Katie Caldow
Katie Caldow is a Partner of Southside Legal and manages the Queensland Compensation and Estate practices.
Katie is an experienced litigator having spent her career to date practicing in litigation in the areas of personal injuries, strata and body corporate, professional negligence, consumer law, defamation, estates and general civil matters. She represents clients in both Queensland and New South Wales jurisdictions and previously worked with Chambers Russell Lawyers in Sydney. Katie prides herself on making a positive contribution to the legal profession and the lives of her clients, including by taking a trauma-informed approach to her practice.
Katie holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Hons) from the University of Southern Queensland and is a member of the following:
Queensland Law Society
Australian Lawyers Alliance
Strata Community Association (Qld)
Gold Coast District Law Association Inc
Greater Southern Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce
Human Rights Law Association
She has written and presented various papers on the topic of personal injuries litigation with a particular focus on the cross-over of strata and body corporate law and personal injuries liability.
“I find the depth and quality of human connection to be the most rewarding part of working in this area of the law because it provides endless opportunity to positively impact the lives of others. I have always been someone who is drawn to helping those who are vulnerable and so it makes absolute sense to me that I have gravitated to working in an area of the law where I have the privilege of advocating for vulnerable people every day. ”
Read more: Malingering: is it a ‘thing’?
By Jillian Barrett and Katie Caldow, Precedent (Australian Lawyers Alliance), 2015
Read more: Building defects: health & safety risks, responsibility and recoverability
Read more: Navigating claims involving strata and bodies corporate
Read more: Liability for personal injuries on community titles scheme land
Read more: PIPA respondent selection: mitigating risk and avoiding scattergun litigation
By John Kimmins, Barrister, Inns of Court and Katie Caldow, Partner, Chambers Russell Lawyers