Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019 
Shelley acts for local and national corporate clients across strata, development, building and construction sectors. Her clients include owners corporations, property developers, contractors, construction companies and corporate entities engaged in disputes and litigation often arising from real estate and construction activity.
Shelley specialises in the resolution of corporate governance disputes, commercial and corporate contractual disputes, and residential and commercial construction disputes. Her practice encompasses the full spectrum of commercial litigation: strata disputes, building defect claims, construction contract disputes, corporate governance matters and commercial contractual disputes. She regularly appears in complex litigation in the ACT Supreme Court and Federal Court.
As the former President of the Strata Community Association (ACT), Shelley led advocacy on the ACT Government's A$50 million concessional cladding rectification support package for owners corporations, and is a regular contributor to ACT Government consultation panels on strata and construction reform. Her litigation practice includes complex multi-party construction disputes and insolvency-related real estate matters.
Shelley brings 17 years of commercial litigation experience with a deep understanding of the ACT strata and construction landscape. Clients value her ability to achieve commercial resolutions efficiently while bringing technical legal precision to complex disputes and litigation.
