Sophie is a media lawyer and litigator with extensive experience in media and defamation matters.
She provides legal advice to some of Australia’s largest media organisations, including daily pre-publication advice to a national broadcaster. Sophie also acts for publishers, authors, insurers and private individuals. She was a Board Member of Women in Media Australia from 2019 to 2023. Sophie has been recognised in Best Lawyers in Australia since 2023 in Defamation and Media Law.
Sophie specialises in defamation matters (both plaintiff and defendant), contempt proceedings, non-publication orders, court access applications, urgent injunctions, privacy matters, freedom of information / right to information requests and protecting sources. She appears in all levels of courts on applications for her clients and regularly conducts continuing professional development training in media and defamation law for the legal profession and media.
Sophie also has a broad range of experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, professional negligence and insurance disputes.
QUALIFICATIONS >
- Solicitor of the High Court of Australia
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland
- Bachelor of Laws – Griffith University
- Bachelor of International Business – Griffith University