Profile
Bridget Slocum is a commercial disputes professional with a sub-specialty in insolvency. Bridget has 20 years’ experience (including as Counsel in New Zealand from 2004 and, prior to being called to the Bar, in private practice in Victoria).
 
Bridget represents clients across a range of industries in commercial, corporations, insolvency and trade practices disputes.  Her extensive commercial litigation experience includes complex shareholder and director disputes (including shareholder oppression claims), insurance litigation, regulatory prosecutions, general contract disputes, class actions and civil interlocutory disputes (including disputes concerning discovery, subpoenas, freezing orders, security for costs and strikeout/summary judgment applications).
 
Bridget also has a wealth of experience advising insolvency practitioners, creditors and directors on all aspects of the insolvency process, including in relation to matters arising under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), Bankruptcy Act 1966(Cth) and the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth).
 
Bridget appears in Supreme Court and Federal Court contested trials and applications and frequently appears for liquidators conducting public examinations to support their investigations.  Bridget is also available to draw Court documents concerning a wide range of commercial disputes in all Australian jurisdictions.  Bridget has been retained by the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions for Proceeds of Crime work and also sits on the Disciplinary and Code of Conduct Tribunal for the Victorian Rugby Union.

Bridget was recognised in 2022 (recommended) and in 2023 and 2024 (leading) in the Victorian Junior Counsel rankings of “Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession” for her expertise in Commercial Litigation Dispute Resolution and she is recognised as a Pre-eminent Junior Counsel in Insolvency and Restructuring.

For a more detailed summary of Bridget's experience, please view my LinkedIn profile. 

Recent cases include:

• Owners Corporation 425446N v Lomax [2017] FCCA 1186

• Citigroup Pty Ltd v Jackman [2018] VSC 545

• Australian Pipe & Tube Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited (No 2) [2018] FCA 1450

• Biondo v Baycorp Collections PDL (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor [2018] FCCA 1853

• Re Cyberduck Software Pty Ltd (In Liq) & Anor [2018] VSC 122

• Petersen Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd v Bank of Queensland Limited (No 3) [2018] FCA 1842

• In re Asset HQ Australia Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 98

• AAD Services Pty Ltd (In liq) v ALD Wholesale Pty Ltd &Ors (No 2) [2019] VSC 99

• In re AAD Services Pty Ltd (No 1) [2018] VSC 585

• In re Twenty-Seventh Android Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) [2019] VSC 563 

• Janezic v Official Receiver & Anor and Davidson v Official Receiver & Anor [2020] FCCA 1153

• Re Windows on the World Steel Windows Pty Ltd (In Administration) [2020] VSC 880.

• Jane v Secatore (Liquidator), in the matter of Last Lap Pty Ltd (in liq) [2021] FCAFC 108

• Davidson v Official Receiver [2021] FCAFC 73

• One Managed Investment Funds Ltd v Pitard [2021] FCA 738

• Re Last Lap Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) [2022] VSC 260

• Intellicomms Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 3) [2022] VSC 525

• Wang v HMG Capital Pty Ltd  & Anor [2022] VSC 748

• Re Iceland Cold Storage Australia Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 206

• Re Field [2023] VSC 210

• Warwick, in the matter of BWX Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (Administrators Appointed) [2023] FCA 465

• Davidson v Official Receiver (No 2) [2024] FedCFamC2G 429

Date of Admission

05 Mar 2008

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First Signed Bar Roll

26 Oct 2016

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Previous Occupation

Solicitor

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