Rob's Practice Areas
Rob's Practice Areas
Family Law
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Wills & Will Disputes
Proper planning can help you save money and reduce liabilities.
Conveyancing & Property
Proper planning can help you save money and reduce liabilities.
Business & Commercial Law
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Admissions & Qualifications
| 1990 | Bachelor of Arts, Macquarie University |
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| 1992 | Bachelor of Laws, Macquarie University |
| 1994 | New York Bar admission |
| 1999 | Hong Kong High Court Admission |
| 2000 | Master of Laws, Hong Kong University |
| 2011 | Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, NSW College of Law |
| 2011 | NSW Supreme Court admission |
| 2019 | High Court of Australia admission |
Biography
Rob practices across a range of areas with a particular focus on commercial, building and construction, property, will disputes, insolvency, bankruptcy, professional negligence, other civil litigation and family law.
Rob understands the needs of business people and that clients want fast, cost-effective legal solutions wherever possible. He is skilled in getting matters to settle either without resorting to litigation or to causing the opposing party to settle a dispute after proceedings have been launched.
Recent Work
Background
After completing his arts (politics) and law degrees at Macquarie University, Rob travelled to New York where he worked at Mudge Rose, a large Wall Street law firm, on one of its commercial litigation teams. While in New York Rob passed the New York bar exam and was admitted as an attorney in 1994.
From New York Rob went to Hong Kong where he worked in a medium-sized practice, Pam Baker & Company. In Hong Kong he focussed primarily on public law litigation while also being involved in some family, civil and criminal law matters. He completed the foreign lawyers’ exam and was admitted as a solicitor in 1999. Rob completed a master of laws degree from HKU while there.
After returning to Australia in 2002 Rob took a hiatus from the law to pursue farming, property and other business interests. His love of the law lured him back to the profession in 2011. As the principal director of Newcastle Legal he liaises regularly with the other lawyers and colleagues in the team on strategies in the cases they are handling.
