GEOFFREY HANCY Barrister

 

Francis Burt Chambers
Level 23, 77 George's Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000
Tel: (08) 9220 0494 Fax: (08) 9221 2053

Email: geoff@hancy.net

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

 

Trial lawyer and appeal advocate - Western Australia

 

I have more than 25 years' experience as a trial and appeal advocate in civil and commercial law cases.

 

I have appeared as counsel in more than 220 completed trials and appeals in tribunals and courts that include:

 

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the District Court of Western Australia

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the Supreme Court of Western Australia

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the Supreme Court of South Australia (Full Court)

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the Federal Court of Australia

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the High Court of Australia

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

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Insurance

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Professional liability

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Marine and Transport

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Civil & Commercial

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Injury compensation

 

At a personal level, I am 51 years old, married with 4 children. Outside work and family, my main recreational pursuit is cycling.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Barrister and Solicitor:

Supreme Court of South Australia

admitted October 1995

Supreme Court of Victoria

admitted 1 June 1983

High Court of Australia

admitted 19 January 1981

Supreme Court of Western Australia

admitted 23 December 1980

 

University:

University of Melbourne

Master of Laws

LLM 1985

 

University of Western Australia

Bachelor of Economics

BEc 1983

Bachelor of Laws with Honours

LLB 1980

Bachelor of Jurisprudence with Honours

BJuris 1978

    

POSITIONS 

Tertiary Teaching

Murdoch University

Lecturer, Insurance Law

1999, 2001, 2004, 2006

University of Western Australia

Lecturer, Insurance Law - undergraduate and post-graduate

1991 - 1997

Tutor, Law of Practice and Procedure

1987 - 1988

Tutor, Law of Torts

1986 - 1987

Tutor & Lecturer, Law of Evidence

1982 - 1984

 

Insurance

 Insurance Law Prize - for substantial contribution to insurance law and insurance law education - awarded by Australian Insurance Law Association

2006

Committee Member, Australian Insurance Law Association (WA Branch)

1999 - 2007

Member, Law Society of Western Australia Professional Liability Committee

1998 - 2004

Convenor/Member, Law Society of Western Australia Insurance Law Advisory Group

1986 - 1996

Member, Insurance Institute of Western Australia

1987 - 1993

Editor, Western Australia, Insurance Law Bulletin

1985 - 1994

 

Advocacy

Senior Member of  Faculty, Australian Advocacy Institute

1999 - 2001

Member, Law Society of Western Australia Advocacy Committee

1998 - 2001 

Advocacy Skills teacher, Law Society of Western Australia

1992 - 2007

Member, Law Society of Western Australia Evidence and Advocacy Advisory Group

1989 - 1993

Member, Supreme Court of Western Australia Advocacy Committee 2002 - 2003

 

Computers, Electronic Commerce and Privacy

Member, WA Society for Computers and Law

1994 - 2005

Member, and Convenor, Law Society of Western Australia Computerisation Committee

1991 - 2007

Member, Law Council of Australia Privacy Law Committee

1986 - 1999

 

Corporate

Director, LawFile Online Pty Ltd

2001 - 2007

Director, WA Bar Chambers Ltd

1994 - 1998

Barrister, Member of WA Bar Association

1993 - 2007

Partner, Phillips Fox

1985 - 1993

Associate, Lavan Solomon (later known as Phillips Fox)

1984 - 1985

Barrister and solicitor, Lavan & Walsh

1980 - 1983

 

Education

Member, University of Western Australia Board of Discipline

1980

Member, University of Western Australia Professorial Board

1980

   
Community  
Chairman, Western Australian Cycling Federation Disciplinary Committee 2004-2007
Councillor, Council of Management of the Federation of Western Australian Police and Community Youth Centres (Inc). 2004-2006
Member, Policy and Promotion Committee, Federation of Western Australian Police and Community Youth Centres (Inc). 2007
Chairman, Henk Vogels Cycling Foundation Inc 2005-2007
Committee member, Henk Vogels Cycling Foundation Inc 2007

 

Miscellaneous

Convenor or member of various committees and advisory groups of the Law Society of Western Australia including Education, Administrative Law, Law Practice Management, Equity, Torts, Contract, Civil Practice and Procedure, Insurance Law, Commercial Litigation (1985-2002). Supreme Court Library Committee (1996-1998).  

 

 

 

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