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Admission date as a Barrister:
27 February 1998
| 1998 |
Commence practice at the Bar.
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| 1998 - 2000 |
Barrister: 12th Floor, Selborne
Chambers.
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| 2000 |
Barrister: Edmund Barton Chambers.
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| 2007 |
Head of Chambers and Chairman of Edmund
Barton Chambers. |
1998 - current: |
Barrister-at-law Edmund Barton Chambers
(2000-current)
12th Floor Selborne Chambers (1998-2000)
Since admission to the Bar, Richard has maintained a
practice in the Commercial and Common Law areas
appearing in the Supreme including Court of Appeal,
District and Federal Courts as well as at Inquiries,
Tribunals and Local Court.
His practice includes a wide range of cases including
professional liability, product liability, construction,
life insurance, fraud, occupiers liability, D&O,
personal injuries Inquiries, insurance law related
disputes such as policy issues, statutory
interpretation, contribution and s.6 LRMPA claims.
Recent examples of Court of Appeal cases include:
w
Pollard v Baulderstone Hornibrook
(damages/apportionment /s.151Z)
John Collyer v CGU Insurance
(dual insurance)
w Turner v RTA & AAMI
(large contested motor vehicle
accident)
w
Zurich Australian Insurance v Regal Pearl
(interpretation of a policy / Sale of Goods)
w Hamod v
AAMI (fraud case)
Inquiries include the Westralia Inquiry (involving the
deaths of 5 seamen off the cost of Western Australia).
Richard has appeared in mediations before leading
mediators such as Fitzgerald QC, John Clarke QC, Trevor
Morling QC and Sir Lawrence Street QC. He has acted as
mediator in life insurance disputes and provide
independent opinions in an attempt to resolve disputes. |
1982-1998
Solicitor then
Partner |
Henry Davis York
Solicitor (1982-1988)
Partner (1988-1998)
After 6 years as a solicitor at Henry Davis York Richard
became a Partner and established a specialist insurance
group. As Head of that insurance group he managed a team
of up to 15 lawyers and was responsible for complex and
varied litigation as well as providing advisory services
including policy drafting
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Seminars: |
Richard has recently presented papers
at:
The Australia Insurance Law Association Twilight Seminar
Series;
The State Legal Conference;
Edmund Barton Chambers Seminar Series March 2008. |
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