image of Emily TranterEmily Tranter

Clayton Utz Partner , Brisbane T +61 7 3292 7727 +61 410 495 954 https://www.claytonutz.com

Known by clients for being “extremely responsive and commercial”, Emily is an experienced litigator who works collaboratively with her clients and our national practice groups to provide efficient and effective advice throughout the dispute resolution process.

Emily has extensive experience advising clients across all aspects of large-scale litigation, ASIC regulatory investigations and prosecutions, government inquiries, arbitrations and other complex commercial disputes. Emily’s client base is wide with a particular focus on the energy and resources, government and financial services sectors.

Drawing on her broad corporate exposure and understanding of regulatory requirements, Emily also guides her clients on best practice in relation to climate-risk disclosure and greenwashing in order to manage climate change litigation and ASIC regulatory investigations. Hear from Emily here where she discusses the rise of climate litigation in Australia.

Emily is also a frequent contributor to the Clayton Utz one01 Litigation Series which is a regular series of short overviews, guides and checklists that assist clients and in-house counsel with common litigation questions.

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Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Court of Appeal: Emily acts for a property owner in a Queensland Court of Appeal proceeding concerning historical dedication of freehold title.

ACICA Arbitration: Emily acted for a Commonwealth Department in an Australian Centre for International Arbitration in relation to a complex and high-profile procurement contractual dispute.

NSW Independent Gaming and Liquor Authority Inquiry: Emily acted for NASDAQ listed casino operator, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited, in its response to the statutory Inquiry constituted by the Authority under the Casino Control Act (NSW).

Victorian and Western Australian Crown Resorts Royal Commissions: Emily advised Blackstone throughout the Victorian and Western Australian Royal Commissions into Crown Resorts and the casino licence holders.

BBSW ASIC prosecution: Emily was a key team member in ANZ's defence of ASIC's investigation and subsequent prosecution in the Federal Court of alleged market manipulation conduct in the Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW) market.

Mediations: Emily has experience in the conduct of a broad range of mediations on behalf of clients both before and after the commencement of proceedings.

International advisory: Emily advises a number of international clients on potential and current disputes in Australia and the application of Australian procedural issued to foreign disputes.


Energy & Resources

Terminal Arbitrations and litigation: Emily acts for a port owner in periodic price review arbitrations and an associated Queensland Supreme Court proceeding with multiple mining corporations.

Major energy producer: Emily advised a major energy producer in relation to insurance claims following plant shut down.

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Financial Services Regulatory

Customer remediation program: Emily worked with a major Australian bank to develop and conduct a customer review program for retail hardship remediation.

Major Australian bank: Emily works with a major Australian bank in relation to National Customer Credit Protection Act matters in response to an ASIC investigation.

Insurance proceedings: Emily works with a major financial institution in proceedings against its insurers related to ASIC investigations and prosecutions.

BBSW ASIC prosecution: Emily was a key team member in ANZ's defence of ASIC's investigation and subsequent prosecution in the Federal Court of alleged market manipulation conduct in the Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW) market.

ASIC investigations: Emily has acted for a number of financial services clients in ASIC regulatory investigations, including investigations into best interest duties, fee for no services and interest only loans for various financial institutions.

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Government Services

Department of Defence: Emily advises the Commonwealth on numerous complex and high-profile contractual disputes with a variety of entities. Such matters span the life cycle of contractual disputes including alternative dispute resolution processes and mediated settlements.

Royal Commission: Emily prepared and led case studies for public hearings during her time in the Office of Solicitor assisting in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Judicial reviews: Emily acted for the Commonwealth and Queensland State Governments in the defence of high-profile judicial review applications in the Queensland Supreme Court, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the Federal Court.

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Energy & Resources

Major energy producer: Emily advised a major energy producer in relation to insurance claims following plant shut down.

Terminal Arbitrations and litigation: Emily acts for a port owner in periodic price review arbitrations and an associated Queensland Supreme Court proceeding with multiple mining corporations.

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