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Rachel Hendrie

Partner

Brisbane

Rachel is a litigation lawyer specialising in commercial litigation. She acts for corporates and high net worth individuals and her practice spans across corporate shareholder disputes, mining and resources litigation, international arbitration, corporate fraud disputes and financial service litigation (banks).

Rachel has appeared in interstate courts and has defended matters in the Federal Court of Australia, and Supreme Courts of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.

Beyond her professional career, Rachel remains connected with her country roots from the Flinders Ranges in South Australia and the Northern Territory, valuing community, teamwork and resilience which has shaped her leadership style and career, and has also enabled her to connect with diverse stakeholders and changing environments.

  • +61 7 3525 0525

Expertise

  • Commercial dispute resolution, litigation strategy and managing disputes within budget;
  • Advocacy and trial strategy;
  • Strategic advice on crisis management and risk planning;
  • Contract management and risk allocation;
  • Project management and budget reporting on largescale cross border litigation with litigation funding arrangements;
  • Regulatory work for major Australian Banks and investigations;
  • Managing document heavy litigation and evidence preparation for paper trials and etrials;
  • Coordination and supervision of small and large teams and working with in-house legal teams.

Recent Matters

  • Advising coal mine in the Bowen Basin (Central Queensland) on a variety of disputes concerning contractual risk management maintenance, haulage and procurement contracts, crisis management and risk planning, injunction applications and environmental breach related issues.
  • Acting for high-net-worths defending Supreme court claim in breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties and conspiracy allegations concerning an investment made.
  • Advising coal mine in NSW and its joint venture partners and mine operators during the lifecycle of mine project regarding various contractual and joint venture related issues.
  • Advising private Canadian company in action against Government of Alberta (Canada) in the Court of King’s Bench Alberta and project managing litigation spend with litigation funder under funding agreement terms concerning $1.4 billion claim for compensation following the Government of Alberta’s decision to reinstate the 1976 Coal Policy which cancelled our clients’ mining lease.
  • Acting for Qld coal mine regarding coronial inquest into death of a contractor working at mine site.
  • Acting for Deloitte (Administrators Appointed) in Federal Court of Australia in Sydney concerning administration of coal mine and successfully obtained orders to extend the second creditors meeting convening period.
  • Acting for high-net-worth plaintiffs in Supreme Court of Queensland proceeding for breach of contract, misleading and deceptive conduct and breach of fiduciary duty claims concerning allegations of secret commissions and misconduct via fraudulent design.
  • Acting for high-net-worth respondent in Court of Appeal regarding contempt of court charges for breaches of freezing orders resulting in dismissal of appeal and Supreme Court charges ordered remain.
  • Acting for HSBC bank in Melbourne in fraud investigation.
  • Acted in corporate director/shareholder dispute in Australia and the UK regarding allegations of misappropriated funds and breach of confidentiality/restraint of trade undertakings.