Presenters

Douglas Johnson, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Doug is a barrister at Francis Burt Chambers. He maintains a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice, with particular expertise in the areas of construction and engineering, insurance, and professional liability disputes. He is often instructed on highly technical cases involving complex factual and expert evidence. Clients value Doug’s accessibility and collaborative approach, both as sole counsel and when led as part of a team of barristers. Doug recently received the Tom Yuncken Australian Construction Lawyer award for 2023, where his referees emphasised his work ethic, creative thinking, and technical knowledge. Before being called to the bar, Doug worked in the dispute resolution teams at Jones Day and King & Wood Mallesons. He also practiced insurance litigation at Moray & Agnew.


Alex McGlue, Partner, Lavan
Alex McGlue is a partner in Lavan’s Planning & Environment team. Alex advises property developers, private landowners and governmental bodies in relation to all aspects of land ownership, development and regulation, with his practice covering both litigious and advisory matters. Alex has particular expertise in advising clients on complex planning law issues (covering matters such as development applications, subdivisions and structure plans) and compliance with environmental law obligations (at both State and Federal levels). He acts for both dispossessed landowners and acquiring authorities in compulsory acquisition and other land compensation matters. Alex regularly appears in merits review proceedings in the State Administrative Tribunal, in judicial review and appeal proceedings in the Supreme Court and in local government prosecutions in the Magistrates Court. Alex has also been involved in various matters in the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the District Court. Alex also regularly appears on behalf of clients at meetings of local government Councils and similar decision-makers. Alex is regarded by both his clients and colleagues as being somebody who provides legal services in both an efficient and technically correct manner.