Maddison is a litigator with experience acting in disputes of a complex nature, with high financial and reputational exposure.

Maddison’s main focus is assisting ASX100 and multinational companies respond to class actions, especially shareholder and financial products claims. This includes assisting boards across a variety of sectors in managing class action risk. Maddison also has substantial experience representing class action defendants in interactions with insurers.

Experience & capabilities

Selected matters

  • Boral: defending Boral Limited in two shareholder class actions in relation to financial irregularities in its North American business
  • AMP: defending shareholder class action proceedings arising out of evidence at the Banking Royal Commission
  • AMP: defending class action proceedings arising in respect of AMP’s superannuation products
  • Lendlease: defending complex class action proceedings regarding disclosures in respect of Lendlease’s Engineering and Services Business
  • Beach Energy: defending shareholder class action proceedings regarding disclosures in respect of Beach Energy’s projected oil reserves

Background

Maddison holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney. She is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia.