Presenters

Tom Bacon, CEO & Principal Lawyer, Strata Title Lawyers
Tom holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from the University of Auckland and practices exclusively in strata and community title law. He is an accredited mediator and a leader in the field of resolution of strata and community disputes and has acted for owners corporations and unit owners in some of the most significant strata law cases in Australia in recent times. Tom has also practiced as a Barrister and Solicitor in environment law, building law and insurance law, acting for government clients in a range of appeals, prosecutions, administrative law reviews and declarations in New Zealand’s superior courts.


Derek Hand, Barrister, Greenway Chambers
Derek Hand is a specialist commercial barrister with particular expertise in construction & infrastructure law and land law. Derek advises on and appears in disputes concerning infrastructure projects, commercial projects and residential developments, at both first instance and on appeal, in NSW, Queensland, the ACT and Victoria. He also regularly appears in private arbitrations and mediations. His interest and expertise in property law incorporates all aspects of modern land law, from commercial leases to strata title, and he has appeared in several leading cases in the area. Derek also accepts briefs to advise and appear in property and financial disputes in the family law arena, where his clients benefit from his extensive experience in real property, equity and commercial law. He regularly appears for third-party intervenors whose property interests may be affected by family law proceedings. Before being called to the Bar, Derek worked as a solicitor with the law firm, Freehills, and spent several years as a legal policy adviser in Federal Parliament, Canberra, where he gained firsthand experience of the legislative process. He has lectured in real property on a part-time basis at Sydney University. Derek holds the degrees of Bachelor of Laws (UNSW) and Master of Policy Studies (UNSW), and a Diploma in Journalism (Dublin Institute of Technology). He is a member of the Society of Construction Law Australia and the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.

Presenters

Tom Bacon, CEO & Principal Lawyer, Strata Title Lawyers
Tom holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from the University of Auckland and practices exclusively in strata and community title law. He is an accredited mediator and a leader in the field of resolution of strata and community disputes and has acted for owners corporations and unit owners in some of the most significant strata law cases in Australia in recent times. Tom has also practiced as a Barrister and Solicitor in environment law, building law and insurance law, acting for government clients in a range of appeals, prosecutions, administrative law reviews and declarations in New Zealand’s superior courts.


Derek Hand, Barrister, Greenway Chambers
Derek Hand is a specialist commercial barrister with particular expertise in construction & infrastructure law and land law. Derek advises on and appears in disputes concerning infrastructure projects, commercial projects and residential developments, at both first instance and on appeal, in NSW, Queensland, the ACT and Victoria. He also regularly appears in private arbitrations and mediations. His interest and expertise in property law incorporates all aspects of modern land law, from commercial leases to strata title, and he has appeared in several leading cases in the area. Derek also accepts briefs to advise and appear in property and financial disputes in the family law arena, where his clients benefit from his extensive experience in real property, equity and commercial law. He regularly appears for third-party intervenors whose property interests may be affected by family law proceedings. Before being called to the Bar, Derek worked as a solicitor with the law firm, Freehills, and spent several years as a legal policy adviser in Federal Parliament, Canberra, where he gained firsthand experience of the legislative process. He has lectured in real property on a part-time basis at Sydney University. Derek holds the degrees of Bachelor of Laws (UNSW) and Master of Policy Studies (UNSW), and a Diploma in Journalism (Dublin Institute of Technology). He is a member of the Society of Construction Law Australia and the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.