With the growth in prominence of arbitration in Australia, there is increasing appetite for young and emerging practitioners to be involved in the arbitration community and learn more about the practice of arbitration.

ACICA45

ACICA45 has been established with the aim of responding to the needs of this sector. ACICA45 organises activities and events around Australia to encourage participation in arbitration and provide educational opportunities for emerging practitioners interested in arbitration.

The group is led by a steering committee comprised of:

  • Co-Chairs: Lucinda Brabazon (Level Twenty Seven Chambers), Brisbane and William Hettrick (Ashurst), Melbourne
  • Assistant to the Co-Chairs: Ivan Roncevich (Corrs Chambers Westgarth), Perth
  • New South Wales: 
    • Reid Hadaway (Gilbert + Tobin)
    • Haeran Chung (Watson Farley & Williams)
    • Vlada Lemaic (Clifford Chance)
    • Eden Jardine (Corrs Chambers Westgarth)
  • Victoria:
    • Eleanor Clifford (Corrs Chambers Westgarth)
    • Hugo Shaw (Victorian Bar)
  • Western Australia:
    • Timothy Goyder (Herbert Smith Freehills)
    • Dominic Carlsen (Santos)
    • Kala Campbell (Corrs Chambers Westgarth)
    • Bronte Hannah (Clifford Chance)
  • Queensland:
    • Chris Coates (Mallesons)
    • Johnson Choi (Clayton Utz)
  • South Australia:
    • Larisa Forgac (LK)
  • International:
    • Thomas Fearis (Berkeley Research Group), Hong Kong
    • Emma Garrett (SCC Arbitration Institute), Stockholm
    • Peter Frilay (GBS Disputes), Abu Dhabi
    • Jagpreet Sandhu (Mayer Brown), London
    • Jack McNally (University of Oxford), Oxford
    • Carmel Proudfoot (Linklaters), Singapore
    • Michael Neumeier (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit DIS), Bonn

The Steering Committee is assisted and advised by Advisory Members, Samantha Kelsey (ACICA) and Diana Bowman (ACICA).

ACICA provides administrative support through the Secretariat. The group is also supported by various partner organisations.

ACICA45 welcomes open participation in the group and invites those interested in arbitration to register (registration is free) and get involved. If you have ideas for events or activities, please contact the committee on secretariat@acica.org.au.

Supporting Organisations