AIPI Vic Chapter & Breakfast Meeting Thursday 23 July 2026

Our next AIPI Victorian Breakfast Chapter meeting is on

Thursday 23 July 2026 - 7:45am to 9:15am 

Topic: 'Privilege, Trust and Betrayal: An Inside Look at the Police Informants Royal Commission' 

Join the AIPI Victorian Chapter for breakfast with Alexandra Tighe of Clayton Utz as she takes us behind the headlines of one of Victoria’s most extraordinary legal scandals. When it emerged that a defence barrister had been working as a registered police informer while representing the very clients she was meant to protect, the fallout reached the highest levels of Victoria Police and the courts, putting convictions, legal professional privilege and public confidence in the justice system on the line. Alexandra offers a rare insider’s perspective on the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants: what it uncovered, why it mattered, and the lasting lessons for the profession

Alexandra Tighe (Partner - Clayton Utz)

Address: Clayton Utz

Level 18, 333 Collins Street Melbourne

 Breakfast will be served

Wayne 0412 625 899

Alex is recognised as a leading Australian regulatory investigations and disputes lawyer. With over 20 years' experience in complex commercial disputes, Royal Commissions and regulatory investigations she advises Commonwealth and State Government Departments and Agencies, as well as commercial clients across Victorian and Federal jurisdictions.

Alex has led or played a key role in some of Australia's most significant Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries. Beyond her Royal Commissions and Inquiries practice, Alex is highly experienced in regulatory enforcement work, acting on behalf of regulators, corporations and individuals in large scale complex regulatory proceedings and investigations. She has experience involving regulators such as ASIC, APRA, IBAC and the NACC. Alex's broader commercial disputes practice encompasses contract disputes, shareholder claims, equity and trusts, wills and estate claims, property disputes, Corporations Act matters, and consumer law claims.

Alex was named Partner of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards (2020) and is listed in Best Lawyers for Litigation and Government Practice, and as a leading litigation and dispute resolution lawyer in Doyle's Guide. Alex is a finalist in the 2026 Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards for Litigation. Alongside her legal practice, Alex is a Director of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Relevant Experience

ASIC Enforcement Proceedings: Acting for ASIC in the first enforcement proceeding of its kind concerning scams and fraud against consumers, alleging failures by HSBC Bank Australia; and acting for ASIC in enforcement proceedings against a digital crypto exchange for misclassification of retail investors in breach of the Corporations Act, resulting in a $10 million penalty.

Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence ('Crown Casino Royal Commission'): acted as lead partner of the legal team acting for the State of Victoria.

Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants (Lawyer ‘X’ Royal Commission): acted as a lead partner of the Solicitors Assisting team.

Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide: acted for the Commonwealth Agency, Comcare

Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme: Acted for Commonwealth Agency, Comcare.

Commercial Disputes: Alex regularly works with corporations, and private clients in a range of commercial disputes.

Parliamentary Inquiries: Alex acted on behalf of a large Commonwealth Agency in a high profile Joint Parliamentary Committee inquiry and related internal investigation. In 2025/26 Alex has acted in multiple Victorian Parliamentary Committee Inquiries, requiring advice on production of documents and preparation of witnesses to appear to give evidence

Complex Litigation: Alex has experience in the Supreme Court of Victoria and Federal Court in commercial disputes involving allegations of breach of contract, enforcement of security interests, calculation of damages and misleading and deceptive conduct. Alex is experienced in alternative dispute resolution processes such as mediation and expert determination.