Kate Lindeman

Call 2017
Email kate.lindeman@banco.net.au
Phone +61 2 8239 0247
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Kate has a wide-ranging commercial law and public law practice. In commercial law, she is experienced in matters ranging from large-scale class actions and significant appeals through to small, technically complex first-instance matters. Her public law practice includes constitutional law, administrative law and statutory construction, and she regularly appears in planning and professional disciplinary matters, as well as judicial review proceedings. Kate has appeared both led and unled in the High Court, the Federal Court, the New South Wales Supreme Court and the Land and Environment Court, as well as lower courts, tribunals, and ICAC. She has also appeared in a number of matters interstate and accepts briefs nationally.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Kate was a solicitor in the Dispute Resolution Group at Herbert Smith Freehills, where she worked on commercial and regulatory matters. Kate was also Tipstaff to the Hon Justice Leeming of the New South Wales Court of Appeal.

Kate holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons 1) and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons 1) from the University of Sydney, and a Bachelor of Civil Law (Dist) from the University of Oxford. She has received a number of academic prizes and scholarships, including the Ludlows Award for highest mark in the New South Wales Bar Exam.

Rankings

Doyles Guide 2021 (NSW), 2022 (NSW), 2023 (NSW) – Recommended Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Junior Counsel

Doyles Guide 2023 (NSW)  – Leading Administrative & Public Law Junior Counsel

Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific Guide 2022, 2023 - Band 3 Dispute Resolution Junior Counsel - "Kate continues to demonstrate her strength in dispute resolution. She is described by peers as being "very affable" and "has a razor-sharp intellect"."

The Legal 500 Guide 2023 - Tier 2 Leading Junior in Commercial Disputes - "An emerging star of the Sydney Bar with exceptional intellect and mastery of her brief."