Edna Ng

Associate

Languages spoken
English | Mandarin | Shanghainese

About Edna

Edna Ng is an associate in our Litigation Practice who advises on commercial and regulatory litigation and dispute resolution. Edna has a background acting for clients in class actions in relation to financial regulation, including proceedings before the Federal Court of Australia and Supreme Court of New South Wales, and advising on in-house compliance matters.

Experience

  • Advising on a class action which alleged that a financial advisory firm failed to act in its clients’ best interest when giving personal financial advice, due to conflicts of interest arising from the advisory firm receiving commissions and benefits to recommend certain financial products to its clients.
  • Advising a group of shareholders in pursuing a class action under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) against a publicly listed company and its auditors to recover losses that the shareholders alleged they suffered due to the company materially misrepresenting the value of its assets in financial reports.
  • Acting for a group of creditors in a trade credit dispute in proceedings against an insurer seeking to recover sums under an insurance policy issued to the debtor company
  • Advising on class action proceedings against a financial advisory group alleging a failure to act in its clients’ best interests by recommending products that they were incentivised by the payment of commissions to recommend, failing to implement proper systems and processes, and charging ongoing fees for services that were not provided.
  • Representing an institutional investor as a member of a shareholder class action which alleged that a publicly listed company had failed in its obligation to disclose material information about its financial position due to accounting irregularities that resulted in its shares being traded at an artificially inflated price.
  • Advising an international law firm on the suitability of its proposed client mandates, including advising on its client procurement terms and conditions for compliance with applicable professional conduct rules, anti-money laundering and international trade sanctions obligations and other regulatory requirements.

Credentials

Education
  • College of Law, Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, 2022
  • University of Sydney, Bachelor of Laws, 2021
  • University of Sydney, Bachelor of Economics, 2021
Courts
  • Supreme Court of New South Wales, 2022
  • High Court of Australia, 2023

Recognitions

  • Recipient of the Best Mediation Advocacy Skill Award at the ADC-ICC Asia-Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition, 2020

Expertise

Services
Litigation

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Publication

Crypto-based Transactions – Investment Facilities or Derivatives? ASIC Challenges Court Ruling on Block Earner

September 2025 | Asia Pacific

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