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Email zoe.bush@banco.net.au
Phone +61 2 8239 0234
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Zoe accepts briefs in all areas of law. She has particular expertise in climate change law.
Immediately prior to coming to the Bar, Zoe was a senior solicitor at the Environmental Defenders Office. In that capacity, she advised and acted in corporate and consumer law matters arising in the context of climate change.
Zoe started her career as an Associate at the Federal Court, before joining the State Solicitor's Office of Western Australia (SSO). During her time at the SSO, she appeared and instructed in the High Court, Federal Court, Supreme Court of Western Australia and lower courts in a broad range of proceedings, including revenue matters and regulatory prosecutions.
Zoe holds a Master of Laws from Columbia Law School, where she studied on a General Sir John Monash Scholarship. She graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Law (Hons I) and Arts, where she was also an Adjunct Lecturer. She has won numerous academic awards and prizes, including placing first in climate change law at Columbia.
In her time as a solicitor, Zoe was awarded 30 under 30 Pro Bono/Community Lawyer of the Year and Junior Woman Lawyer of the Year.
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