P. Hallen SC Mediation
The Honourable Philip Hallen SC
The Honourable Philip Hallen SC was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in July 2010 and then as a Justice of the Supreme Court in November 2012, sitting in the Equity Division, until his retirement. He was the Family Provision List Judge from March 2013 until February 2020 and then the Succession List Judge until August 2023. He was also a member of the ADR Committee of the Supreme Court for many years.
Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, and from the beginning of his practice at the Bar, Mr Hallen was a member of 13 Selborne Chambers.
As counsel and senior counsel, Mr Hallen was an accredited mediator included in the Bar Association’s General Accredited Mediators List. He conducted many, as well as appearing in many, mediations as counsel.
Whilst on the Bench, he conducted Judicial Settlement Conferences, which he found a useful tool in alternative dispute resolution.
With more than 40 years’ experience in civil litigation as a solicitor, barrister, Senior Counsel and, then Judge, Mr Hallen is available to act as a Mediator and facilitator in Australia.
Areas of civil litigation in which Mr Hallen has specific expertise are Equity, Succession, Trusts, Commercial and Property Law, and Family Law.
Engaging in a Mediation with Mr Hallen
Upon confirmation of appointment, a mediation agreement will be prepared and provided to the legal representatives to be completed, signed, and returned, prior to the mediation. That agreement will provide an estimate of fees.
Remembering principles of proportionality, fees may be set in consultation with the legal representatives having regard to the circumstances.
The mediation agreement will also contain a confidentiality undertaking which all participants in the mediation, including the parties’ respective legal representatives will be requested to sign. The mediation may be conducted at any place, in Sydney, or otherwise, convenient to the parties, with appropriate arrangements being made. It can be arranged for a day (8 hours), half a day (4 hours) or for such other period commencing at the time suitable to the parties.