Qualifications
- 1967 – B.Juris (Bachelor of Jurisprudence), Monash University
- 1969 – LL.B (Bachelor of Laws), Monash University
- 1970 – Admitted to practice, Barrister and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Victoria
- 1994 – Certificate of Mediation, Bond University
- Accredited Specialist Mediator, Law Institute
- Advanced Mediator, Resolution Institute
Professional
- 1970 – Commenced practice as principal of own legal firm
- 1972 to 2013 – Partner, Tisher Liner & Co.
- 1994 to present – Mediator
Memberships
- Law Institute of Victoria (LIV)
- Chairman, LIV Mediation Specialisation Advisory Committee
- Resolution Institute (formerly LEADR)
- Former member, LEADR Executive Committee, Vic.
- VADR (Victorian Association for Dispute Resolution)
- Former member, International Institute for Negotiation & Conflict Management
- Past Vice-President, Melbourne Family Law Mediation Group
- International Association for Conflict Management
- Building Disputes Practitioners’ Society
- Past Chairman, LIV ADR Committee
- Past Executive, LIV Litigation Section
Miscellaneous
- Assessor, LIV Mediation Specialisation program
- Judge, Monash and Melbourne universities mediation contests
- Judge, LIV Mediation in Schools contests (SCRAM)
- Mediation trainer/coach/assessor, Resolution Institute and IAMA
- Coach/trainer, Bond University, Monash University, La Trobe University, Deakin University and University of Queensland
- Presenter, various published papers on mediation topics
Mediation Experience and Panel Memberships
- Supreme Court mediations
- County Court mediations
- Domestic Building Tribunal
- Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) – Domestic Building List, Retail Tenancies List, Real Property List, Civil Claims List, Legal Practice List and Credit List
- Small Business Commissioner disputes under the Retail Leases Act
- Mediator with IP Australia
- Member, Office of the Mediation Adviser Franchising Panel
- Many hundreds of mediations conducted in a wide area of matters, including commercial, contracts, estates (‘part IV’), property, building, interpersonal disputes, personal injuries, leases
- Numerous mediations acting on behalf of parties in County Court, Supreme Court, Federal Court and VCAT matters
- Determinations of domain name disputes (auDRP).
Other Professional Experience
Varied legal practice over 46 years, with work including:
- Building (domestic and non-domestic) matters
- Acting for builders and proprietors
- Retail leases, acting for landlords (including drafting leases) and tenants (including negotiating and settling leases)
- General commercial and property matters
- Taxation and estate planning
- Wills and probate
- Trusts (including discretionary trusts, unit trusts, special disability trusts)
- Commercial and general litigation
- General legal matters, both for individuals and corporations.
