Wendy Harris (lawyer)

Wendy Anne Harris QC[1] (born 14 December 1967) is an Australian barrister, President of the Victorian Bar and past President of the Commercial Bar Association of Victoria.[2] She is a commercial barrister and Queen’s Counsel specialising in complex disputes, transactional advice and class actions.

Wendy Harris QC

Early life

Harris was born in Melbourne to Jan and John Harris. She was educated at Nunawading High School and studied law at the University of Melbourne. She has twin daughters, Ingrid and Ava, born 2007. Harris is the sister of Claire Harris QC,[3] the current President of the Commercial Bar Association of Victoria.

Professional life

Harris was admitted to practice as a lawyer in 1992 and was a solicitor from 1992 to 1997 at Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks (now Allens). Harris became a barrister in 1997 and is a member of List A Barristers.[4] She was appointed Senior Counsel in 2010, Queen’s Counsel in 2014, and was elected President of the Victorian Bar in November 2019.[5] Harris specialises in complex disputes and transactional advice, particularly in the banking and finance, insurance and securities sectors. Harris has a large class action practice, and has acted in numerous securities class actions for ASX-listed entities. Her banking and finance experience includes acting for National Australia Bank in the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry and in the bank bill swap rate litigation brought by ASIC,[6] and acting in the context of many large-scale insolvencies. Harris has represents clients in all Victorian Courts including the Supreme Court of Victoria, and has acted in a significant number of matters in the original jurisdiction of the High Court of Australia and in its appellate jurisdiction. Harris has held a number of non-executive director roles, including as Chair of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and the board of Barristers’ Chambers Limited.[7] She is currently a non-executive director of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare.[8]

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References
  1. "Wendy A Harris QC | Victorian Bar". www.vicbar.com.au.
  2. "Commercial | Victorian Bar". www.vicbar.com.au.
  3. "Claire M Harris QC | Victorian Bar". www.vicbar.com.au.
  4. "Wendy Harris QC". List A Barristers.
  5. Doraisamy, Jerome (November 18, 2019). "Victorian Bar elects new president". www.lawyersweekly.com.au.
  6. Letts, business reporter Stephen (November 10, 2017). "ANZ and NAB to pay $100m to settle rate-rigging case". ABC News.
  7. "Home". Barristers' Chambers Limited.
  8. "Home | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care". www.safetyandquality.gov.au.
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