Kimi Shah.

Partner
LLB, BBus, LLM, TEP
  • Leadership Group
  • Wills and Estate Planning
  • Succession Planning
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Kimi Shah is a Partner at HHG Legal Group and leads the firm’s Wills, Estate and Succession Planning practice. She advises individuals, families, business owners, executors, beneficiaries and trustees on the protection, transition and resolution of personal and family wealth.

Her practice encompasses sophisticated estate planning, deceased estate administration, trust and succession planning, and estate litigation. Kimi regularly advises on matters involving family trusts, family businesses, farming enterprises, self-managed superannuation funds, blended families and intergenerational wealth, as well as disputes concerning wills, executors, trusts and family provision claims.

Having extensive experience in both succession planning and estate litigation, Kimi provides strategic advice that not only resolves disputes but also helps clients minimise the risk of future conflict. She is known for developing practical solutions to legally and emotionally complex matters, balancing technical legal expertise with clear commercial advice.

Estate and succession matters often involve deeply personal issues, long-standing family dynamics and significant financial decisions. Kimi brings a calm, strategic and empathetic approach to her work, helping clients navigate complexity with confidence while remaining focused on practical, commercially sound outcomes.

Kimi works closely with accountants, financial advisers and other professional advisers to deliver coordinated succession strategies tailored to each client’s family, financial and business circumstances. Whether guiding clients through long-term succession planning or representing clients in contested estate proceedings, she focuses on achieving practical outcomes with clarity, efficiency and compassion.

As Partner, Kimi leads HHG Legal Group’s Wills, Estate and Succession Planning practice, overseeing a team dedicated to delivering strategic, technically excellent and client-focused advice across metropolitan and regional Western Australia. She is committed to mentoring the next generation of practitioners while continuing to grow one of Western Australia’s leading private client practices.

Areas of Focus.

  • Estate planning and succession planning
  • Trust reviews and variations
  • Testamentary trusts and asset protection strategies
  • Deceased estate administration
  • Probate and letters of administration applications
  • Family provision claims
  • Challenges to the validity of wills
  • Executor and trustee disputes
  • Trust disputes and equitable claims
  • Farming and intergenerational succession matters
  • Enduring powers of attorney and guardianship matters

Experience working with

  • Family-owned businesses (Family Offices)
  • Agribusiness and farming enterprises
  • High-net-worth family groups
  • Property and investment structures
  • Professional services
  • Private wealth and succession planning

Representative Matters.

  • Advises executors and beneficiaries in contested estate litigation involving family provision and validity disputes
  • Assists high-net-worth individuals and family groups with complex estate planning and succession structures
  • Acts in disputes involving trusts, fiduciary obligations and equitable claims arising from family and business arrangements
  • Advises farming families and business owners on intergenerational succession and asset protection strategies
  • Assists clients with complex estate administration matters involving blended families, companies, trusts and superannuation interests
  • Represents clients in disputes concerning executor conduct, estate management and informal family arrangements

Recognition.

  • Recognised for her work in wills, estates and estate litigation matters
  • Regular contributor on succession planning, estate administration and estate litigation topics
  • Named in Australasian Lawyer’s Rising Stars 2022 – recognising emerging legal leaders across Australia
  • Finalist – Senior Associate of the Year – SME Law – Women in Law Awards 2021

Accreditations for Kimi.

  • Qualifications

    • Bachelor of Laws
    • Master of Laws
    • Bachelor of Business
  • Courts Admitted

    • Admitted to practice in Western Australia
    • Admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Victoria
    • Admitted to the High Court of Australia
  • Membership

    • Member, Law Society of Western Australia
    • Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
    • TEP

What our clients are saying about us.

  • Hi Kimi Mum and I would like to thank you and your team for all your help and support with Mum’s estate planning. We are so glad everything went so efficiently and smoothly. We look forward to seeing you in 2026.
    D.J
    Perth Office
  • Just wanted to acknowledge your work in being so expedient, helpful and very informative which is not the experience with the previous people and businesses who where engaged previously. I do appreciate and thank you for your service.
    D.M
    Perth Office
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    Perth Office