Matthew Harvey is a leading senior counsel with a broad commercial law practice.
Since 1996, he has developed a diverse commercial practice, both in trial and appellate work. He has significant expertise in corporations law and corporate insolvency, insurance, contracts, trusts and equity, transport and trade, and arbitration.
Matthew is regularly recognised in the leading legal directories, including Best Lawyers, Doyle’s Guide, Chambers & Partners, and Who’s Who Legal. He is described as "excellent at getting to the heart of a complex matter and determining the key issues that will decide the case", "extremely good on his feet in court" and "confident and convincing when presenting an argument". His "experience acting in major commercial disputes" is well recognised.
Matthew appears regularly in the Supreme Court, Federal Court, Court of Appeal and in international and domestic arbitrations. He is often briefed in proceedings before the superior courts in other States. He also appears in the High Court of Australia.
Matthew also conducts domestic and international arbitrations and has delivered numerous awards. He is on the Reserve Panel of Aribrators for the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), and on the Panel of Arbitrators for the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA), the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ), the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA), and Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission (AMTAC).
Matthew also lectures in mergers and acquisitions law in the Juris Doctor program at the RMIT Law School.
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