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Jayne Treherne

Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

Called to the bar 2018

Jayne has a diverse practice ranging from commercial equity disputes to complex family law matters, in both parenting, property and Hague Convention (Child Abduction) cases.

Jayne is an experienced advocate having appeared in both first instance and appellate level matters in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, both Divisions 1 and 2, along with the NSW Court of Appeal, the NSW Supreme Court and the Federal Court of Australia.

Jayne gained extensive experience in commercial matters as a Senior Associate in the litigation team at MinterEllison. Her broad practice included commercial and financial insolvency litigation, regulatory investigations and being selected as a member of the Solicitor Assisting’s team in the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption.

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy

Equity

Family Law

Family Provision

Insolvency

Succession

Trusts

Experience

Senior Associate MinterEllison

Associate to Baumann FM (as his Honour then was), Federal Magistrates Court of Australia (now Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Div 2)) 2010-2011

Admissions

Admitted as a solicitor 2010

Selected Cases

Supreme Court of New South Wales, Court of Appeal

Charan v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2020] NSWCA 13 – Bankruptcy – application for leave to appeal from summary dismissal – appeal dismissed (unled)
Cowap v Cowap [2020] NSWCA 19 – Succession – Family provision – primary decision upheld (led by A Crossland)

Supreme Court of New South Wales

Cowap v Cowap [2019] NSWSC 1104 – Family provision – notional estate – plaintiff awarded sum of $600,000 (unled)
DIF III – Global Co-Investment Fund LP v Babcock & Brown International Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 527 – Equity, Misleading or Deceptive Conduct, Insurance, Foreign Law (led by J Shepard)
Dylan Mann and Co. Pty Limited v Tiejag Pty Limited [2018] NSWSC 1334 – Sale of Business, Misleading or Deceptive Conduct (led by A Crossland)
P Barnes (as executor of the estate of the late Lawrence Barnes) v D Barnes (No 3) [2023] NSWSC 491 – Succession – order for possession by executor – cross-claim for Specific Performance of contract – possession ordered and cross-claim failed

District Court of New South Wales

Dincel Construction System Pty Ltd v Manly Contracting Pty Ltd and Anor – Contract, Misleading and Deceptive Conduct and Estoppel – Implied terms – verdict for the plaintiff, cross-claim dismissed (unled)

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Family Law

Alonso & Deen [2021] FedCFamC1D 262 – Parenting – parental responsibility and medical decisions
Chadwick & Chadwick [2023] FedCFamC2F 312 – Parenting – allegations of sexual abuse – change of residence
Ewing & Ewing [2022] FedCFamC2F 160 – Parenting – Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Families List – dispute between grandmother and great aunt – risk of harm and separation of siblings
Fabina & Manalo [2022] FedCFamC2F 1643 – Parenting
Hartley & Hartley (No 2) [2022] FedCFamC1F 714 – Parenting – substance abuse allegations – interim orders of restoration of time with father
Keast & Tremain [2022] FedCFamC2F 80 – Parenting – spend time with – unacceptable risk of harm to children in father’s care – identity contact only
Paintal & Paintal [2022] FedCFamC1F 89 – Parenting and Property – allegations of family violence – short marriage – sham loans and money transferred overseas
Re Imogen (No 6) [2020] FamCA 761 – Parental Responsibility – Gender Dysphoria – Gillick competency and authorisation for Stage 2 treatment

Bankruptcy

Bankrupt Estate of Gregory Meanwell (2019) Federal Circuit Court of Australia (General Division) – Bankruptcy – Equitable interest asserted by family members of bankrupt – proposition that an equitable interest existed was rejected
Bruce Gleeson as trustee for the bankrupt estate of Padmapani Abeywickrema (2018) Federal Circuit Court of Australia (General Division) – Bankruptcy, realisation of assets (unled).
Gleeson (Trustee), in the matter of Soong v Soong [2023] FedCFamC2G 819 – Bankruptcy – s 129AA notice held to be valid (led by V Bedrossian SC)