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January 1990 to date Practice as Barrister Full-time practice at the NSW Bar since January 1990. Also admitted to practise in Queensland, Victoria and the ACT. Member of Edmund Barton Chambers, Level 44, since November 1991. Director of Edmund Barton Chambers since November 2006. Practised in common law with particular emphasis on public liability, medical negligence, family law, criminal law, defamation and commercial. Further practice in building and construction law, de facto relationships, lease disputes, contract disputes, trade practices, liquidation and bankruptcy. Bar Association Committees: Arbitration Committee 2002, Mediation Committee 2004 and 2005. Instructor Bar Advocacy Course: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2002. CPD Lecture: Occupiers Liability, February 2004. Arbitrator Supreme Court: 2001-2004 District Court: 1992-1994, 1996, 1998-2005, 2009-2010 Local Court: 2001 and continuing Costs Assessor Costs assessor from 2002 and continuing Lectures 1997: Presented two papers and lectures on occupier’s liability for Australian Plaintiffs Lawyers Association (APLA). 1998: Presented two lectures in February for the College of Law, CLE Program on Occupiers Liability. Presented paper and delivered lecture on Motor Accidents Act for the Law Society at LEXPO98. 1999: Delivered lecture and presented paper on Motor Accidents Act at the University of Western Sydney’s CLE Program in March. 2001: Presented two papers for the CLE Centre on Damages in Negligence. 2003: Presented paper for the CLE Centre on Occupiers Liability. 2004: Delivered lecture and presented paper for the CLE Centre on Damages in Negligence in February. Delivered lecture and presented paper on Occupiers Liability and civil liability reform for the Bar Association’s CPD course in February. Delivered lecture and presented paper to Masters of Law Students at the Fudan University, China on the Australian Legal System and the Developments in the Law of Torts. Delivered lecture and presented paper to Masters of Law Students at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, China on the Australian Legal System and the Developments in the Law of Torts. 2007: Delivered lecture and presented paper on medical negligence for the CLE Centre. Courses The Ultimate Advocacy Course conducted by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America at Harvard Law School in March 1997. Product Liability, Law in the Internet and Alternative Dispute Resolution seminars conducted by United States Information Service (USIS) in 1995. Advocacy Skills Workshop 3 day course at Australian Advocacy Institute 1993. Australian Bar Association Conference in London and Edinburgh, 1992. Career Prior to Barrister: October 1988 – January 1990 Principal Legal Officer at the Federal Director of Public Prosecutions specialising in tax prosecutions including team leader of a “bottom of the harbour” tax fraud involving an estimated $123 million and conducting summary prosecutions in Local and District Courts. December 1980 – October 1988 Legal Officer, Major Claims Officer, Supervisor, Senior Legal Officer in charge of Hunter Valley, Senior Legal Officer Parramatta Region and then Senior Legal Officer Sydney Region at the Government Insurance Office. About 4 and a half years experience in catastrophic injury claims, dual insurance, re-insurance, conflict of interest matters and appeals. From 1986 exercised a delegation to settle claims up to $500,000. Represented the GIO at formal and informal settlement conferences as a Supervisor and as a Senior Legal Officer. May 1979 – November 1980 Practised at the Bar from 11 May 1979 doing general common law work before taking up positions as a non-practising barrister at the GIO and DPP. 1977 – 1979 Worked for Friedman & Co, London as legal consultant instructing barristers in commercial building arbitrations. I also did some industrial dispute matters. October 1976 – August 1977 Conducted prosecutions in summary matters as Legal Officer at the Corporate Affairs Commission and instructed Crown Prosecutors in corporate frauds. November 1974 – September 1976 Worked at the Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (State DPP) instructing Crown Prosecutors. March 1974 – November 1974 Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 8 March 1974 and worked for Rishworth, Dodd & Menczel, and Hickson, Lakeman & Holcombe. Graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney in May 1974. | |||