Lawyers in Australia

James Deady

James has experience in a broad range of commercial and intellectual property matters, including intellectual property commercialisation, agreements and licensing, trade mark registrability and infringement issues. James also has extensive experience in technology procurement, licensing and outsourcing matters. This work includes drafting and advising on IT contracts, including software licences, software, platform and infrastructure as a service agreements, software development agreements, IT project and implementation agreements, and IT service contracts, and drafting and advising on general commercial agreements.

Hall & Wilcox

James Dickson

Partner - Corporate Practice Team Leader

Piper Alderman

James Hall

Partner

Jones Day

James Hutton

Minter Ellison

James Macdonald

Managing Partner

Piper Alderman

James Marshall

Partner

Ashurst

James Mok

Minter Ellison

James Morley

Partner

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

James Morrison

James (Jim) Morrison is a specialist in international arbitration, acting as arbitrator and counsel, as well as having extensive experience working in multiple arbitral institutions. Jim has worked at leading international law firms, representing leading companies in a wide variety of complex high-stakes commercial and investor-state disputes, including in the fields of construction, infrastructure, energy and resources, sports, M&A, intellectual property, shipbuilding and joint ventures. Jim is formerly Counsel at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris and Counsel (Acting Secretary General) at the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration in Sydney where he managed teams of lawyers responsible for the conduct of hundreds of international arbitrations taking place all over the world (but particularly in Asia). He holds a Master’s Degree in International Commercial Arbitration Law from the University of Stockholm. Jim was listed in the GAR 45 Under 45 in 2023 and has been regularly recognised in the WWL: Arbitration and Thought Leaders – Arbitration. He has participated in working groups to revise various institutional and ad hoc arbitration rules, including as chair of the committee revising the ACICA Rules. He regularly speaks and lectures at arbitration conferences and universities. Jim is a former Co-Chair of Young ICCA, a co-author of the first English language text book on Korean arbitration law and regularly publishes in international dispute resolution. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Arbitration / Litigation Private International Law Investment Law INDUSTRY SECTORS Construction & Engineering Infrastructure Energy & Resources M&A Intellectual Property Shipbuilding Joint Ventures REPRESENTATIVE CASES Represented a major steel company in a SIAC Singapore seated arbitration under NSW law against liquidated damages and defects claims in the design and supply of steel fora major infrastructure project in Australia. Represented a major mining and metallurgy consortium in an ICC arbitration with more than USD 500 million in dispute, under Swiss law, concerning the engineering and construction of a state of the art metallurgical facility. Represented a large Korean construction company in an ICC Singapore seated arbitration against a US developer concerning a mega-development project in Korea. Represented a large Korean construction company in an ICC London seated arbitration against Turkish sub-contractor concerning design and construction of a power plant in Iraq under Iraqi law. Represented the principal of one of the most significant LNG projects in the world concerning a multi-billion dollar ICC arbitration seated in Singapore. Represented an international consortium of oil producers in a SIAC arbitration in Singapore against a contractor concerning change orders, defects and delays in the construction of an FSO facility in Vietnam. Represented a consortium of insurers in a complex high-value dispute concerning defective and delayed works in the construction of a water desalination plant in Australia. Represented one of the world’s leading hotel operators in a joint venture dispute concerning hotel development in India – ICC arbitration seated in Singapore. Represented a large steel manufacturer in an ICC arbitration in London concerning the alleged wrongful termination of an iron slab off-take agreement. Represented a well-known shipbuilding business in an arbitration before the LMAA in London concerning the construction of ship hulls. Represented a leading construction company in a number of related ICC London and Zurich seated arbitrations for delays and defects in power plant and water treatment projects in the Middle East. Represented a major welding products supplier in an ICC arbitration seated in Zurich in a dispute concerning the termination of a joint venture agreement. Represented a leading engineering and construction firm in an ad hoc arbitration in London concerning delays and defects in the construction of an offshore oil platform. Represented an Australian mining company in a high value and complex ad hoc arbitration under WA law concerning rights to mining tenements RANKING Lexology Index: Arbitration (2025) GAR 45 Under 45 (2023) Who’s Who Legal (WWL): Thought Leaders Arbitration WWL: Arbitration and National Leader: Australia – Arbitration QUOTES WWL (Arbitration, 2021) says: “James Morrison is applauded by peers for his ‘extensive knowledge’ of international arbitration as well as his ‘sharp mind’ and ‘pragmatic and strategic’ approach”

Peter & Kim

James Morvell

James has a broad range of both corporate and general commercial experience, particularly in the areas of equity capital markets, corporate advice, and public and private M&A. James has acted for a diverse range of clients including publicly listed companies, private companies and multinational organisations. In particular, he has extensive corporate and transactional experience in the funds management and REIT sectors.

Hall & Wilcox

James North

Partner.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

James Price

Partner

Mills Oakley

James Smart

Partner

Maddocks

James Stewart

Partner

Norton Rose Fulbright

James Tannock

Director

Kain Lawyers

Jamie Ng

Partner

Ashurst

Jamie Wells

Partner

Mills Oakley

Jane Baddeley

Jane has been a practising solicitor for over 20 years specialising in Real Estate law with a focus on leasing in the commercial, retail, industrial, education and government sectors in all Australian jurisdictions. Jane has a focus on corporate occupier work, acting for commercial tenants in major lease transactions including head office relocations, purpose built industrial premises, distribution centres and data centres. Jane has also managed high volume lease portfolios for retail tenants (Australia wide) including all aspects of the lease transaction, advice regarding disputes, repair, redevelopments, relocation and disposals/acquisitions/change in control as well as the provision of strategic legal advice at CEO/Board level. Jane also has extensive experience in the Real Estate aspects of M&A deals, including due diligence, SPA drafting, assignment/change in control, new lease deals and freehold acquisitions/disposals. Jane has been recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia in Real Property Law and Leasing Law every year since 2016 and is noted in the 2020 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Jane is a long standing member of both the Victorian Commercial & Corporate Real Estate Committee of the Property Council of Australia and the Law Council of Australia’s Australian Law Property Law Group, Victorian Committee.

Hall & Wilcox

Jane Hall

Partner

Ashurst

Jane Hall

Partner

Thomsons

Jane Owen

Partner

Bird & Bird

Jane Thomson

Partner

Moray & Agnew

Jared Heath

Partner

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Jared Muller

Partner

White & Case