Barrister, Level 12 Barristers Chambers, Brisbane
Gillian Dempsey has practised at the Queensland Bar for over 15 years. Her mostly corporate and commercial practice is inter-jurisdictional and takes her often to New South Wales and the ACT. She holds a Doctorate in law and economics (with an Australian Postgraduate Award) and a first class honours degree in laws (with prizes including the Blackburn Medal for Research in Law; the Freehill Hollingdale and Page Award for Commercial Studies in Law and multiple subject prizes) from the Australian National University. Before the millennium she taught accounting and taxation at the Department of Commerce, ANU and she retains an active interest in forensic accounting and valuation (particularly of intangibles). Her notable appellate decisions include Crosby & Anor v Kelly (2012) 289 ALR 531; 203 FCR 451.