Alison Martyn
- Commercial Law Tort Law
- Public Law
Alison acts for companies, government entities, directors and other individuals across a broad range of matters. Those matters include class actions, regulatory investigations, judicial review proceedings, breach of contract cases, negligence claims and consumer law proceedings.
Before coming to the Bar, Alison was a Senior Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills where she specialised in class actions and other large-scale disputes for clients in the government, financial services and life sciences sectors. Alison also previously worked as a solicitor at Clayton Utz in the litigation team and at the UK Government Legal Department in the public law litigation division.
She was an Associate to the Honourable Justice John Griffiths at the Federal Court of Australia.
Alison was educated at the London School of Economics (Master of Laws with Distinction) and the University of Melbourne (Juris Doctor, Bachelor of Arts).
Alison is a monitor of publications by the Commercial Bar Association of the Victorian Bar in the area of competition and consumer law.
Alison read with Fiona Batten. Her senior mentor is Wendy Harris KC.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under the Professional Standards Legislation
Contact
- P03 9225 8558
- M0439 824 172
- F03 9225 8668
- E[email protected]
- Connect on Linkedin
Owen Dixon Chambers West
525 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
03 9225 8558
Expertise
- Class Actions
- Consumer Law
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporations & Securities
- Regulatory Investigations
- Class Actions
- Major Torts
- Negligence
- Administrative Law
- Civil & Human Rights
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Immigration
- Judicial Review
- Privacy
Qualifications
Master of Laws (Dist) (London School of Economics)
Juris Doctor (Melb)
Bachelor of Arts (International Studies / Chinese) (Melb)
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Recent Cases
Kilah v Medibank Private Ltd (No 2) [2024] VSC 519, acting for the defendant in the shareholder class action concerning a “data breach”, as well as in the consumer class action (McClure v Medibank Private Ltd) and regulatory proceeding (Australian Information Commissioner v Medibank Private Ltd), led by Neil Young KC and Nicholas de Young KC with Jennifer Findlay/Julia Watson and instructed by King & Wood Mallesons.
Compumod Investments Pty Ltd v Universal Equivalent Technology Ltd (Settlement Approval No 2) [2024] FCA 917, acting for the funder in a class action settlement approval, unled and instructed by Mackay Chapman.
Wawryk v Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific Pty Ltd (Subpoena Ruling) [2024] VSC 120 and Wawryk & Anor v Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific Pty Ltd (Costs Ruling) [2024] VSC 186, acting for the defendant in the class action concerning motor vehicle diesel engine emissions, led by Jonathan Kirkwood SC with Geoffrey Kozminsky and instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills.
Ghee v BT Funds Management Limited [2023] FCA 1553, acting for the funder in a class action settlement approval, led by Nicholas de Young KC and instructed by Mackay Chapman.
DA Lynch v Star Entertainment Group; Drake v Star Entertainment Group; Huang v Star Entertainment Group; Jowene v Star Entertainment Group [2023] VSC 561, acting for a plaintiff in a class action multiplicity dispute, led by Elizabeth Collins SC with Eugenia Levine and instructed by Phi Finney McDonald.
DOH19 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2024] FedCFamC2G 711, acting for the Minister in an application for judicial review of a decision by the Immigration Assessment Authority, unled and instructed by Mills Oakley.
DPGF v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration) [2024] AATA 556, acting for the applicant in an application for merits review, and the earlier remittal by the Federal Court to the Tribunal, unled and instructed by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.
Taylor v Tang [2023] VSC 373, acting for VCAT members in an application for leave to appeal a VCAT decision, led by Liam Brown SC and instructed by the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office.
Publications
Class Actions Update - Tips from Graincorp: Converting an existing proceeding into a group proceeding
07 March 2023Competition and Consumer Law Update - Q&A: Increase in civil penalty maximums for contraventions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)
15 November 2022Public Law Update - No “minimum requirement” of procedural fairness applicable to all court proceedings
Memberships
Competition & Consumer Law – Monitor of publications by the Commercial Bar Association of the Victorian Bar