Merran accepts briefs in criminal and quasi-criminal matters.
Prior to joining the Bar, Merran was an Associate at Slades and Parsons. As a solicitor advocate, she regularly appeared in summary hearings, committals, as well as sentence appeals, plea hearings, contraventions and bail applications in the County Court. Merran has also appeared as junior counsel in trials, consent mental impairment hearings and bail applications in both the Supreme Court and County Court.
Previously, Merran was an Associate to the Honourable Justice Michael Croucher at the Supreme Court of Victoria. She also undertook a secondment to the Inquiry into the COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Program as part of the Policy, Research, and Report Writing team.
Merran is reading with James Anderson. Her senior mentor is Ruth Shann SC.
Merran Shanahan is currently undertaking the September 2024 Victorian Bar Readers Course. Upon successful completion of the course, she will sign the Bar Roll on 17 October 2024.
