Presenters

Caroline Hutchinson, Principal and Director, Coleman Greig Lawyers
Caroline Hutchinson is a Principal Director and Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation who leads Coleman Greig’s Commercial Litigation and Employment teams. She is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. With extensive experience in litigation, Caroline and her dynamic team deal with a wide variety of issues from contractual disputes to intellectual property proceedings, misleading and deceptive conduct through to insolvency matters, building and construction through to workplace advice and disputes. Caroline brings to the benefit of her clients a pragmatic perspective and has advised on large-scale commercial projects, complex contractual disputes and litigation, and worked with national clients in various sectors including Australian subsidiaries of multinationals. Caroline is well-placed to assist in mitigating the risks involving the effects of litigation on a company’s corporate profile with her keen grasp of commercial realities and comprehensive understanding of the differing legislative requirements across the various Australian states. She is highly knowledgeable and has expert skills, in alternative dispute resolution processes, pursuing the resolution of disputes in the environments of both threatened and ongoing litigation. She is a non-executive (independent) director on one of Western Sydney University’s boards, the ambassador for Coleman Greig’s Women in Business forum, and is a proud proponent of community and pro-bono work.


Stephen Titus, Special Counsel, Carneys Lawyers
Stephen Titus has been qualified for over 30 years and specializes in commercial litigation and commercial work. Stephen’s practice includes a broad equity and commercial practice acting for Plaintiffs and Defendants in courts and tribunals where he often appears as advocate and otherwise engages very good counsel to act for clients. Stephen’s areas of practice include: Building & Strata Disputes; Representing solicitors & barristers in consumer and disciplinary allegations and complaints by the Law Society, Bar Association and Legal Services Commissioner and in Tribunal proceedings against practitioners; Contractual Disputes; Trade Practices; Insolvency & Debt Recovery; Supreme Court Equity Actions; Probate, Wills & Succession Act Disputes; Professional Negligence Actions; Defamation; Commercial Advice and Drafting; Common Law and Insurance Claims; Acting for Councils in Debt Recovery and advice on commercial arrangements and disputes. Stephen will think outside of the square and consider alternatives to litigation with cost effective strategies. His strengths include focusing on the issues and evidence required, gathering that evidence, working with appropriate counsel, considering settlement or getting the best result from the litigation. Stephen joined Carney Lawyers in 2002. In October 2004 he was certified as an Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation by the Law Society of New South Wales. He is a past Member of the Law Society Dispute Resolution Committee and Litigation Law and Practice Committee.