Elizabeth Cohen		    
  Date of Admission as a Barrister: 9 July 1982

CAREER HISTORY:
 
1982 to 2008
 		 Barrister at law - 44 Edmund Barton Chambers,
Level 44 M.L.C. Centre Sydney 2000.
1977 to 1982
 		 Instructor - College of Law, St. Leonards, Practical Legal Training Course
1971 to 1977 Employed solicitor –Conveyancing, Probate Personal Injury
1968 to 1970 Articled Clerk - Dare Reed- Personal Injury and Insurance


AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Commercial contract and negligence litigation
  • Commercial drafting
  • Equity
  • Trusts
  • Deceased estates including challenged Wills, testamentary capacity, distribution of deceased estates and priorities amongst beneficiaries, caveatable interests and Family Provision
  • Family law and Property Relationships Act

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:
 

July 1982 Admitted to Bar of New South Wales.
March 1971 Admitted as a Solicitor, Supreme Court, New South Wales.
1970 LL.B Sydney University

 
GENERAL LEGAL APPOINTMENTS & COMMITTEES

  • Arbitrator, District Court of New South Wales 1998-2000 NSW Bar Association Approved Arbitrator
  • NSW Bar Association Arbitrators Panel
  • NSW Bar Association Approved Expert Determinator (Evaluator Referee)
  • Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators
  • Supreme Court of New South Wales Evaluator appointed 14.11.98 to 31.12.2003
     
    (Note: reappointment not sought to any of the above)
  • Professional Conduct Committee PCC#1 NSW Bar Association (1997-2003)
  • New South Wales Bar Association: Family Law Committee (2000-2001)
  • Voluntary Membership Committee, New South Wales Bar Association 2004