Dr. Sonya Willis

Biography

Sonya Willis is a senior lecturer at Macquarie University Law School. Her research primarily focuses on civil procedure, taxation, and private international law. Currently, she is engaged in developing a potential online tool for assessing litigant vulnerability. Sonya completed her PhD in Law at the University of Sydney, which examined the interaction between case management, justice, and procedural fairness in civil litigation. She is also a university medallist in law from the University of Technology Sydney, holds a Master's in Law from the University of Cambridge, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Sydney. Prior to her academic career, she practiced for 25 years as a taxation specialist at an international accounting firm and served as a senior associate in commercial dispute resolution. Sonya is the author of 'Civil Dispute Resolution: Balancing Themes Theory' published by Cambridge University Press in 2021, and 'Civil Procedure' published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2012. She also serves as an editor for the Legal Education Review and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, while being an active member of the New South Wales Law Society's Litigation Law Practice Committee.

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