Melissa J. Fisher

Admission:

• Legal Practitioner,
  
• Supreme Court of NSW 1996
• NSW Bar 2003
• High Court 2004

Professional membership:

• NSW Bar Association
• Member of the NSW Bar Association's Equal Opportunity Committee
• Fellow, Cambridge Commonwealth Trust

Experience:

• LLM, University of Cambridge, 1996 -1997
• Executive Consultant, KPMG, London 1997 - 2001

Areas of Expertise

• Administrative
• Appellate Litigation
• Building and construction
• Commercial
• Company
• Equity
• Insurance and Reinsurance
• Property
• Royal Commissions and Statutory Tribunals
• Trade Practices and Competition

Of note:

• Appeared in ASIC v Vines, NSW Supreme Court;
  
• Rich v CGU Insurance Ltd, High Court;
• Silbermann v CGU Insurance Ltd, High Court;
  
• Kamha v APRA, Federal Court;
• Melissa is a contributing author to Thomson Uniform Civil Practice and Procedure

Outside the Law:
Actively involved in:

• St Anthony's Primary School, Clovelly
• Brontesarous pre-school, Bronte;
• Clovelly Nippers;
• Bronte Ballet School
  

Can be found most Saturdays pushing a swing in Bronte Park