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Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Professional Skills
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Chair
Tom Davie, Barrister, Queen Square Chambers
Professional Skills
PANEL DISCUSSION: The Ultimate Guide to Managing Expert Witnesses in Building and Construction Dispute Matters
In the high-stakes world of construction disputes, effective management of expert witnesses can make or break your case. Join a Building Consultant, Lawyer, and Barrister in this panel discussion as you breakdown core elements when engaging expert witnesses in your construction matters. From selection and preparation to communication and presentation, this session will equip you with the skills needed to orchestrate a winning legal strategy.
Panellists:
Stan Giaouris, Principal Building Consultant, The Construction Adviser; Lecturer, Faculty of design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney
Carlos Mobellan, Barrister and Mediator, Third Floor St James Hall Chambers
Bill Kritharas, Partner, Sparke Helmore Lawyers; Best Lawyers 2024, Occupational Health and Safety Law
Presenters
Tom Davie, Barrister, Queen Square Chambers
Tom is one of Sydney’s most experienced and respected construction law barristers. He is the author of the Annotated Home Building Act and a co-author of Understanding Construction Law. He regards building and construction law as a branch of commercial law. Before coming to the bar in 1998 Tom practiced as a solicitor and partner involved in building and construction, commercial, and planning law at major legal practices across three jurisdictions.
Stan Giaouris, Principal Building Consultant, The Construction Adviser
Stan Giaouris is the Principal Building Consultant at The Construction Adviser (TCA) and a lecturer at the University of technology Sydney (UTS) in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building. He has a Bachelor of Building in Construction Management and Certificate III in Construction Waterproofing. Stan has 22 years of construction experience and is an active member of the Master Builders Association, currently holding the position of State Councillor and President of the St George Division. Stan and his team of experts provide litigation expert witness reports for general building and waterproofing defects, as well as remediation design, onsite Quality Assurance (QA) inspections, project management services and design development. Stan has also provided waterproof training in 2022 attended by over 400 industry participants in Sydney and Newcastle, with further training to be provided in Melbourne later in 2022.
Bill Kritharas, Partner, Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Bill is an experienced work health and safety (WHS) lawyer. He advises clients in the construction, agribusiness, energy and transport industries and commonwealth, state and local government sectors on WHS compliance, incident investigations, prosecutions and coronial inquests. Bill also advises builders and Owners Corporations in relation to fire safety and building defect claims. Bill assists Boards, legal counsel and WHS executives in the private and public sectors. Bill also assists Owners Corporations, engineers and Strata Managers.
Carlos Mobellan, Barrister and Mediator, Third Floor St James Hall Chambers
Carlos is a barrister who specialises in building cases with an emphasis on matters arising under the Home Building Act 1989, the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999, the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 and the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020. Carlos was admitted as a solicitor in 1997 and was called to the Bar in 2004 where he was awarded the Bar Practice Course prize. Carlos has appeared for and against home owners, Owners Corporations, builders, government agencies and property development companies.
