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Ella Watt

  • Bar : 2025
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  • Admitted : 2023

Ella practices in public, administrative and general commercial law. She brings over a decade of experience as a litigator to her practice, and accepts briefs to appear (both led and unled) at all levels of State and Federal Courts. She accepts briefs for corporations, government departments, and individuals.

Phone : +61 3 9225 7222

Mobile : 0461 598 244

Email : ella.watt@vicbar.com.au

Chambers : Ah Ket Chambers, Level 35, Room 25, 500 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000

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Expertise

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Arbitration

Mediations

Appellate

Civil Appeals

Commercial

Banking and Finance

Commercial Appellate

Commercial Class Actions

Competition and Consumer Law

Contractual Disputes

Common Law and Personal Injury

National Disability Insurance Scheme

Professional Negligence

Corporations Law

Charities and Not-for-Profits

Criminal

Extradition

Work Health and Safety

Equity

Fiduciary Duties

Trusts

Industrial Employment

Public Sector Appeals

Inquests Inquiries

Commissions or Tribunals and Other Inquiries

Coronial Inquests

International

Choice of Law

Conflict of Laws

International Commercial Arbitration

International Commercial Arbitration

Private International Law

Public Administrative

Civil and Human Rights

Compliance and Investigations

Constitutional Law

Corruption

Customs

Disciplinary Proceedings

Discrimination

Health and Medical

Immigration Law

Judicial Review and Administrative Law

Liquor Licensing

Merits Review

Merits Review

Migration Law

Native Title

Privacy or Freedom of Information

Proceeds of Crime

Public Administrative Appellate

Social Security and Veteran Entitlements

Profile

Ella practices in public, administrative and general commercial law. She brings over a decade of experience as a litigator to her practice, and accepts briefs to appear (both led and unled) at all levels of State and Federal Courts. She accepts briefs for corporations, government departments, and individuals.


Ella has advised on matters including inquiries, judicial review, local government, class actions, fair trading and human rights. 


Prior to joining the Bar, Ella was:

- a Principal Solicitor at the Victorian Government Solicitor's Office;

- an Associate at a boutique litigation firm in London; and 

- a solicitor in the litigation teams of two major New Zealand firms.  


Ella holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University of Wellington, and a Master of Laws from Columbia University. 


Ella is reading with Phoebe Knowles, and her senior mentor is Kylie Evans KC. 

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Ella Watt - Barrister