Lyma practises as a barrister both internationally and domestically, primarily in the area of criminal law and human rights.
In 2020, she took the top place as overall winner of the 40 under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australian Leadership Awards. In 2021, she was named amongst the Northern Territory’s 100 Most Powerful Women.
Nationally recognised in 2014 as one of Australia’s 45 Trailblazing Women Lawyers whose oral history is nationally archived, Lyma is registered on the list of Counsel at the International Criminal Court, having worked over a decade as Civil Party Counsel at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, where she has, alongside Cambodian co-lawyers, represented victims of Cambodia’s genocidal Khmer Rouge regime across Cases 002, 003 and 004.
Domestically, Lyma’s practice includes criminal prosecution and defence, appellate matters before the Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeal, disciplinary inquiries, and advisory work in a variety of administrative, civil and criminal briefs. Having commenced her career at the private bar with Darwin’s prestigious William Forster Chambers, Lyma now practises as a sole practitioner, and is a member of Chapman’s List Barristers.
