[5] Her work has been referred to by jurists such as Australia's (then) Chief Justice Robert French.
[7] Katy completed an LLB with Honours and a BA with majors in English, History, and Medieval Studies at the University of Melbourne in 1999.
[1][2] In 2006 Katy joined Melbourne Law School as a lecturer and was appointed permanently in 2010.
[1] In 2022 she co-authored a book on Animal Law with another University of Melbourne professor Jeremy Gans.
[10][11] In addition to her academic writing, she has contributed articles to Quilette, and Times Higher Education.