Anand Shah joined the Queensland Bar over 20 years ago after practising as a solicitor for eleven years. Anand's practice areas include commercial litigation, administrative law, succession law, defamation and human rights.
Anand has appeared as counsel in the High Court of Australia, the Queensland Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Australia and as trial counsel in all Queensland State Courts, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia and many Tribunals. Anand has acted as a mediator in a variety of disputes including succession, personal injuries, commercial, and professional negligence.
Anand has been elected by the Queensland Bar, on many occasions, to serve on its Bar Council (the Bar's peak executive body). Anand has presented at legal conferences for over 20 years and has written for LexisNexis over a similar period.
Anand is a past President of the Asian Australian Lawyers Association (AALA) (Qld Branch). AALA's main aim is to promote cultural diversity in the legal profession.
Some of Anand's spare time is made up of reading fiction, listening to the radio and vinyl records, and watching classic and arthouse movies with his wife, and enjoying the company of their pooch.