Drawing on his experience from both academia and professional practice, Dr Yega Muthu established YM Lawyers to provide a service to clients built on insight and excellence. From years of experience, Yega has specialised in mental health law, guardianship, criminal law, human rights, succession and personal injury. In view of his mental health practice, he views his role in protecting vulnerable people in the community from exploitation. Subsequently, recognising his aptitude Yega was granted the judicial position as the ‘Lawyer’ member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal from 2008-2012. Yega also obtained his PhD in law focusing on psychiatry from Macquarie University. Yega maintains his role as a solicitor in practice including teaching Mental Health Law at the Australian Catholic University, where he is an Adjunct Associate Professor.

Catherine Henry has practised as a specialist health and medical lawyer for over 30 years and has practised continuously as a solicitor since 1984. Catherine is an acknowledged expert in the area of health and medical law-with a Health Law Masters from the University of Sydney. Although her focus during much of this time has been on the conduct of medical negligence litigation, her practice has diversified in recent years to include significant practices in aged care and broader health law work including health disciplinary matters. Catherine is a prolific writer and presenter, having authored innumerable papers in her practice areas over the last three decades. She has also researched and published in the areas of health law and aged care law. In addition to her private practice, Catherine has lectured to undergraduate students at the School of Law at the University of Newcastle in the subjects of Torts and Civil Procedure and to postgraduate medical students in the psychiatry program at the University of Newcastle. Catherine has held various ministerial appointments - as a part-time Commissioner of the NSW Legal Aid Commission, as Legal Member of both the NSW Pharmacy Board and the Mental Health Review Tribunal and as a Member of the Council of the University of Newcastle. She was the President of the Newcastle Law Society for 5 years from 2004-2009 and has been the recipient of numerous business awards -both Hunter-based and national. Most recently she was recognised as Regional Lawyer of the Year at the Australian Law Awards (August 2020), received the ALA National Civil Justice award in 2020 and very recently was awarded Newcastle Woman of the Year award by the State Member for Newcastle - only 2 days ago to coincide with International Woman's Day.