Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Economics (Monash University) 1975
• Bachelor of Laws (Monash University) 1977
• Graduate Diploma of Legal Studies (Monash University) 1988
• Graduate Diploma of Judicial Administration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (Melbourne University) 2000

Professional Qualifications

• Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland (2000)
• Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria (1978)
• Attorney, Solicitor and Proctor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1981)
• Specialist Accreditation in Commercial Litigation, Law Institute of Victoria (1993)
• Mediation Certificate, Dispute Resolution Centre, Bond University (1997)

• Law Institute of Victoria
• Law Council of Australia
• Litigation Lawyers Section Executive – Law Institute of Victoria
• Chairman, Commercial Litigation Specialisation Advisory Committee – Law Institute of Victoria
• Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia

Teaching Experience

• Visiting Teaching Fellow at Melbourne University in the Masters Degree subject of “Securities for Corporations” (1994 – 1997)

Articles Published

• Mediators Notes of the Mediation – A Mediator’s Protective Device – The ADR Bulletin, February 1999 Vol. 1 No. 8.
• Directors and other Relevant Persons as Chargees: A Window Opens? – Butterworths Corporation Law Bulletin, 23 rd September 1994, Issue No. 19.
• Examining a person about a Corporation: Section 596B – Discretionary Examinations, Australian Corporate News, Issue 22.
• Problems for Creditors dealing with a Company subject to Deed of Company Arrangement – Vol. 5 (1995) Australian Journal of Corporation Law.
• Blunting the Y2K Bug – Bite: A New Provision for Compliance Statements – Issue 27 April 1999 BG Law.
• Voluntary Administrators’ report – Issue 22 December 1997 BG Law.
• Guarantees – A Word of Caution – Barker Gosling home page, August 1999.
• Debt Agreements – An Alternative to Part X Arrangements – Barker Gosling home page, December 1997.

Papers Presented

• The Expert Witness from the Solicitor’s Perspective – The Institute of Valuers and Land Economist, May 1994.
• Pre-Proceeding or Preliminary Discovery – paper presented to the Law Institute of Victoria, 21 June 1999.
• Character, Imitation, Corporate Advertising and Misleading or Deceptive Conduct – paper presented to Family Council of Australia, 21 April 1999
• Creditors’ Claims in Company Liquidations – paper presented to Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia, April 1993.
• Preferences and Priority of Debts – Actions under Section 592 of the Corporations Law – paper presented to Australian Chamber of Manufacturers, 11 June 1991.
• Schemes of Arrangement and Official Management – paper presented to Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia, 27 April 1993.
• Negotiating Skills involved in Plea Bargaining - Seminar and Paper presented to Work Safe Lawyers, 1 August 2001
• The Extension of Costs Orders Against Non - Parties to Litigation—Has the Costs Net Widened? –Paper presented to in- house seminar of Raj Lawyers, 24 September 2003
• Price Fixing -The Provisions of sections 45 and 45A of the Trade Practices Act 1974- Seminar and Paper presented at Westin at Sydney, 7 October 2003
• GST consequences of Costs Orders and Out of Court Settlements - Seminar and Paper presented to Raj Lawyers, 15 October 2003
• Expert Evidence -The New Rules in the Supreme and County Courts - Seminar and Paper presented to Raj Lawyers, 14 January 2004

Papers Presented (Continue)

• Costs Orders Against Non -Parties to Litigation –Seminar presented to the LIV on 9 May 2005 in the Civil Litigation Series.
• Papers presented at Melbourne University in Masters Degree Course, Securities for Corporations
  • Synopsis of part 5.2A – Administration of a Company’s Affairs with a view to executing a Deed of Company Agreement.
  • Problems posed by Section 205(1)(a) of the Corporations Law (financial assistance prohibition).
  • To what extent has the legislation creating the role of “Managing Controller” impacted upon the priority rules regarding registered charges?
  • Is a Receiver sufficiently independent to act as a Provisional Liquidator of a corporation?
  • Controllers/Receivers and an analysis of the Bond Brewing Case.
  • The special position of the Commissioner of Taxation -–Section 221 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1963 and the Pre-Insolvency (Tax Priorities) Legislation Amendments Act 1993.
  • Registration of Charges.
  • Is there any advantage to a Mortgagee entering possession of secured assets following the Corporate Law Reform Act 1992 and the Insolvency (Tax Priorities) Legislation Amendment Act 1993?
  • Liquidation – effects on rights of creditors.
  • Antecedent transactions – Part 5.7B of the Corporations Law.
  • Casting vote and review by the Court.
    Section 600A – powers of the Court where outcome of voting at creditors’ meetings is determined by a related party

Employment Summary

• Sole Practitioner 18 May 2004 and continuing
• Associate Partner – Raj Lawyers (July 2003 to 15 July 2004
• Manager – Legal Services and Investigations Division, Victorian WorkCover Authority (2001 to July 2003);
• Partner – Barker Gosling, Brisbane (2000);
• Partner —Barker Gosling, Melbourne (1986 to 1999) ;
• Solicitor – Barker Harty & Co, Melbourne (1984-1986);
• Claims Processor/Account Executive – Frank B Hall & Co (Insurance Brokers) (1982-1984);
• Solicitor – F W Todhunter & Sons (1981-1982);
• Solicitor – Gair & Brahe (1979-1981);
• Solicitor – Gair & Brahe (1978-1979);
• Articles – Gair & Brahe (1977).

• Creelman Lawyers
  Commercial Litigation involving Restrictive Trade Practices with a particular emphasis on section 45 and 45A (price fixing) of the Trade Practices Act 1974, Corporate Law, Insolvency, Insurance, Debt collection and Mediation
• Raj Lawyers
  Manager Melbourne Office
  Dispute Resolution of commercial litigation involving Company Law, Restrictive Trade Practices and Insolvency;
• Victorian WorkCover Authority
  Manager of Legal Services Division of WorkSafe responsible for legal advice, investigation and prosecution of offences under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985 and related legislation;
  Barker Harty & Co / Barker Gosling
  Dispute Resolution including restrictive trade practices, contract, torts, insolvency, debt collection, intellectual property, employment, directors’ liabilities and trusts;
  Board Member of Barker Gosling National from 1997 and appointed Chairman of the Board from June 1999 to December 2000;
• Frank B Hall & Co
  Insurance claims, policy interpretation and account executive with particular emphasis on directors’ and officer’s liability insurance.
• F W Todhunter & Co
  Commercial litigation, personal injury, workers’ compensation, crime, and road traffic;
• Gair & Brahe
  Commercial Litigation, local government, and crime;