Janine Smith
Associate

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Areas of Practice
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Employment and Industrial Law
Compensation Law

Current Practice
Janine Smith specialises in litigation and dispute resolution, generally within the context of employment & industrial matters. Janine regularly conducts complex litigation across a broad range of areas including contractual and commercial disputes, Trade Practices Act claims and complex debt recovery actions. She has extensive experience in conducting litigation in superior Courts such as the Supreme Court of NSW and the Federal Court of Australia as well as in the District Court of NSW. Janine also has considerable experience in representing clients involved in disciplinary proceedings before specialist tribunals. Janine also has expertise in the area of occupational health and safety, with exposure to both the prosecution and the defence aspects of OH&S.

Professional Experience
Janine was admitted to legal practice in June 1991 and joined Carroll & O'Dea as a Solicitor in August 1991.

In 1995 Janine took two years' leave of absence and worked in the UK as a Locum solicitor for the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority (London Fire Brigade) defending civil claims brought against the Authority by employees, members of the public and other institutions. Janine also worked as a Locum solicitor with UK Environment Agency prosecuting offences under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Environment Act 1995.

Since returning to Carroll & O'Dea in 1997, Janine has continued to consolidate her skills and knowledge in the area of litigation and dispute resolution, primarily but not exclusively in the employment context. Janine is an experienced advocate who appears regularly in interlocutory matters in the Supreme, District, Local and Chief Industrial Magistrate’s Courts as well as in the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW.

In the area of compensation law, Janine was awarded Specialist Accreditation by the Law Society of NSW in 2000. Janine has extensive experience in the areas of workers compensation, multi-party common law damages claims, public liability and professional negligence claims. Janine has also conducted litigation in the Dust Diseases Tribunal and acted in claims against the State arising out of Aboriginal deaths in custody and the 'Stolen Generation'.

Professional Background
Janine has a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws degree from University of Sydney. Janine joined Carroll & O'Dea in 1991 and became an Associate in 1999. She is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law and is a member of the Australian Lawyers’ Alliance and the Women Lawyers' Association of NSW.