• Administrative law

• Commercial and Equity

• Competition and Consumer law

• Construction

• Coronial and other inquiries

• Discrimination law

• Employment law

• Industrial and Labour disputes

• Professional disciplinary proceedings

• Workplace Safety prosecutions

Prior to coming to the bar in May 2016, Vanja worked as a Senior Associate at Seyfarth Shaw in its international employment law practice.

Vanja also worked at the Fair Work Commission as Associate to Vice President Catanzariti and as a solicitor at Clayton Utz, working in its construction and major projects, public law, and workplace relations, employment and safety groups.

In 2020, Vanja was recommended by Doyle’s Guide in its Leading Employment Law Junior Counsel, NSW and Australia lists.        

Selected cases (led)

• Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v Australian Building and Construction Commissioner (The BKH Contractors Appeal) [2020] FCAFC 9 (led by Yaseen Shariff)

• Australian Red Cross Society v Queensland Nurses' Union of Employees [2019] FCAFC 215 (led by Yaseen Shariff)

• AA v Australian Federal Police [2019] FWCFB 6616 (led by Yaseen Shariff)

• Ridd v James Cook University (No 2) [2019] FCCA 2489 (led by Yaseen Shariff)

• Fair Work Ombudsman v Northcoast Security Services Group Pty Ltd & Ors (No.2) [2019] FCCA 1198 (led by Elizabeth Raper)

• United Voice v Wilson Security Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 66 (led by Arthur Moses SC)

• Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v Ditchfield Mining Services Pty Limited [2019] FWCFB 4022 (led by Ian Neil SC)

• R v Medalian [2019] SASCFC 40 (led by Lincoln Crowley)

• R v Tran [2019] SASCFC 5 (led by Wendy Abraham QC)

• Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Easton [2018] NSWSC 1516 (led by Wendy Abraham QC)

• SAI Global Property Division Pty Ltd (ACN 089 586 872) v Jones & Ors [2018] NSWSC 438 (led by Arthur Moses SC and Yaseen Shariff)

• United Voice v Wilson Security Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 1215 (led by Arthur Moses SC)

• Balasi v Sikh Mission Centre Sydney Inc [2018] FCA 107 (led by Yaseen Shariff)

• Qube Ports Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia [2018] FCAFC 72 (led by Yaseen Shariff)

• Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Lott [2018] NSWCATOD 99 (led by Shane Prince)

• Pryse v Clark (2017) 264 IR 451 (led by Bret Walker SC, Jamie Darams and Yaseen Shariff)

• Monash IVF Pty Ltd v Burmeister (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 903 (led by Alan Sullivan QC and Yaseen Shariff)

• Grace Worldwide (Australia) Pty Limited v Alves [2017] NSWSC 1296 (led by Arthur Moses SC)

• Fair Work Ombudsman v Grouped Property Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCA 557 (led by Yaseen Shariff)

• DP World Sydney Ltd v Guy (2016) 262 IR 156 (led by Yaseen Shariff)

• LCM Litigation Fund Pty Ltd v Coope (2016) 115 ACSR 487; (2016) 263 IR 213 (led by Yaseen Shariff)

• Council of the Law Society of the ACT v Legal Practitioner D3 (Occupational Discipline) [2016] ACAT 155 (led by Nicholas Beaumont SC)

Selected cases (unled)

• Hana Express Group Ltd v Fair Work Ombudsman [2020] FCCA 54

• Bossack v Health Secretary in respect of Murrumbidgee Local Health District [2020] NSWIRComm 1009

• Verint Systems (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sutherland [2019] NSWSC 882

• Health Services Union New South Wales v Health Secretary on behalf of Northern NSW Local Health District [2019] NSWIRComm 1055

• AA v Australian Federal Police [2019] FWC 4646

• Health Services Union New South Wales v Health Secretary for the NSW Health Service, NSW Health Pathology Division [2019] NSWIRComm 1022

• Fair Work Ombudsman v Abdul Wahid & Sons Pty Ltd & Anor [2019] FCCA 297

• Fair Work Ombudsman v Her Fashion Box Pty Ltd & Anor [2019] FCCA 425

• Sandilands v Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of Legal Aid NSW [2018] NSWIRComm 1051

• Hillsbus Co. Pty Ltd. v Bajwa & Others [2018] FWC 6861

• Deng v Westpac Banking Corporation [2018] FWC 7334

• Peng v Secretary for the NSW Ministry of Health in respect of the NSW Health Service, NSW Health Pathology Division [2018] NSWCATAD 210

• Zotti v Hall Industries Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FWC 5620

• Jarmain v Linfox Armaguard Pty Ltd [2018] FWC 3255

• McGinn v Dept of Family and Community Services [2017] NSWSC 1124

• Safe Work NSW v Extrusion Machine Co (Australia) Pty Ltd [2017] NSWDC 192

• Fair Work Ombudsman v Little Vienna Pty Ltd and Anor [2017] FCCA 916

• Amos v Western NSW Local Health District [2017] NSWCATAD 176

• Fleming v Commissioner of Police [2017] NSWIRComm 1023