Expertise

Leneen's areas of expertise include contract law, property related disputes, defamation and media, and education law. Her clients value her direct approach and her understanding of all aspects of litigation.

As a commercial litigator, Leneen specialises in corporate and commercial dispute resolution. Her experience includes advising on contracts, trade practices claims, property, intellectual property issues, equity matters and defamation. She also advises on breach of privacy and confidence, and suppression orders.

Leneen is the Chair of our Not for Profit team and has a particular interest in the legal issues associated with educational facilities from preschool to postgraduate institutions.

She has completed her Masters of Law, majoring in environmental law. She has also qualified as a mediator through Bond University, enhancing her abilities to reach timely and commercial results for her clients.

Experience

Leneen has acted for and advised:

• Spotlight Limited, a national retailer, on its energy supply contracts. This resulted in the renegotiation and drafting of various energy supply agreements, with a considerable cost saving to the client
• a foreign corporation which had purchased property for redevelopment. The neighbouring body corporate claimed a right of lost modern grant over part of our client's property. We instituted proceedings in the Supreme Court to defeat the claim and were successful
• a property developer who was removing or varying restrictive covenants on a number of title deeds to facilitate the progress of a multimillion dollar development. The case involved working closely within an overall strategic plan, and included engaging and monitoring the services of town planners, architects, lobbyists and property managers
• a cash logistics firm in obtaining an injunction against a competitor restraining anti-competitive conduct
• a security firm in a breach of contract claim arising out of a major government infrastructure project
• a clothing manufacturer opposing two applications for removal of trade marks for non-use

• a Chinese manufacturer and exporter in successfully restraining a number of Australian distributors from importing and distributing products which infringed its trade marks.

Pro bono and Community Work

Leneen is a Director and Chairperson of The Trading Circle, a fair trade project focused on economic justice for women.

Having expertise in drafting and trusts, she is also a member of the University of Melbourne's Legislation & Trust Committee.

In addition, Leneen has completed the Leadership Victoria ExperienceBank course in leadership in the not for profit sector.

Memberships and Associations

Chair - Disciplinary Appeals Boards, Department of Education

Chairperson - The Trading Circle

Panel Member - Victorian Institute of Teaching

Committee Member - the University of Melbourne Legislation & Trust Committee

Not for Profit Network

Australia & New Zealand Education Law Association

Australian Institute of Company Directors

The Melbourne Press Club

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws (the University of Queensland)

Master of Laws (Queensland University of Technology)

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practise

Victoria

New South Wales

Queensland

All federal jurisdictions