Danielle Francis is a senior associate at Chambers Russell Lawyers practising in commercial litigation with a focus on strata disputes and construction litigation. She takes a practical and strategic approach to navigating complex strata matters, including compliance with the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), enforcement of by-laws, building defects, and governance issues affecting owners corporations. Danielle regularly appears in various jurisdictions, including the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal, the Appeal Panel of the Tribunal and the Supreme Court of New South Wales. In 2023, she was part of a team representing the successful appellant in Strata Plan No 74232 v Tezel [2023] NSWCA 35, a significant decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal that clarified key aspects of strata law relating to damages and time limitations.
