Nationally Accredited Mediator:
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Victorian Practising Counsel
Profile:
ProfileGraduated Melbourne University 1987. LLB, B Sc (computer science).Signed the Bar Roll in 1991, reading with Noel Magee QC, after Articles and early solicitor experience at Minter Ellison.Specialise in Equity/ Wills and probate law. Practice in general commercial work, including superannuation disputes, property law, insolvency, corporations. Appearance work focused in County, Supreme Court. has appeared in a anumebr of cases inovlving testators family maintenance claims (for executors and for children and various other claimants) and testamentary capacity and other estate and trust-related matters. A selection of cases includes:- Lollis v Loulatzis [2008] (constructive trust claim)- in re Vourdoulidis [2013] VSC 34 (Family Provision claim by cousin)- Harofam v Scherman [2013] VSCA 104 (interpretation of clause in sales contract)- Tribuzi v Tribuzi (freezing order)- Brown v Guss ���[2014] VSC 251 (testatmentary capacity and undue influence)-��� re Fanning [2014] VSC 222 (conduct of executor)Holds a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from CIArb.Co-author of Butterworths loose-leaf service "Wills Probate and Administration Service Victoria". Member of Editorial Committee, "Wills and Probate Bulletin". Member of Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners. In May 2014 obtained the Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes.Regular presenter at seminars - 'Wills and Probate conference', Law Institute seminars and so on - generally in the area of Wills and Probate Law. Law Institute Journal publications - "Where there's a will there's a way" and Where there's a will there's a further way". Advocacy Instructor with the Australian Advocacy Institute. Accredited Advocacy Instructor with the Australian Bar Association. (Formerly taught advocacy at the University of Melbourne)Adjunct lecturer, College of Law.Former Member, Firearms Appeals Committee, an appeals committee constituted under the Firearms Act.
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