In Residence
Kate joined the Law School at Murdoch University in July 1997 after almost a decade in private practice. Kate is a graduate of University of Western Australia (B.Juris 1987, LL.B 1988) and practised law in WA for several years before studying a Master of Laws degree at University of Southampton, UK, specialising in Maritime Law. On returning to Western Australia, Kate resumed practice at the national firm Phillips Fox (now DLA Piper), specialising in transport and insurance advice and litigation. Kate was appointed a senior associate in 1993 before joining the Law School in July 1997.
In 2009 Kate was awarded a Ph.D (Murdoch University) for her thesis entitled “The Trade Practices Act (Cth) 1974 and its Impact on Maritime Law in Australia“.
Kate holds various University Committee administrative positions. She has also held various positions within the School of Law, including Associate Dean Learning and Teaching.
In 2016 Kate was appointed an Academic Fellow of the Centre for Maritime Law, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. Kate teaches an LLM unit at NUS, International Carriage of Passengers by Sea.