Professor Phillip Hamilton | Mediator
| Contact Name | Professor Phillip Hamilton |
| Legal Firm | Company | Description | Mediator |
| Contact Details |
DX: 232 (Melbourne) Phone: (03 )96000 511 | Fax: (03) 9670 6199 Email: philliph@Swiftdsl.com.au |
| Physical Address | First Floor, 415 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000 |
| Postal Address | First Floor 415 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000 |
| Online Enquiry Form | Click here |
Areas of Expertise
- Business law and related disputes
- General and commercial litigation
- Conveyancing
- Probate, wills and Part IV applications
- Partnership and commercial disputes
- Computer-related disputes
- Civil Law international procedure
- Neighbourhood disputes
- Disputes relating to Trees
Qualifications
- Barrister & Solicitor (Vic) 1973
- Solicitor (NSW) 1975
- Accredited Specialist - Business Law 1991
- Professorial Associate - Sir Zelman Cowen Centre for Continuing Legal Education 2002, involving teaching, to date, in Victoria, South Australia and New Zealand.
- Commercial Law Consultant - Leo Cussen Institute 10 years
- Qualified mediator Law 2000 Mediation Training Course 1996
- Qualified Mediator Bond University & Leo Cussen Mediation training course 2004
- Author: Small business Handbook (1991) and new edition 2005; Trees and the Law - two articles, Law Institute Journal (1996 & 2000). Author: Law Institute of Victoria Copyright Commercial Lease 1995
- B.A. (1971) LL.B. (HONS) (1972) Monash
- Notary Public 1983
Personal Experience
Phillip has been a solicitor in private practice from 1973 to date, both as sole practitioner and in partnership. His practice has included extensive experience of business transactions, leases, conveyancing, probate and litigation in all fields. He has been involved in mediations in all courts, including major Supreme Court litigation as participant and also as a mediator.
Phillip was a Member of the former Motor Accidents Board, and has practised extensively before the Guardianship List of VCAT. Phillip’s experience as a teacher of law enhances his extensive legal knowledge with a capacity to relate to all kinds of audiences, and to communicate at all levels, from neighbourhood disputes to the most complex commercial issues.
Phillip perceives mediation as a tool not only for the resolution of disputes, but for the avoidance of litigation and its attendant costs by early intervention and impartial analysis of the issues.
Memberships | Court Panels | Official Appointments | Other Credentials
- Law Institute of Victoria: Awarded a Certificate of Service in 1995
- Society of Notaries of Victoria Inc: Awarded a Certificate of Service in 1995
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Portuguese (written only)