michelle campbell
Year of Admission as an Australian lawyer:
1997
Year of Admission to the NSW Bar:
2007
Contact Details:
Telephone: (02) 9373 7447
areas of practice
Common Law
Intentional Torts
Motor Vehicle
Work Injury Damages and Workers Compensation
Overview
Since being admitted to the Bar in 2007, Michelle’s practice has extended to both criminal and civil law, including commercial law, family law, and personal injury. In addition, Michelle has appeared in numerous inquests for various parties.
Michelle’s main area of practice is personal injury and she has recently extended to intentional torts (historical abuse claims).
In 2015 Michelle completed a 1997 Master of Laws (Applied Law) in commercial litigation.
SELECTED CASES
Common Law and Personal Injury
Vincent v NRMA Insurance (unreported) 29 December 2020
For the purposes of sections 3.11 and 3.28 Motor Accidents Injuries Act 2017, the motor accident was held not to have been caused mostly by the fault of the injured person
Lynch v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited (unreported) 10 Feb 2020
For the purposes of sections 3.11 and 3.28 Motor Accidents Injuries Act 2017, the motor accident was held not to have been caused mostly by the fault of the injured person
Krickovic v The Star Pty Limited [2019] NSWDC 594
Occupiers liability – slip and fall injury in casino premises
Metaxoulis v McDonald’s Australia Ltd [2015] NSWCA 95 (led by Sheldon SC)
Overturned verdict for the defendant at first instance
Criminal Law
R v Eastman (No 15) [2017] ACTSC 143 to R v Eastman [2018] ATCTSC (No 50) (5 December 2018) (Led by Thangaraj SC)
Retrial of Eastman for the murder of the Assistant Commissioner of the ACT Police, along with preliminary applications, including admissibility of evidence of consciousness of guilt, the accused’s evidence at previous trial, hearsay evidence, transcripts of listening device recordings, tendency evidence and identification evidence