35 years’ experience in helping resolve disputes
About me
I have over 35 years of experience in dispute resolution as a partner of major law firms (Herbert Smith Freehills and McCullough Robertson).
I am now working on my own - focused on helping businesses and individuals to resolve their disputes by providing independent mediation services and by consulting to in-house counsel and boards to offer fresh perspectives and (if wanted) strategic oversight of their disputes. I am still registered as a practicing solicitor, as well as a nationally accredited mediator through the Resolution Institute.
I started my career handling workers’ compensation, CTP, and public liability claims, then gained experience in commercial litigation, professional negligence, and insurance coverage disputes. I have broad commercial experience with a particular expertise in helping resolve major ISR and liability insurance claims. I have been the strategic advisor in negotiations for the settlement of hundreds of commercial, insurance, and property disputes and have been recognised by the industry, clients and peers in Best Lawyers, Doyles Guide, Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. You can find additional details of my career experience by clicking below.
I'm based in Brisbane, but very happy to travel interstate and to regional areas to assist clients in achieving their desired results.
Mediation Services
I accept appointments as a mediator from parties who would like an independent broker to facilitate their discussions and to act as a go-between in their negotiations to help them reach a resolution of their dispute.
The areas in which I have experience include:
- Insurance disputes
- Commercial disputes
- Property disputes
- Workplace disputes
- Personal injuries claims
Consulting and Legal Services
Dispute resolution assistance
There are several ways that I might be able to help with your dispute. Some of the options to consider are:
- Representation in or coaching for settlement negotiations (either up-front in the discussions as part of your negotiating team or behind the scenes providing insight and recommendations).
- Reviewing the progress of litigation being handled by your external law firm, providing a fresh perspective on the key issues and helping to ensure you are getting value for money (while you focus on BAU).
Risk Workshops
I can facilitate workshops to help your management team methodically identify the risks of a project or business enterprise so that appropriate risk management measures can be explored and implemented, including appropriate insurance options where possible.