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Lyndelle Barnett

Lyndelle Barnett

SC
18
Published decisions
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Appellate decisions
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Decision citations
16
Years at the bar
10
Practice areas

Professional Summary

Lyndelle accepts briefs across a wide range of practice areas, with a focus on fact intensive and complex litigation. Lyndelle is an AMDRAS Accredited Mediator and accepts briefs to act as a mediator. Throughout her career Lyndelle has developed a specialist practice in defamation, media and intellectual property law. She has acted in numerous significant defamation matters, regularly representing major media organisations. Her experience spans cases involving serious and sensitive allegations such as war crimes, sexual harassment, medical negligence, murder, and antisemitism, among others. This diversity of subject matter reflects her adaptability and ability to quickly master new areas, and has sharpened her skill in managing intricate, detail-heavy disputes with strategic insight and sensitivity to legal, commercial and reputational considerations. Lyndelle has been recognised as a preeminent junior counsel in Doyles Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Junior Counsel – NSW each year since 2022. Prior to coming to the Bar Lyndelle was a solicitor at Blake Dawson. Lyndelle has lectured in Media and Defamation at the University of New South Wales.

Practice Areas

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Cases

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  • McVicker v The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (District Court of Queensland)

  • Ashley Wildey & Anor v Nine Network Australia Pty Limited & Ors (Supreme Court)

  • Adam Houda v Australian News Channel Pty Limited & Ors (Federal Court)

  • Mark Filby v TCN Channel Nine Pty Limited & Ors (Supreme Court)

  • Wang Xin De v Australian Broadcasting Corporation & Anor (Federal Court)

  • Russell v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 3)[2023] FCA 1223
  • Munjed Al Muderis v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (Federal Court)

  • Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited (No 41)[2023] FCA 555
  • Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller (2021) 273 CLR 346[2021] HCA 27
  • Craig McLachlan v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited; Australian Broadcasting Corporation & Anor (Supreme Court)

  • Hussein Wraydeh v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd; Nationwide News Pty Ltd[2021] NSWCA 153
  • Matthew Etnyre and Irmgard Pagan v Australian Broadcasting Corporation[2021] FCA 610
  • Elaine Stead v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited & Joe Aston (2021) 387 ALR 123[2021] FCA 15
  • Yosef Yitzchak Feldman v Nationwide News Pty Limited & Ors (2020) 103 NSWLR 307[2020] NSWCA 260
  • Nationwide News Pty Limited & Anor v Geoffrey Rush (2020) 380 ALR 432[2020] FCAFC 115
  • Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited & Anor v Dr Chau Chak Wing[2020] FCAFC 48
  • Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited & Ors v Chris Gayle (2019) 100 NSWLR 155[2019] NSWCA 172
  • Doe v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd[2018] NSWSC 1996

Admissions

  • 2005Admitted as legal practitioner
  • 2010Called to Bar
  • 2025Appointed Senior Counsel

Qualifications

  • 2005

    Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice, University of

    Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice, University of

Documents

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