About Corin Morcom
Corin is a trusted adviser to clients across the mining, energy, construction, infrastructure, banking and government sectors. She partners with clients to develop and drive a litigation strategy, navigating the most complex commercial disputes.
Corin also supports clients to manage ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) litigation, investigations and compliance concerns.
She is passionate about ensuring equal access to justice and is heavily involved in Allens’ pro bono and community programs, with a particular interest in human rights and mental health matters.
Significant matters Corin has been involved in include:
- Rio Tinto: defending Rio Tinto in a claim brought by the Rusal group in relation to their participation in an alumina refinery joint venture following the imposition of Australia's autonomous sanctions against Russia
- Santos: acting for Santos in a dispute with its GLNG Project joint venturers regarding their liability to contribute to an arbitral award made in Texas
- ESG litigation: assisting project proponents in defending activist challenges to project approvals and operations
- Whistleblower litigation: defending a claim by an alleged whistleblower for damages arising from alleged unauthorised disclosures and victimisations
- Mining investigation: conducted an investigation into cost and schedule overruns on a large mining project to assist the business to navigate various disputes across multiple jurisdictions and to progress commercial discussions with stakeholders
- Peabody Energy: defended Peabody Energy in a joint venture dispute over a claimed $1bn loss of opportunity to make profit on a coal mine. The trial lasted 111 sitting days, with over 45 witnesses called. After the close of evidence, the plaintiffs dropped their primary case, with the matter successfully resolved
- Structural defect litigation: acting for the owners of a large, first-class shopping centre in actions to recover losses arising from extensive structural and other defects
- BMA: defended BMA in a complex dispute under a special statutory compensation regime for a claim exceeding $150m. The matter settled shortly before commencement of a three-month trial after BMA successfully obtained leave to plead fraud
- ESG investigations and compliance:
- fraud investigations
- crime and corruption investigations
- whistleblowing investigations and compliance
- modern slavery investigations and compliance
- sanctions compliance
- anti-bribery and corruption compliance.