Our Services
MEDIATOR
Richard as Mediator
Richard’s approach to mediation is grounded in decades of trial experience across commercial, family and estate litigation — experience that makes it easier to identify real issues quickly, anticipate obstacles and find pathways to resolution that participants may not have seen themselves.
He holds appointment as a Supreme Court of NSW Panel Mediator and has been an active participant in the NSW Bar Association’s ADR Committee from its early years, helping develop and advance dispute resolution initiatives. He has served as a director representing the NSW Bar Council at the Australian Disputes Centre.
Mediation is available for matrimonial property, deceased estate (including Succession Act claims) and commercial disputes and other disputes. Questions at any stage — including before proceedings commence — are always welcome.
Hearing Venue
64 Castlereagh Street Chambers is available for mediations without charge (see Chambers). It includes private areas for separate parties and representatives, full-day amenities and flexible hours. A senior paralegal is typically available to assist with logistics and as a contact point.
Credentials — Mediation
Supreme Court of NSW Panel Mediator
Current member, Resolution Institute
Former NSW Bar Association ADR Committee member (from its early years)
Former Director, NSW Bar Council Representative at the Australian Disputes Centre
Published author, NSW Bar News — mediation and dispute resolution strategy
Representing Parties at Mediations
Experience as a mediator gives Richard a distinctive advantage when representing parties: having seen from the inside how participants and their representatives either help or obstruct resolution, he understands how a mediator reads the room and what drives the dynamics of the day. He uses that understanding to position a client’s case, manage the process and identify the moments when pressure or flexibility will be most effective. The goal is always practical resolution on the best available terms.
Dispute Minimisation
Richard has represented hundreds of clients in Australian courts since 1981 involving complex disputes that require strategic litigation often across multiple jurisdictions.
His trial experience has included multiple cases in the High Court of Australia (common law family law cases including superannuation) the Federal Court of Australia (trials and appeals) involving complex commercial consumer intellectual property and industrial cases; the Supreme Court of N.S.W (trials and appeals) in equity commercial defacto and estate cases the Federal Magistrate’s Court and Family Court (trials and appeals) and specialist Tribunals including mesothelioma cases in the Dust Diseases Tribunal or challenges to election results in the Court of Disputed Returns
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Arbitrator (e.g. Family)
AIFLAM-accredited arbitrator who brings hundreds of contested family law matters and a University of Adelaide Certificate in Arbitration (Distinction) to delivering binding resolutions without the cost and delay of court. Arbitration is available for matrimonial property and commercial disputes, with flexible scheduling and complimentary use of 64 Castlereagh Street Chambers.
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Mediator
As a Supreme Court of NSW Panel Mediator, Richard draws on decades of experience across commercial, family and estate litigation to identify core issues and guide parties toward resolution. Mediations are conducted for matrimonial property, deceased estate and commercial disputes, with 64 Castlereagh Street Chambers available at no additional charge.
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Barrister/Litigation
Commercial litigation experience spans oppression suits, insolvency, disputed financial transactions, partnership and workplace disputes, defamation, land and strata matters, and intellectual property — including copyright, trademark, passing off, confidential information, counterfeit goods and publishing disputes.