Presenters

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.


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

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.


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.