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PRINCIPALS

Peter Waller

Peter boasts significant experience in insurance, construction, property, and commercial dispute resolution and litigation. 

In terms of his vast insurance experience, Peter has acted for public liability insurers, professional indemnity insurers, self insured corporations, and local governments.  Peter also has significant experience in construction and project contract preparation, payment claims, and dispute resolution for developers and contractors.  In addition to his experience in insurance and construction, over many years Peter has gained extensive experience in commercial and property litigation and dispute resolution.
 
Peter provides approachable and personalised service which is flexible and responsive.  Peter uses his extensive experience to identify and adopt innovative and commercial strategies at the outset of every dispute so they can be resolved efficiently and cost effectively with the commercial outcome being paramount.   

Peter is an eager advocate of and has an active interest in alternative dispute resolution.  He has training and experience in mediation and negotiation, regularly appearing at mediations and settlement conferences, but also has advised and represented many clients in all courts and tribunals.  Peter has presented papers on assessing damages, setting reserves, and the ever changing insurance compensation legislation.           

Frank Dwyer

Frank’s main experience lies in the areas of real estate, contract drafting, transaction management and company law.

Frank’s clients include different sized businesses in real estate and general industry, be they property developers, landlords, large real estate agencies and businesses introduced by larger accountancy firms and industry contacts.  This breadth of work and experience has enabled Frank to assist clients by adding value, not just simply providing a legal opinion.

Over many years, Frank’s clients have found great assistance from Frank’s approach of focusing on the commercial objective and providing well thought through solutions to difficult problems.  Evidence of the confidence that Frank’s clients have and Frank’s reputation, are the invitations to join various company boards and provide presentations on various topics, from industry figures and lawyers in our area.

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