Tilé and Olly Meets: Cate Heyworth-Smith KC

In this episode, we sit down with the affable and knowledgeable, Cate Heyworth-Smith KC. She hails from Brisbane, and grew up around the law. She followed her father’s footsteps by taking up the call to the bar, a vocation she has undertaken with grace and charisma for her entire adult life. She also moonlights as a comedian and keynote speaker, her witty and eloquent personality shines through this episode. No wonder she is regularly sought out by associations, such as the Women’s Legal Association of Qld (WLAQ), the bar, and a few others to provide professional & comical relief at events as Master of Ceremonies.

She is at the time of publishing this episode, the Vice-President of the Queensland Bar Association.

Cate Heyworth-Smith KC has general civil and commercial practice in areas including commercial property, financial services litigation, insolvency, equity and trusts, intellectual property, insurance law, and succession and estates. She is especially interested in the use of equitable remedies in commercial matters and their impact in insolvency.

We loved meeting with Cate back in April of this year! Like many great lawyers, she is an excellent storyteller, and she shares some great stories in this episode. Our discussions traverse the topics of self-care at the bar, the intersection of our role as custodians of conflict with our sense of belonging in the profession, and her beautiful answer to the question if she dreams big for the future. If you have been considering going to the bar and not sure where to start, this episode is a great starting point as Cate takes us through those steps.