Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Breaches of Privacy and the Common Law
- Development and current status of common law causes of action available for privacy related wrongs
- Equitable causes of action for privacy related wrongs
- The operation and potential interpretation of the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (i.e. the new federally legislated tort of Serious Invasion of Privacy)
Presented by Estelle Petrie, Senior Associate, Robinson Gill Lawyers and Ella Hadley, Graduate Lawyer, Robinson Gill Lawyers
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on VIC legislation
Chair
Ian Upjohn KC, Chapman’s List Barristers
Presenters
Ian Upjohn KC, Chapman’s List BarristersIan Upjohn was called to the Melbourne Bar in 1993 and specialises in commercial law, equity and trusts, disciplinary and other tribunals and alternative dispute resolution. Ian is a co-author (with M Colbran QC) of Pleadings in Butterworths Court Forms, Precedents and Pleadings (Victoria) and a Contributing Author to Palmer on Bailment (Third Edition).
Estelle Petrie, Senior Associate, Robinson Gill Lawyers
Estelle is a Senior Associate in the police misconduct team at Robinson Gill. She is an experienced litigator dedicated to social justice, she acts on behalf of victims of abuse by police and in prisons. Estelle acts in a wide range of police misconduct cases, representing victims of assault, false imprisonment, and unlawful treatment in custody. She specialises in challenging inadequate responses to family violence by the police, as well as police perpetrated family violence. She has previously worked at the Women’s Legal Service Victoria where she coordinated a strategic project which led to legislative reform related to family law property settlements. Estelle has a varied background, working in both community law, as well as international commercial litigation, and brings this experience together at Robinson Gill; running strategic litigation for people experiencing marginalisation.
Ella Hadley, Graduate Lawyer, Robinson Gill Lawyers
