Sherine Metry, Principal Solicitor and Public Notary

Sherine Metry, our Principal Solicitor, Managing Director and Public Notary, has over 15 years experience in law. She has developed SKM Lawyers into a highly respected and competitive law practice expanding in today’s market.

Sherine’s experience revolves around litigation, in areas of Corporations and Commercial law, Building and Construction disputes, Property, Insolvency, Contractual disputes, Family and Criminal law. Sherine is an experienced ASIC Compliance Officer and provides advice to Authorised Representatives on best practice in the Financial Services Industry.

She is highly experienced in the conduct of major commercial litigation, principally in the Supreme Court of NSW.

She has represented a number of large domestic and international, financial and insurance companies and has detailed knowledge of commercial contract disputes in a broad range of sectors.

Sherine provides strategic advice for effective recovery options. Her diplomacy skills and competitive approach to dispute resolution, ensures she always achieves the best outcome for her clients in negotiated settlements.

Her professionalism and passion toward her work wins her clients as well as her peers respect and confidence.

Sherine is a registered Public Notary and Member of the New South Walse Society of Notaries.

Sherine is a member of several professional associations as the Law Society of New South Wales, the Australian Coptic Lawyers Association, The Universal Peace Federation, Women’s Lawyers Association of NSW, and the Australian Insolvency Lawyers Association.

You can connect with her on LinkedIn.

Sherine’s notable case experience includes the following select cases:

SHABNAM AMIRBEAGGI AS TRUSTEE OF THE BANKRUPT ESTATE OF JOHN MAMDOUH HANNA v Abdalla [2024] Federal Court Proceedings: Trusts- volunteer recipient of transfer of interest in land received at the direction of another person – the other person, later on notice that the transfer was the product of fraudulent conduct.

Musa v Alzreaiawi [2021] NSWCA 12 Supreme Court and Court of Appeal proceedings before Chief Justice Ward : where appellant alleged signature on transfer form was forged – whether necessary to establish “clear and cogent proof” of the fraud – application of Briginshaw v Briginshaw – Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 140

Michel Fahmy Aziz Guirguis (by his tutor Laila Guirguis) v Oliga Aziz Girgis [2021] NSWCA 156 Supreme Court 7 day hearing before Justice Lindsay and Court or Appeal proceedings: Power of Attorney – Whether donee accountable, as a fiduciary, to donor for self dealing transactions– Liability of agent to principal – Fiduciary relationship

Peter Holmes Investments Pty Ltd v Tadros Holdings Pty ltd (2017): Supreme Court Property and Partnership dispute.

In the matter of Bishay Developments (2017): Supreme Court Corporations Act and Oppression proceedings.

Dartanyon Pty Ltd v Blanchette [2016] Supreme Court Building and Construction proceedings.

Marshall v Collucio [2015] NSWSC: Supreme Court Proceedings Easement dispute provisions of section 88K of the Conveyancing Act 1919.

Mekhail v Moussad [2013] NSWDC: District Court 6 day hearing before Olsson J Building and construction – defects – balance of contract price – cash payments to builder.

Wedgetail Asset Management Ltd v Rice [2012] Supreme Court proceedings: Corporations Act, Director duties and vesting of intellectual property rights

Lake v Crawford [2010] NSWSC 232 & Lake v Crawford (No 2) [2010] NSWSC 419 Supreme Court proceedings: Unjust enrichment claim -money transferred to the first defendant by the plaintiff’s wife before she died and in dispute.

OWNERS CORPORATION STRATA PLAN 58360 v BUILDING INSURERS GUARANTEE CORPORATION [2009] Claim concerning inherent and extent of defects- rectifications costs and consequential damages Home Building Act 1989.