PETA WILLOUGHBY
Barrister-at-law
About Peta
Peta is a Brisbane-based barrister, practising primarily in the fields of employment, industrial relations and safety. Her practice includes workers’ compensation and regulatory litigation.
Peta is experienced in dispute resolution and litigation across the full spectrum of her practice area, and has a particular interest in regulatory and human rights litigation.
Prior to being called to the Bar, she practised as a solicitor in the area of workplace relations, and has done so continuously since her admission in 2009. Her career has spanned both private practice and in-house at Crown Law.
She is recognised as Recommended by Doyle’s Guide for employer representation in Queensland (2020) and also undertakes lecturing and mentoring work with the College of Law.
Curriculum Vitae
Career
2021 - Call to Bar
2009 to 2020 - Solicitor in private practice
2010 - Admitted to the High Court of Australia
2009 - Admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland
Education
2018 - LLM (Dispute Resolution/Corporate and Commercial), UNSW
2009 - Grad Dip in Legal Practice, Skills and Ethics, Griffith
2009 - LLB (Hons), QUT
Practice areas
Peta’s primary areas of practice include:
regulatory litigation and prosecutions
contractual disputes and litigation
injunctions
industrial action
bargaining
arbitration
unfair dismissals
general protections claims
workers’ compensation claims and appeals
public service appeals
discrimination and human rights claims
wages claims
bullying and harassment claims
safety investigations and prosecutions
restraints of trade, confidentiality and intellectual property in the employment context
administrative law, including judicial review claims and information privacy
Let’s talk.
Level 16, Inns of Court
107 North Quay
Brisbane QLD 4000
T +61 7 3236 2260
M +61 419 948 527
pwilloughby@qldbar.asn.au
www.petawilloughby.com.au