Shirley graduated from the Australian National University in 2010 and was admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2012.
Shirley completed her articles and practised with a well-established Western Australian law firm in the areas of commercial litigation and dispute resolution before joining Civic Legal in 2023.
Shirley is fluent in English and Chinese (Mandarin).
"I enjoy finding solutions and formulating strategies to help clients achieve the best possible outcome, and approach matters with a view that costs should generally be proportionate to the dispute or claim.”
Shirley’s main areas of practice are in commercial litigation and local government advisory work. She has appeared as counsel and acted as instructing solicitor in contested matters before the Federal Court of Australia as well as the Supreme Court and District Court of WA.
Her experience in contested matters includes contract and property disputes, contested probate and estate administration, claims for misleading and deceptive conduct, negligence and associated recovery actions.
In the local government sector, Shirley has advised on a broad range of matters including development and mining project agreements and negotiations, road user agreements, waste processing arrangements, water infrastructure agreements, compulsory and voluntary land acquisitions, Local Government Act compliance as well as enforcement proceedings under various statutes.
Shirley also has strong experience in Native Title law matters. She has represented Native Title claimant groups, Aboriginal corporations and RNTBCs (Registered Native Title Body Corporates) as well as local governments on land access, compensation and heritage issues. She has also advised on connection evidence and governance structures, as well as at group claim authorisations and community consultation meetings.
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Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and International Business Majors) (2010)
Supreme Court of Western Australia (2012)
High Court of Australia (2012)
