Fabienne Sharbanee
Fabienne joined Murfett Legal in May 2025 as Special Counsel. Fabienne has over 25 years’ experience working in the Courts and Tribunals of Western Australia across a wide range of civil and commercial areas.
Background Details
Fabienne has enjoyed an extensive career spanning both general civil and commercial litigation and a variety of claims focused upon the protection of personal rights. She has been fortunate to work alongside some of Western Australia’s most preeminent litigators and Counsel in her previous roles at both national and boutique law firms.
Fabienne has substantial experience in the areas of general commercial law, defamation and tort law, trust disputes, intellectual property and professional regulation.
Fabienne’s areas of specialist knowledge and expertise are litigation and dispute resolution, and defamation law.
Fabienne has a strong commercial acumen and pragmatic and insightful approach to dispute resolution. Her clients have included individuals, companies (both private and listed) and regulatory boards and agencies.
Fabienne holds qualifications in Law and Commerce from Murdoch University.
Admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Western Australia, July 1999
Registered on the role of the High Court of Australia, December 1999
Bachelor of Laws, Murdoch University, 1996
Bachelor of Commerce (Management), Murdoch University, 1996
Young Achievement Australia, Western Australian Young Business Person of the Year, 1996
Young Achievement Australia, Business Plan of the Year, 1996
- Law Society of WA
- General civil and commercial litigation
- Contractual disputes
- Professional regulation
- Trust disputes
- Claims in equity
- Director’s duties
- Shareholder disputes
- Tort law
- Property claims
- Property disputes
- Property development
- Defamation and media law
- Wills and estate disputes
- Family provision claims
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