Admissions:
2012: |
Admission as a Barrister to the High Court and Federal Courts of Australia and Supreme Court of New South Wales |
2003: |
Admission as a Legal Practitioner to the Supreme Court of New South Wales |
Qualifications:
2009: |
Practitioners’ Certificate in Mediation, the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia, NSW. |
2002: |
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law, NSW. |
2001: |
Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Griffith University, QLD; |
Practice Profile:
Joshua is a barrister and mediator at Edmund Barton Chambers.
Joshua seeks to resolve disputes through appropriate dispute resolution processes – as an advocate, as a facilitator, as a mediator.
Joshua’s particular expertise is in the following practice areas:
- Alternate Dispute Resolution
- Commercial
- Criminal (both NSW and Commonwealth offences)
- Equity, including family provision claims
- Family Law
Joshua is a nationally accredited and experienced mediator with the NSW Bar Association and a current member of the NSW Facilitative Dispute Resolution Special Interest Group Committee of the Resolution Institute. He is a past member of the NSW Chapter Committee and mediation subcommittee of both the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia (IAMA) and LEADR-IAMA.
Joshua is appointed to the following court panels and lists:
- 2017-18 District Court of NSW Mediation List
- 2018-19 Supreme Court of NSW Mediation List
- 2018-19 Family Law Settlement Service Panel
Professional Experience:
Joshua is a director of the independent corporate advisory firm, the bioadvisory group, with a particular emphasis on commercial dispute resolution.
Joshua has significant legal and commercial experience. He was an Associate to selected senior District Court Judges over a period of seven years both in Sydney and throughout New South Wales, in both the civil and criminal jurisdictions, including in the children’s care and protection jurisdiction.
Joshua also previously consulted in Trade and Customs Services as well as International Law and Policy with the major international professional services firm, KPMG.
Joshua has lived and worked in both Japan and Spain and is fluent in French.
2010 – current: |
the bioadvisory group pty ltd, Sydney |
2009 – 2012: |
NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General, Sydney |
2007 – 2009: |
KPMG, Sydney |
2006 – 2007: |
Attorney General’s Department of NSW, Sydney |
2005: |
Hispanagar S.A., Burgos, Spain |
2002 – 2005: |
Attorney General’s Department of NSW, Sydney |
Publications/Seminars:
- A Practitioner’s Guide to default in Family Law, presentation given to selected law society CLE Seminars held throughout 2015
- “Ethical Perspectives on Dealing with Difficult or Unreasonable Clients” paper given at the Legalwise 10 Points in One Day Seminar at Parramatta, 27 February 2014
- Using facilitators in criminal jury trials in New South Wales – undermining ‘trial by jury’or the way forward? (2011) 12(5) ADR 108
Memberships:
- Resolution Institute – Appointed Member of the NSW Facilitative Dispute Resolution Special Interest Group Committee
- French Australian Lawyers Society – Member
Language Skills:
- English
- French
- Japanese
- Spanish