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Experience

• Family Law Mediation
• Family Law Arbitration
• Building and Construction Mediation
• Part IV and Estate Litigation Mediation
• Property Partition Mediation
• Family Succession Mediation

John Hall mediates in the following areas:

• Family Law matters (property and combined property and children)
• Estate matters (Part IV - TFM, contested wills etc)
• Building and Construction matters (All aspects – Builder/client; Developer/Builder; Builder/sub-contractor (and any other possible combinations)

As having had experience in Construction (Project Management 2010 – 2012 for 5 Story - 35 Units and 3 shops in South Melbourne, and 3 storey - 5 shops 16 Units in South Caulfield) and having owned and run a Commercial and Residential building company in Gippsland (1986- 1993) constructing over 20 houses, and completing commercial projects for the RAAF, and privately, John has practical “hands on” experience, and understands the building/developing process and many of the challenges that are thrown up - apart from the building litigation matters and Mediations he has completed in the area from 2014 – present, both as a party’s representative and as Mediator.

• First accredited as an ADR Specialist – Mediation in 1996 (LIV)
• Re-accredited 2013 – Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators (AIFLAM)
• 2013 Nationally Accredited Mediator (NMAS) (current)
• 2013 Specialist Accreditation - Family Law (LIV) (current)
• 2016 became listed Arbitrator (Family Law) following AIFLAM qualification (current)
• Victorian Bar ADR Committee from 2017 to present – currently chair Family Law sub-committee
• Coach and Examiner for the Lawyer’s Mediation Certificate - Victorian Bar 2018 – to present
• Currently member of Panel of Mediators – VCAT Property List 2020 – present
• 2010 - Cert IV OH&S (Building and Construction Master Builders)
• 40 years practise experience in Family Law, Building and Construction and Estate Litigation as solicitor in Victoria and NSW, and as a Barrister at the Victorian and Queensland Bars.

John will go anywhere in Victoria/NSW being familiar with Gippsland (having established the Victorian Bar down there 1983 - 1989), Albury-Wodonga region, Wagga Wagga, and Wangaratta (having worked there as a Solicitor for a National firm managing their Estate Litigation and Family Law 2012-2014), and having appeared on circuit in Albury, Bendigo and Ballarat.

John says:

"I believe that there is a solution to every issue and that Mediation can not only save both parties’ costs, but also achieve a resolution that will not be available at the end of a long, costly and often bitter court dispute."