Lauren Burke Email & Phone Number

Lauren has a busy trial practice (both led and unled) in the County and Supreme Courts including damages trials, VWA recovery trials unled, and OMs unled for defendants. Lauren practises in personal injury including workers compensation, public liability, recoveries, medical negligence, coronial inquests, and transport accidents. Recent successful OMs for defendants unledFudyma v Hanson Australia (Holdings) Pty Ltd  [2024] VCC 825, successful for defendant unled, two both head serious injury applications dismissed;Delaney v VWA [2024] VCC 797, successful for defendant unled, both heads serious injury application dismissed;Recent damages trialsMifsud v Westar Prestige Paint & Panel Pty Ltd [2024] VCC, workcover jury trial;VWA v AAPC Properties Pty Ltd [2023] VCC, unled for the VWA in recovery case;Repici v Rentokil Initial Pty Ltd [2022] VCC 365, successful for the VWA against self-represented litigant;Stevens v DP World [2021] VCC 2154, successful for the VWA in complex  bullying damages trial (both heads);Xu v Diver Foods Pty Ltd [2021] VCC 824, successful for the plaintiff (awarded $700,000) in WorkCover damages trial (both heads);Muller v Klosed Pty Ltd & Ors [2021] VSC 360, multi-defendant WorkCover damages trial (both heads);Gambian v Spotless Services & Anor [2020] VCC 1407, WorkCover damages trial (both heads), appeared for the second defendant and case resolved against client during trial;Correa v He & Ors [2021] VCC 679, public liability personal injury trial;McLeod v Mainfreight Distribution Pty Ltd [2020] VCC 2012, WorkCover damages trial (both heads);Lloyd v Heathscope Limited [2020] VCC 2032, WorkCover damages trial (both heads);Many recovery proceedings on behalf of the VWA unled;Appellate work / judicial reviewStevens v DP World Melbourne Ltd [2022] VSCA 285, appeal of bullying damages' case;Museums Victoria v Susnjara [2021] VSCA 166, construction of ss134AB(21);Allycia Kierce v Djerriwarrh Health Services [2024] VCC, judicial review;Originating motions Clements v VWA [2024] VCC, unled for VWA in serious injury application;Fudyma v Hanson [2024] VCC, unled for self-insurer in both heads application;Delaney v VWA [2024] VCC, unled for VWA in both heads application;Sittrop v State of Victoria [2024] VCC 448, successful strike out application;Kierce v Djerriwarrh Health Services [2023] VCC 2395, successful for the defendant (unled);Camilleri v VWA [2023] VCC 2332, successful for the defendant;Soraya v TAC [2023] VCC, successful for the defendant;Ozcan v Coles Supermarkets [2023] VCC, for the defendant;

Listed skills include Legal Writing, Document Drafting, Trial Advocacy, Negotiation, and 2 others.

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  Bachelors Of Law & Science