Aoife Xuereb

Partner

Melbourne, Australia

Aoife is recognised as a leading commercial litigator with specialist expertise in class actions, product liability and general commercial litigation and regulatory investigations.

Aoife has defended ASX200 and multinational companies across a variety of sectors with a particular focus on consumer products, pharmaceuticals, automotive and manufacturing.

Background

Aoife holds a Bachelor of Law (International) (First Class Honours) from the University of Melbourne and University College Dublin, a Masters from the University of Western Australia and a Diploma in Commercial Litigation from the Law Society of Ireland.

Aoife is also admitted to, and has practised, in Ireland.

Market Recognition

Recognised in Doyle’s Guide as a Rising Star in Commercial Litigation.

Experience & expertise

Selected matters

Successfully defended Bayer/Monsanto in product liability class action proceedings regarding the alleged carcinogenicity of a herbicide product
Defending Mercedes-Benz in product liability class action proceedings relating to diesel emissions
Defending Macquarie Bank in shareholder class action proceedings regarding the Nuix IPO
Defending EML Payments in shareholder class action proceedings
Defending Isuzu in Federal Court proceedings relating to alleged breaches of contract, misleading or deceptive conduct and confidentiality or copyright infringement.
Acting for a global battery manufacturer on product liability issues and a product recall including compliance with Australian Consumer laws and regulatory engagement
Acting for a variety of clients on a range of regulatory investigations.
Defended Toyota in the defence of class action proceedings regarding Takata airbags
Defended a publicly listed Australian company in the defence of class action proceedings regarding warranties on consumer products
Acted for a publicly listed Australian company in a regulatory investigation regarding the financing of consumer products
Defended Diageo in relation to class action litigation in the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia regarding the drug thalidomide
Defended Tabcorp in Federal Court proceedings commenced by AUSTRAC in relation to alleged breaches of AML/CTF laws
Defended ANZ in the Oswal litigation
Defended the Melbourne Market Authority and the State of Victoria in class action proceedings commenced by lease holders of the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market
A publicly listed Australian company in a multi-jurisdictional investigation into potential violations of anti-corruption laws involving regulators and enforcement agencies in Australia (the Australian Federal Police) and the US (the SEC and DOJ)
Advising on a variety of contractual, property and leasing disputes of varying size
Advising on a variety of product liability issues, including consumer guarantees, warranties, disclaimers and product recalls