Jocelyn Kellam
Level 15
1 Bligh Street
NSW 2000
Biography: Product Liability Defence
Dr Jocelyn Kellam is a commercial litigator with a particular interest in product liability and product regulation. Holding a PhD in comparative product liability law, Jocelyn has a significant litigation practice defending and settling product liability suits (including some of Australia's most prominent class actions) and regulatory prosecutions. She has unique experience in relation to product recalls, having been centrally involved in some of Australia's largest recalls.Jocelyn is a member of the Product Liability Advisory Council and a former co-chair of the International Products SLG, Defence Research Institute, and vice chair of the international and product liability sections, Federation of Defence Corporate Counsel. Jocelyn also lectures part-time on consumer law as part of the Master of Laws degree at the university. She is the joint national rapporteur for Australia in product liability law for the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. Jocelyn is the editor of Product Liability in the Asia Pacific (3rd ed 2009) and has a particular interest in the region.
Jocelyn is one of Australia's leading product liability litigators, defending numerous personal injury claims arising from diverse products. She has a breadth of experience in relation to drugs and medical devices, including acting as Australian coordinating counsel in a US class action, acting in claims involving implants, acting in a claim involving an alleged idiosyncratic anaphylactic reaction to a grandfathered pharmaceutical product, as well as a claim regarding an alleged CJD transmission through human tissue products.
Jocelyn has also been involved in a number of capacities with some of Australia's most prominent class actions and complex litigation generally. She is regularly called upon to provide strategic advice or to maintain a watching brief on behalf of interested third parties.
Jocelyn is considered one of Australia's leading regulatory lawyers, particularly in the areas of pharmaceuticals and food. Jocelyn regularly advises in relation to all aspects of product advertising, including misleading conduct under Australia's Trade Practices Act and compliance with government and industry advertising codes and guidelines.
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