John Wakefield
| Position: | Partner |
| Service Area: |
Dispute Resolution
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| Telephone: | +61 2 9390 8302 |
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| Email Address: | john.wakefield@holmanwebb.com.au |
| Office: | Sydney |
Approach
Firstly our team works to understand the objectives of our clients. We then proceed effectively and efficiently at each stage of the process to achieve those objectives.
We manage to resolve 90% of disputes before hearing. For those cases which do go to court, we work in our client’s interest to control the process and the variables which come into play to best effect.
Areas of Expertise
Corporations Law; Banking & Finance; Securities Enforcement; Commercial Contracts; Trade Practices; Intellectual Property; Wills and Estates; Insolvency; Equity, Professional Indemnity; Arbitration / Mediation
Industry Experience
My dispute resolution experience extends through Federal and State Courts, as well as international / domestic arbitration for contracting entities: contracting entities; lenders and borrowers; insurers and re-insurers.
Professional Memberships
Law Society of New South Wales; Law Society of England & Wales; Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Accredited Specialist Commercial Litigation
Appointments
Part-time judicial member of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal of NSW (Legal Services Division and Equal Opportunities Division) 2009 - 2012
Fellow and President Australian Branch, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators 2010-2012
Fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Former court appointed arbitrator under Civil Procedure Act, 2005, Supreme Court of NSW, District Court of NSW and Local Court of NSW
Independent member of ACICA Arbitrator Advisory Board 2011 - 2012
Visiting lecturer in International Commercial Arbitration, Australian School of Business, UNSW
