Vanessa Rambua
Special Counsel
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (University of Papua New Guinea)
- Admitted to practice as a lawyer in Papua New Guinea in 2017
Professional Background
Vanessa graduated from the University of Papua New Guinea with Second Class Division 2 Honors in 2017 and completed her post-graduate legal training in 2017. Vanessa commenced employment with Leahy Lewin Lowing Sullivan Lawyers in March 2017. Vanessa is in her ninth year of practice as a commercial/litigation lawyer.
Areas of Experience
Vanessa primarily practices civil and commercial litigation.
Vanessa advises clients and regularly appears as counsel in the District, National and Supreme Courts of PNG in the following areas:
- Employment and human rights disputes
- Contractual disputes
- Creditor’s demands, liquidation and insolvency
- Debt recovery
- Personal liability and injury claims
- Claims relating to statutory duties
- Registration and enforcement of foreign judgements
- Insurance and subrogation claims
- Matrimonial disputes and family law including custody, maintenance, adoption and divorce
- Commercial and landowner disputes
- Shareholder/director disputes
- Contempt proceedings
- Claims against the Government of PNG and State-Owned Entities
- Judicial Review proceedings
- Appeals and reviews at the Supreme Court.
Vanessa’s notable highlights include:
- Assisted in PNG Air Limited’s landmark airline restructure, being PNG’s first creditors’ scheme of arrangement under Part XVI of the Companies Act 1997.
- Acting for PNG Power Limited in defending significant debt claims.
- Assisted as PNG counsel for a local agriculture company in a K6 million debt recovery claim commenced in Malaysia
Memberships
- Member, Law Society of Papua New Guinea
- Member, Papua New Guinea Women Lawyers Association
- Member, Business Coalition for Women
