Expertise
Appellate | Common Law | Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions | TAC/WorkCover |
Profile
Genna is a common law barrister, practicing primarily in personal injury and insurance law. She accepts briefs in transport accident cases, WorkCover and industrial injuries, medical negligence, public liability, police torts, VOCAT and sexual abuse cases. She also appears in administrative law matters relating to the judicial review of medical panel decisions, as well as coronial inquests.
Prior to joining the Bar, Genna worked as a solicitor for over ten years in the personal injury department at Holding Redlich (now trading as Redlichs’ Work Injury Lawyers). During her time as a solicitor, Genna managed files across the complete spectrum of personal injury law, particularly in transport accident, industrial injury, medical negligence, public liability and sexual abuse cases. She also instructed in numerous hearings, including VCAT disputes with the TAC, Magistrates Court matters in WorkCover, applications for Serious Injury Certificates in the County Court, common law trials, and appeals in the Court of Appeal (both administrative and substantial).
Genna also has extensive experience in the Coroner’s Court, including acting for the family of Gong Ling Tang who died shortly after being in custody at Dandenong Police Station, and acting for the families of the six individuals who died in the Bourke Street attack in January 2017.
In 2017, Genna was accredited by the Law Institute of Victoria as a Specialist in Personal Injury Law.
In 2019, Genna was a Finalist at the National Women in Law Awards in both the Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year and Senior Associate of the Year categories. In 2020, Genna was again a Finalist in the National Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year category.
In 2020 and 2021, she was recognised by her peers through a listing in Doyle’s Guide as a Recommended practitioner in the Motor Accident Compensation, Work Injury Compensation and Public Liability Compensation categories respectively.
Genna has authored several articles featured in the Law Institute Journal and Precedent magazine, distributed by the Australian Lawyers’ Alliance. Since 2016, Genna has been a member of the editorial committee for Precedent magazine.
Genna holds a Bachelor of Arts (Dist) and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Deakin University.
Genna is read with Stella Gold. Her senior mentor is Michelle Britbart KC.
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