CURRICULUM VITAE
OF
GREGORY ALLAN LAUGHTON SC
SYDNEY
Selborne Chambers
174 Phillip Street, Sydney 2000
DX 394 Sydney
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LONDON
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Gray’s Inn, London WC1R 5AA
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Name: Greg Laughton
Admitted to
NSW Bar: 11 June 1982
Appointed
Senior Counsel: 1 October 2003
Academic Master of Laws 2008
Qualifications: University of New South Wales in International Business and Economic law, including the following subjects:
· European Union Economic and Trade Law
· Global Issues in Competition Law
· International Trade Law.
· Cross Border Jurisdictional Issues in International Litigation
· Performance and Remedies in Contract Law
Professional Certificate in Arbitration
University of Adelaide 2006
Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration
University of New South Wales 2007
Diploma of Law 1982
Legal Practitioners Admission Board – University of Sydney,
1982
Admitted
to practice: High and Federal Courts of Australia
The Courts of all States and Territories of Australia
The Bar of England and Wales as a member of Gray’s Inn
Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards Winner edition 2015 in the category of Arbitration Barrister of the Year - Australia
Admissions and
Memberships: Member
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Graded Arbitrator
Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia
Accredited Mediator
Under the Australian National Mediator Accreditation Standards
2008,
LEADR
Association of Dispute Resolvers
Appointed Mediator
Supreme and District Court of New South Wales
Teacher of The Australian Advocacy Institute,
Advocacy The New South Wales Bar Association,
Director of New South Wales Bar Practice Course,1999 to 2001,
Teacher, Australian Bar Association International Faculty to Bangladesh, 1995 to date.
Languages: English - mother tongue
Basic German, reading and writing.
Other
Responsibilities: Head of Chambers, 13 Selborne Chambers, 174 Phillip Street, Sydney.
Interests: Reading; walking; gardening; golf; travelling.
Summary of Experience
As a Senior Counsel, my areas of expertise are civil litigation, dispute resolution and related advice work in the areas of:
§ Alternative Dispute Resolution, particularly arbitration and mediation
§ International Commercial and Maritime
§ Building and Construction
§ Public and Product Liability
§ Professional Negligence
§ Insurance Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appearances in numerous Arbitrations and Mediations in Commercial; Building and Construction, Maritime and Professional Negligence matters.
Acting as Mediator and Arbitrator in numerous matters of various types, including Commercial; Construction; Professional Negligence and Personal Injury.
International Commercial and Maritime
Advising and appearing in disputes about jurisdiction and cross-border legal issues and in maritime and construction cases; insolvency; sale of goods and general commercial disputes.
International Commercial Arbitrations
Involved in International Commercial and Maritime Arbitrations including between:
1. In Hong Kong;
1.1 Two container shipping companies over the terms of, and the amount due, under a Slot Agreement;
1.2 A computer hardware and software supplier and a Hong Kong financial services company over the quality of the computer equipment supplied;
1.3 The CEO of a container shipping company and the company, about whether the CEO was wrongfully dismissed and the amount of compensation owed by the company under the CEO’s employment agreement;
1.4 The head contractor and a sub-contractor about the work and quality of work performed in a major construction dispute.
2. In Dubai, the wrongful dismissal of a CEO by his employer.
3. In Germany an IT provider and a head contractor about the supply of IT services in 120 countries; wrongful termination of a services agreement and unpaid invoices for services rendered.
4. In Australia:
4.1 Two telecommunications companies about the terms of a Supply Agreement and other amounts due under it;
4.2 Two telecommunications companies about the ownership of the intellectual property in an Apple I telephone application and the amounts due under an agreement to export it.
Maritime
Advising about and appearing in disputes concerning charter parties; cargo and general shipping disputes.
I have acted for a number of road authorities, including municipal councils, concerning road, highway, freeway and bridge construction issues, in both design and construction aspects.
I have also conducted litigation in all courts in the New South Wales legal system, and in all States of Australia including appellate litigation in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. Highlights include:
Erect Safe Constructions Pty Ltd and Australand Constructions Pty Ltd 2008 NSWCA 114 6 June 2008, in which the construction of an indemnity clause in a subcontract between a builder and a scaffolder was considered, in the context of an insurance policy, covering public liability of the builder.
Columbia Coffee and Tea Pty Limited & Ors v. Churchill & Ors 29 NSWLR 141
New South Wales Supreme Court major case involving the negligence of the auditor of an international coffee trading company. The case clarified the Australian position on the scope of the duty of care of auditors.
Andjelic v. Marsland 186 CLR 20 High Court of Australia
Clarified in favour of the insurer the obligation to pay damages for funds management to injured plaintiffs.
Nominal Defendant v. Gardikiotis 186 CLR 49
Clarified, in favour of the insurer, the liability to pay damages for fund management for catastrophically injured plaintiffs.
Coshott v. Principal Strategic Options Pty Limited [2004] FCAFC 50
Full Court of the Australian Federal Court
Dealt with the principles of damages and causation in relation to a wrongfully obtained injunction.
Chandos Developments Pty Limited v. Mulkearns & Anor [2008] NSWCA 62 New South Wales Court of Appeal
Dealt with the circumstances in which a vendor of commercial property could terminate a contract for sale of land for breach by a purchaser, notwithstanding its own breach.
State of New South Wales v. Tyszyk [2008] NSWCA 107
New South Wales Court of Appeal
Dealt with the liability of police in emergency situations and the liability of the owner of commercial premises to an innocent passer by.
Carbone v Calabria Community Club Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 998 (26 July 2013)
New South Wales Supreme Court Equity Division
Dealt with the obligations of the Directors of a community based corporation to its members and the circumstances in which a Company can be wound up on just and equitable grounds.
Hampton & Farley [2013] FamCA 213 (5 April 2013)
Family Court of Australia
Concerning the circumstances in which a constructive trust will arise based on a representation of future intention.
Bestcare Foods Ltd (subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) [2013] NSWSC 1673 645; and 18 December 2014; NSWSC 1831.
New South Wales Supreme Court Equity Division
Appeared for the Directors of Bestcare Foods Limited in the Equity Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in proceedings against the Administrators of the company which clarified:
· The circumstances in which a Deed of Company Arrangement can be terminated upon a company in administration returning to solvency; and
· The Administrators remuneration can be reviewed by a Court.
Acting for an Executive in a multi-national logistics shipping company on his wrongful dismissal
Publications
I have delivered numerous papers at seminars, client functions and internal training seminars, including the following:
§ Shareholders Rights - Seminar conducted for New South
Wales solicitors
§ Practice and Procedure – Interpleader (Thomson Reuters)
§ Expert Evidence – Seminar – New South Wales solicitors
§ Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses – Seminar conducted for New South Wales solicitors
§ Presenting Persuasive Arguments - Thomson Reuters
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