contractual disputes Corporate insolvency Equity Insurance Mining and resources Native title Partnership disputes
Restraint of trade Superannuation Trusts

Personal Injuries Appellate

Torts Appellate Negligence

Public

Public and Administrative
Judicial review and administrative law

Verity accepts briefs on most commercial matters, particularly those involving contractual disputes, competition and consumer law, equity, and corporate insolvency. As a solicitor, Verity practiced in commercial litigation and acted for clients in the both the mining and construction industry in large scale complex litigation matters.

 Verity has represented clients and advised in relation to administrative law matters including judicial review and an appellate level dispute regarding the exercise of administrative or judicial power.

For a junior barrister, Verity has a great deal of advocacy experience. She has appeared as sole counsel in the State Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, Federal Court, District Court, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the State Administrative Tribunal. She is a skilled negotiator and has represented clients at mediation at the Supreme Court and District Court.

Verity is a member of the Council of the WA Bar and is on the Heritage Committee for Baseball Western Australia.

Date of admission: 2015

Qualifications: LLB (UWA)/ BA (Hons.) (UWA)