Chordia Shipra – Omnia Chambers

Shipra Chordia

Called 2018

Telephone

02 8039 7215

Email

shipra.chordia
@omniachambers.com

CV

Practice Areas

Administrative, public & constitutional

Appellate

Banking & financial services

Class actions

Climate change

Commercial & contract law

Competition & consumer

Corporations & insolvency

Human rights & anti-discrimination

Insurance

International law & arbitration

Mining, resources & energy

Planning & environment

Property & equity

Regulatory proceedings & investigations

Royal commissions, inquiries & inquests

Shipra accepts briefs across all areas of law, with a particular focus on competition and consumer law, class actions and public law. She regularly appears led and unled in the Federal Court of Australia, the Full Federal Court, and the NSW Supreme Court, and has appeared in the High Court of Australia. Her recent work includes significant class actions and competition and consumer proceedings involving major technology companies, financial institutions, and regulatory bodies. Notable examples include:

Anthony v Apple Inc [2025] FCA 902 – Federal Court class action against Apple and Google for misuse of market power and anti-competitive conduct in app distribution, heard concurrently with Epic Games, Inc v Apple Inc [2025] FCA 900 and Epic Games, Inc v Google LLC [2025] FCA 901
Bluescope v ACCC [2025] FCAFC 118 – Full Federal Court appeal in cartel proceedings against Australia’s largest steel manufacturer
ACCC v Hutchinson [2025] HCA 10 – High Court appeal concerning secondary boycott laws under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)
Zonia Holdings Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2025] FCAFC 63 – Full Federal Court appeal in shareholder class action against CBA
AMP Super Fees class action – Federal Court superannuation fees class action against AMP trustees and AMP group companies

Shipra has been consistently recognised across leading industry guides. Legal 500 ranks her as a Leading Junior of the Australian Bar in commercial disputes and competition law (2023–2025), with clients describing her as having “an outstanding intellect and work ethic” and “a very good understanding of competition law and litigation”. She is listed in Best Lawyers (Australia) for commercial litigation (2027) and recognised by Doyle’s Guide for commercial litigation (2026), class actions (2026) and competition law (2024–2025).

Shipra was admitted to practice in Australia in 2008 and England & Wales in 2011. Prior to being called to the Bar in 2018, she practised as a solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills in Sydney and Linklaters in London. She served as Judicial Assistant to Lord Justice Mummery in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, and was a Visiting Researcher at Harvard Law School. She holds a PhD in constitutional law (2019 Holt Prize) and is the author of Proportionality in Australian Constitutional Law (Federation Press, 2020). She is a co-convenor of the NSW Chapter of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law, and a member of the NSW Bar Association’s Diversity and Equality Committee.