Presenters

Hayley Tarr, Principal, Tarr Law
Hayley has a Bachelor of Science majoring in genetics, a Bachelor of laws with first class honours, and a Masters of Industrial Property Law. She is admitted as a patent and trade marks attorney, a solicitor in the state of Queensland, an attorney in the state of New York, USA, and a nationally accredited mediator. Having worked for top tier firms such as Allens and Minter Ellison, and taught at Bond University, Hayley founded Tarr Law in January 2020. Tarr Law is a boutique intellectual property law firm, able to assist clients in all intellectual property matters including: trade marks, copyright, designs, domain names, patents, and IP disputes. In addition to running Tarr Law, Hayley is on the Women’s Leadership Committee for the International Trademark Association (INTA), is the Queensland Law Society representative on the Attorney General’s Appeal Costs Board, is a mediator for the Queensland Supreme Court Pro Bono Mediation Scheme for Self-represented Litigants; and is on the IPTA small firm practitioner committee. Hayley is a Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards 2023 Finalist. Everything Hayley does is for the sake of her two beautiful daughters. When she is not in the office, you’ll find her seeking out new and adventurous experiences with her girls.


Dr Henry Netscher, Director and Nationally Accredited Mediator, Opt-In Mediation
Dr Henry Netscher is Director of Opt-In Mediation Pty Ltd, where the focus is on facilitating resolution in Workplace, Health and Medical settings, Conflict Management Training, and Mediation Coaching. Henry is an Australian Legal Practitioner (admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW in 2016); Educator (Secondary, Tertiary, Professional Development, Workplace); Registered Health Professional (children's postural development and adults with chronic pain); and Mediator, FDRP, Parenting co-ordinator, Child Consultant. Henry is a lifelong learner with qualifications including PhD in developmental neuroscience; Master of Laws (Applied Law) majoring Dispute Resolution; Master of Education (Research) focussing on professional responsibility, codes of conduct, adult learning, change agency; Bachelor of Laws from the University of Qld; Graduate Diploma in Family Dispute Resolution Practise; Graduate Diploma in Legal Practise; and more... Henry has served on a health professional Board, and, has served for 10 years on the Health Professional Panel of Assessors sitting as a QCAT tribunal sessional member on matters relating to disciplinary proceedings involving health professionals. Henry has a special interest in conflict analysis, and, management of high conflict personalities in mediation settings.