Biography

Yin acts for corporate and individual clients across a wide range of litigious matters. Her clients include national regulatory bodies, medical indemnity insurers, health practitioners and professional services firms. She regularly advises interstate and overseas law firms on the conduct of proceedings in Western Australia. She is based in Perth.

Yin advises on complex commercial disputes involving shareholders, partnerships, trusts, directors, lenders, property, leasing, wills and estates and professional negligence. She acts in regulatory and administrative law proceedings, including disciplinary proceedings before the State Administrative Tribunal and national health boards. She also acts in medical negligence matters, representing both practitioners and insurers. Her knowledge of Western Australian court practices and procedures makes her a trusted resource for firms operating across jurisdictions.

Yin’s practice spans more than 30 years in complex litigation. She has acted for national regulatory bodies including the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency in disciplinary proceedings across health professions, and for a national medical indemnity insurer in both regulatory disputes and negligence claims. Her commercial litigation practice covers complex multi-party disputes involving significant financial and reputational stakes.

Yin’s combination of commercial litigation, regulatory law and medical negligence expertise is distinctive. Her technical precision and detailed knowledge of court procedure have earned her a strong reputation among counsel as an instructing solicitor. Yin speaks Malay, Mandarin and various Chinese dialects, giving her capability in matters involving Chinese-speaking clients.

Credentials

Academic qualifications:

• Bachelor of Laws
  
• Bachelor of Jurisprudence
  

Yin's experience

Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency

Acting for the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency in bringing disciplinary proceedings on behalf of national health boards against health practitioners.

Veterinary Practice Board of Western Australia

Acting for the Veterinary Practice Board of Western Australia in disciplinary proceedings in the State Administrative Tribunal against veterinarians.

National medical indemnity insurer

Acting for a national medical indemnity insurer in representing health practitioners in vocational regulation disputes with their national health boards and in defending medical negligence claims.

Accounting practice partners

Acting for the partners of an accounting practice in Supreme Court of Western Australia proceedings following the breakdown of the relationship with an exiting partner.