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Madison specialises in regulatory disputes, with substantial experience acting for various Commonwealth regulators including ASIC, AUSTRAC and the ACCC, in high-profile, complex litigation and investigations. Madison is well regarded by regulators and barristers for her problem solving and analytical skills.
Experience
Madison's areas of expertise include:
- financial services regulation and directors' duties
- anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance
- consumer protection and misleading advertising
- urgent applications for asset preservation and travel restraint.
Career highlights
Madison's career highlights include:
- advising ASIC in its applications to wind up the First Guardian Master Fund and the Global Capital Property Fund, and applications seeking urgent asset preservation and travel restraint orders against related individuals
- advising AUSTRAC in its first enforcement proceeding against an organisation in the pubs and clubs sector (Mount Pritchard & District Community Club) alleging serious non-compliance with the AML/CTF legislative framework
- acting for the ACCC in its proceedings against two major retailers alleging misleading and deceptive conduct arising from discounting practices
- advising ASIC in its successful civil penalty proceedings and a subsequent appeal against a major bank for breaching its continuous disclosure obligations in relation to the August 2015 failed institutional share placement
- advising VicForests in several proceedings brought by environmental groups alleging a failure to apply the precautionary principle in its timber harvesting operations
- advising the ACCC in responding to several interlocutory applications in its proceedings against Meta Platforms, Inc. including applications for the stay and strike out of proceedings.
