Temple is a commercial barrister and nationally accredited mediator. She accepts briefs to advise, appear and mediate.

Temple’s experience includes:

Mediation

Temple is a nationally accredited mediator and is listed on the Magistrates' Court of Victoria's List of External Mediators. She has mediated and represented parties in mediations involving commercial, building, property, insolvency and contractual disputes. Drawing on her experience as both advocate and mediator, she assists parties to reach practical, commercially sensible resolutions.

Commercial Litigation

Temple advises and appears in a broad range of civil and commercial matters involving contractual rights and obligations, joint venture agreements, debt recovery, property disputes and regulatory issues.

Her experience includes:

• Breach of contract and contractual interpretation
• Joint venture disputes
• Australian Consumer Law claims
• Motor vehicle insurance disputes
• Debt recovery and enforcement proceedings
• Summary judgment and strike out applications
• Security for costs applications
• Freezing orders and interlocutory injunctions
• Interlocutory and procedural applications
• Costs Applications

Building and Construction

Temple acts for homeowners, builders, developers, contractors and other interested parties in building and construction disputes. She regularly appears in VCAT, and mediations involving domestic building disputes and has successfully negotiated the resolution of numerous matters.

She has acted in matters involving:

• Defective building work
• Variations and payment disputes
• Delay, extension of time and liquidated damages claims
• Termination disputes
• VMIA insurance claims
• Australian Consumer Law claims
• Water Act claims
• Owners Corporations

Insolvency and Restructuring

Temple has experience acting for companies and directors, liquidators and creditors in insolvency and bankruptcy matters. She has extensive experience negotiating and resolving insolvency disputes, frequently achieving commercial outcomes without the need for trial.

Relevant matters include:

• Public examinations
• Insolvent trading claims
• Directors' duties
• Unfair preference and other voidable transaction claims
• Winding up applications
• Bankruptcy proceedings, including creditors' petitions and sequestration orders
• Recovery proceedings

Property and Retail Leasing

Temple advises and appears in disputes concerning caveats, mortgages, competing proprietary interests, retail leasing, lease enforcement and other property-related contractual disputes.

Her work in this area includes:

• Caveat and mortgage disputes
• Retail leasing disputes
• Lease enforcement and unpaid rent claims
• Demolition and redevelopment issues
• Property-related contractual disputes

Australian Consumer Law

Temple has acted for both regulators and private clients in matters arising under the Australian Consumer Law.

She has experience with:

• Misleading or deceptive conduct
• Unconscionable conduct
• Consumer guarantee claims
• Regulatory investigations and proceedings

Debt Recovery and Enforcement

Temple regularly acts for corporations and individuals in debt recovery and enforcement proceedings.

This includes:

• Debt recovery proceedings
• Oral examinations
• Attachment of earnings applications
• Enforcement warrants
• Insolvency-related recovery proceedings

Public Law

Temple advises and appears for government agencies, statutory authorities, regulators and private parties in public law and regulatory matters. She holds a Baseline National Security Clearance.

Her public law experience includes:

• Administrative law and statutory interpretation
• Public interest immunity
• Procedural fairness and natural justice
• Regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings
• Government advisory work
• Management of confidential and sensitive information

Temple was a finalist in the 2021 and 2023 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards Barrister of the Year category and a finalist in the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards Barrister of the Year category.

Committee Memberships

• The Victorian Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
• The Victorian Bar Audit, Finance and Risk Committee (2023 & 2024)
• Svenson Barristers List Committee (2019-2024)
• ARITA Vic/Tas Young Professionals Committee Member (2021-2022)
• Victorian Bar News Editorial Committee (2020-2021)
• Women in Insolvency and Restructuring Victoria (WIRV) Committee of Management Member and Co-Chair of the Professional Development Sub-committee (2021-2023) Networking Sub-committee member (2023) Advocacy Co-chair (2024)