Hugo Aston
(Reg 67B Family Law Regulations 1984), building and construction arbitrator, mediator and Public Notary.
Areas of Practice
Criminal Law
Traffic Matters
Family Law
Children's Matters
Arbitration
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution, is a way to resolve disputes outside the courts. The dispute will be decided by one or more persons, which renders the "arbitration award". An arbitration award is legally binding on both sides and enforceable in the courts
Mediation
What is a Barrister?
What do Barristers do?
A barrister has the training and experience to anticipate the range of likely outcomes and to work with the solicitor and their client to choose the most appropriate path, so it is helpful to involve a barrister at the outset.
A barrister’s advice at this time can help to clarify the management of the entire dispute resolution process and empower clients to make informed decisions. Early advice can often save clients the cost and worry of an unnecessary trial.
Advice and Opinions
Advocacy/Litigation
If the case does proceed to trial, a barrister can provide effective representation and advocacy, with:
- Specialised knowledge of their area of law
- Detailed knowledge of the rules of evidence and their application
- Full understanding of litigation tactics
- The skills to identify the most appropriate case preparation
- The ability to persuade the client’s adversary or the Court of the merits of the case.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Alternative Dispute (ADR) is the general term for the various ways in which disputes can be resolved without (or as an alternative to) litigation.
Litigation is a costly solution and the varying forms of ADR offer a way to either resolve the dispute through legally binding determination by a convener (such as in Commercial or Family Law Arbitration, or in Expert Determination) or to try mediation in an attempt to come to a mutual agreement to resolve the dispute without determination by a third party.
A growing number of barristers specialise in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.
Increasingly, Australian barristers have expertise in domestic and international commercial arbitrations with many approved as arbitrators with national and international bodies. Other forms of ADR include mediation, expert determination and hybrid dispute resolution processes.
- Commercial Arbitration
- Expert Determination
- Family Law Dispute Resolution
- Mediation
Chambers Locations
Sydney Chambers
Clarence Chambers
Level 21
133 Castlereagh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: (02) 8379 1874
Mob: 0448 807 075
Tasmanian Chambers
Level 1
41 York Street
Launceston TAS 7250
Tel: (03) 6334 8634
Mob: 0448 807 075
Qualifications & Affiliations
Barrister-at-Law | Arbitrator | Mediator | Adjudicator
BA, LLB, GDLP, MAIFLAM, MAIB, PRI, NBPR Level 1 Arb & Adj
Construction Adjudicator, Mediator, Arbitrator
Family Court Property Arbitrator & Mediator
Supreme Court of NSW & TAS
High Court of Australia
Public Notary
