Helen Burnside graduated from the University of Western Australia in 2010 with first class honours in both her Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts. She was admitted to legal practice in May 2011. Ms Burnside initially worked for two years in an insurance law firm in Perth, specialising in insurance litigation. After spending a year abroad, she joined MDS Legal in December 2013. Ms Burnside practises in commercial litigation and has considerable experience in high-level actions that have either been the subject of court hearings or alternate dispute resolution. She has dealt with matters in Western Australia’s major courts including the Supreme Court, District Court and the State Administrative Tribunal. Her areas of specialisation include property law, business litigation, trusts disputes, real estate matters, consumer litigation and competition law.
