Curriculum Vitae
Qualifications
- BA/LLB (Hons) (University of Queensland) 1985/1988
- BCL (Oxford) (Evidence, Restitution, Trusts, Conflict of Laws) 1990
- JSD (Columbia, New York) (Equity in the Conflict of Laws) 1999
- DipICArb (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London and Singapore) 2013
Admissions to Practice
- Barrister-at-Law, Supreme Court of Queensland, 1988 and subsequent admission to High Court of Australia
- Attorney-at-Law, Supreme Court of New York, and United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York 1994
- Other States admitted: Australian Capital Territory 1994, New South Wales 1994
- Barrister & Solicitor, Nauru (admission limited to specific cases) 2003, 2004, 2022
- Barrister-at-Law, England and Wales (Middle Temple) 2015
Accreditation and Professional Recognition
- Australian National Accreditation as Mediator, registered with Resolution Institute, 2010 to present
- Fellow, Charted Institute of Arbitrators 2014 to present
- Member, Panel of Arbitrators of a number of arbitral bodies in Asia namely NZDRC, Asian International Arbitration Centre, Pacific International Arbitration Centre, MARC (Mauritius), SIAC (Reserve Panel) and Resolution Institute, various dates to present
- Mediator, Queensland Farm Business Debt Scheme, 2017 to present
- Sometime lecturer in Restitution, and the Conflict of Laws, and tutor in Equity
Professional Memberships
- Member, Bar Association of Queensland
Awards
- Columbia University Doctoral Fellowship, 1991-1993
- Chevening Scholarship for Study in the UK, 1990
- Overseas Research Student Award (UK), 1989-1990