Past Presidents
Devanesh Sharma
A Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and Fiji. A graduate of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Admitted to practice in Fiji on 26 March 1993. Appointed a Notary Public in 2008.
Mr Sharma commenced his legal career as a Solicitor with a private law firm and then joined as a Solicitor in a Commercial Bank, practising in New Zealand since 1986. He came to Fiji and joined Sherani & Co in 1993. Having worked for three years at Sherani & Co, he resigned and joined Jamnadas Jalal & Co.
In 1998, he teamed up with Mr Patel to set up this present practice. He specializes in all aspects of civil and commercial litigation.
Laurel Vaurasi
Laurel Vaurasi is the principal and founder of Shekinah Law. Laurel’s work experience commenced at the Native Land Trust Board as a law clerk before her studies, followed by work experience at the Crown office in Queensland in 1996 and also in the private sector in New South Wales in 1997. In 1998, Laurel moved back to Fiji and joined a private practice focusing on conveyancing and litigation matters until 2002. She joined as an in-house counsel for the Carpenters Fiji Ltd. group, attending predominantly to their finance and employment matters. Later in 2003, Laurel joined a private firm and became a partner. Laurel worked on a number of big investment development projects in Fiji, as well as commercial work. In 2007, she headed the Legal Department for the Superannuation Fund in Fiji, based at the Suva office, before opening Shekinah Law. Laurel set up Shekinah Law in 2009. Laurel has over 15 years of civil litigation, family law, commercial law, conveyancing, contract law, torts, and criminal litigation experience. Laurel is also an accredited mediator by the Singapore Mediation Centre.