Jak (Calvin John) Callaway
Practice Areas
Common Law; Medical and Professional Negligence; TPD, Life and Income Protections Insurance; CTP; WID; CLA; General Insurance.
Mediations
NMAS accredited with NSW Bar Association – Mediated over 500 cases
Mediation Panels: Supreme Court; District Court; Dust Diseases Tribunal; PIC Work Injury Damages.
As a former solicitor and now practising barrister representing both plaintiffs and defendants over the decades I am able to draw on valuable experience and insights when acting as a mediator.
Education Training and Experience
| 1978 to 1980 | Law clerk with McClelland Wallace and Landa (McClellands) |
| June 1982 | Completed LLB UTS |
| December 1982 | Completed College of Law |
| December 1982 | Admitted as Solicitor Supreme Court of NSW |
| 1983 to 1986 | Litigation solicitor/associate with Henry Davis York. |
| February 1988 | Called to NSW Bar. |
| 1994 and 2010 | Completed LEADR Mediation Courses |
Some Notable Cases
- Ryan & another v A F Concrete Pumping Pty Ltd & anor [2013] NSWSC 113 (C/L; Civil Liability Act)
- AF Concrete Pumping Pty Ltd v Ryan & Ors [2014] NSWCA 346(Appeal; Civil Liability Act)
- McLennan v Insurance Australia Ltd [2014] NSWCA 300 (2 September 2014) (General Insurance)
- Grant v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2014] NSWSC 379(S.43A CLA)
- Roads and Maritime Services v Grant [2015] NSWCA 138 (21 May 2015)(S.43A CLA; causation; expert evidence)
- Dailhou v Kelly; State of NSW v Kelly (No 1) [2014] NSWSC 1213; (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1207; (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 1220(CLA)
- Wright v Optus Administration Pty Limited [2015] NSWSC 160(CLA)
- Optus Administration Pty Limited v Glenn Wright [2017] NSWCA 21 (Appeal)
- Pauline Greer v Ace Insurance Limited [2016] NSWDC (4 May 2016) (Sickness and Accident Policy)
- Vaccaro v MLC Limited [2016] NSWDC 85 (27 May 2016) (Life Insurance Policy)
- Hitchen v Strategic Formwork Pty & RTS Holdings Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 75 (CLA)
- Strategic Formwork Pty Ltd v Hitchen [2018] NSWCA 54 (23 March 2018) (Appeal)
- Sargeant v FSS Trustee Corporation [2018] NSWSC 1997 (TPD)
