Our Team
- Julia Cantarella
- Associate
- Phone: +61 2 9231 7023
- Email: jcantarella@ypol.com.au
Julia was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in October 2012.
Julia holds a Juris Doctor in law from the University of Technology, Sydney and a Bachelor of Criminology from the University of New South Wales.
Prior to joining YPOL, Julia was employed in the litigation team of a mid size firm. She has also worked as in-house adviser with a national insurer where she assisted with litigation in the areas of public liability, workplace injury and dust diseases compensation.
Julia has experience in a range of Australian jurisdictions including New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia.
Some examples of Julia’s experience include:
- assisting with the defence of public liability claims against licensed owners/operators of nightclubs, RSL’s and retail shopping centres;
- assisting with the conduct of a special leave application to the High Court in an asbestos related claim – Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Pomfret & Anor [2015] HCATrans 225 (11 September 2015);
- assisting with the defence of labour hire claims in the mining and construction industries;
- assisting with the defence of property damage claims arising from the defective design and construction of commercial premises.
Julia is a member of the Law Society of New South Wales, the Australian Professional Indemnity Group, the Association for Women in Insurance and the New South Wales Claims Discussion.