Catherine Dermody

Barrister Information

Profile

Catherine advises and appears in a range of commercial and public law matters, with a focus on the energy, transport, telecommunications and water sectors.  She is regularly instructed by both regulators and regulated entities in these areas and appears before judicial bodies, as well as administrative tribunals and specialist dispute resolution panels.  Catherine is identified as a recommended junior counsel in the 2017 Doyles list of Australian leading competition law barristers.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Catherine was a Partner in the Competition and Regulation group at Gilbert + Tobin.  As a solicitor, Catherine specialised in regulatory law acting in revenue and pricing matters as well as in judicial and merits reviews of regulatory decisions before appeals bodies, including the Australian Competition Tribunal.

Catherine has domestic and international experience in designing and advising on the implementation of competition and regulatory frameworks. Her international experience has been gained in diverse jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and Vanuatu.

Catherine also has experience in the public sector, commencing her career as a Graduate at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. She worked primarily in the area of telecommunications consumer protection and regulation. After six years at the ACCC, Catherine spent two years as a legal advisor at the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets in London.

Catherine is a co-author of Access Regulation in Australia (Thomson Reuters 2016).

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Areas of Expertise

Commercial Law 2 Areas

Common Law 1 Areas

Public Law & Administrative Law 3 Areas

Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions 1 Areas

Energy Law & Resources Law 2 Areas

Government

Technology Law & Media Law 2 Areas

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