Anna Wells

CONTACT DETAILS

Ph: (08) 8231 2344

E: awells@jeffcott.com.au

Anna Wells practises in the areas of commercial and civil litigation, employment law, public law, disciplinary matters, environment, land and planning law and Coronial Inquests. Anna has conducted a range of appellate court matters in various jurisdictions including criminal and has particular experience in administrative law, and statutory construction.

Anna has appeared both as junior counsel in the High Court and as counsel presenting arguments in the Supreme Court of South Australia, the Federal Court of Australia and other State and Federal courts and tribunals.

Prior to commencing practice at the Bar, Anna was part of the Crown Counsel group at the Crown Solicitor’s Office (SA) where she was briefed as in-house counsel by all sections of the Crown to appear in trials, hearings and appeals in a range of jurisdictions. Prior to her time at the Crown, she was an associate to the Honourable Justice John Mansfield AM of the Federal Court of Australia.

Admissions / Appointments

  • Admitted to Practice - 2008

  • Signed Bar Roll - 2017

Practice Areas

Appellate

  • Civil and Commercial

  • Criminal Law

  • Public Law

Commercial

  • Appellate

  • Bankruptcy

  • Building and Construction

  • Competition

  • Consumer Protection Law

  • Contractual Disputes

  • Corporations

  • Equity

  • Insurance

  • Intellectual Property

  • Partnership Disputes

  • Professional Liability

  • Real Property

  • Restraint of Trade

Common Law

  • Appellate

  • Conflict of Laws / Choice of Law

  • Intentional Torts

  • Negligence

Employment and Industrial Law

  • Workers Compensation

  • Appellate

  • Discrimination

  • Employment Contracts and Restraint of Trade

  • Industrial Disputes and Statutory Employment Rights

  • Public Sector Appeals

Equity

  • Appellate

  • Inheritance Family Provision

  • Real Property

  • Trusts

  • Wills and Probate

Public Law

  • Appellate

  • Administrative Law and Judicial Review

  • Civil and Human Rights

  • Compulsory Acquisition of Land

  • Constitutional Law

  • Coronial Inquests

  • Customs

  • Discrimination

  • Extradition

  • Freedom of Information

  • Local Government

  • Merits Review

  • Migration Law

  • Native Title

MEMBERSHIP

  • South Australian Bar Association

  • JusticeNet SA - Management Committee 2018 - 2020