Geoffrey Hancy - Barrister

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Professional Profile

Barrister - Trials and appeals - Australia

I have had 30 years' experience as a trial and appeal advocate in civil and commercial cases.

I have been appellate counsel in more than 100 appeals in the Supreme Courts of South Australia and Western Australia, the Federal Court and in the High Court of Australia. Examples from the public record may be found through the following links:

• High Court of Australia
• Federal Court of Australia
• Supreme Court of Western Australia (Court of Appeal)
• Supreme Court of South Australia (Full Court)

I have been the trial counsel in well over 125 trials in the District and Supreme Courts of Western Australia and the Federal Court of Australia. Examples from the public record may be found through the following links:

• Federal Court of Australia
• Supreme Court of Western Australia (General Division)
• District Court of Western Australia

In addition I have been counsel in many other hearings akin to trials - before tribunals, arbitrators, a Royal Commission, and the Coroner's Court.

In the past decade my work has been mainly in the Supreme Court of Western Australia, General Division and Court of Appeal.

Areas of Expertise

• Civil & Commercial litigation
• Insurance
• Professional liability
• Marine and Transport
• Injury compensation

I am 55 years old, and married with 4 adult children.

My principal activity is work. Outside work my main interest is family. I enjoy recreational road cycling.

I am one of the founders, and currently vice chairman, of the Henk Vogels Cycling Foundation Inc.

Qualifications

Barrister and Solicitor:

University:

University of Western Australia

Positions

Tertiary Teaching (part time or guest)

Insurance

Advocacy

Computers, Electronic Commerce and Privacy

Corporate

University bodies

Community

Miscellaneous

Convenor or member (each year) of one or more of various committees or 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, and Professional Liability (1985-2009). Supreme Court Library Committee(1996-1998).