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Building (domestic & non-domestic) matters;
Acting for Builders and Proprietors;
Retail Leases, acting for Landlords (including drafting Leases) and Tenants (including negotiating & settling Leases);
General commercial & property matters;
Taxation and Estate Planning
Wills & Probate;
Trusts (including Discretionary Trusts, Unit Trusts, Special Disability Trusts);
Commercial and general litigation
General legal matters both for individuals and corporations.
Dennis Liner B.Juris., LL.B., FTIA | PARTNER
QUALIFICATIONS
- 1967 - B.Juris (Bachelor of Jurisprudence) Monash
- 1969 - LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) Monash
- 1970 - Admitted to Practice Barrister & Solicitor Supreme Court of Victoria
- 1994 - Certificate of Mediation Bond University
- Law Institute Accredited Specialist Mediator
- LEADR Advanced Mediator
- Gazetted Mediator
- Fellow Taxation Institute of Australia
- Accredited under the National Mediation Standard
PROFESSIONAL
- 1970 - Commenced Practice as Principal of Legal Firm
- 1972 (to present) - Partner Tisher Liner & Co.
- 1994 (to present) - Mediator
MEDIATION TRAINING
- 1994 Bond University, Queensland
- Various training sessions with LEADR, VADR and VCAT
- International Conferences/Workshops/seminars with LEADR and IACM (Spain)
- Read published texts and Articles relating to Mediation
MEMBERSHIPS
- Law Institute of Victoria (LIV)
- Chairman of Mediation Specialisation Advisory Committee LIV
- LEADR
- Former member of LEADR Executive Committee, Vic.
- VADR (Victorian Association for Dispute Resolution)
- Past Member IINCM (International Institute for Negotiation Conflict Management)
- Past Vice President Melbourne Family Law Mediation Group
- IACM (International Association for Conflict Management)
- Building Disputes Practitioners' Society
- Chairman LIV ADR Committee
- LIV Litigation Section Executive
MISCELLANEOUS
- Assessor LIV Mediation Specialisation program
- Judge Monash University Mediation Contest
- Judge LIV Mediation in Schools Contest
- Assisted in LEADR and IAMA mediation training/coaching/assessing
- Coach/Trainer Bond University, Monash University, Latrobe University, Deakin University and University of Queensland.
- Presented various Papers on (Published) on Mediation topics.
MEDIATION PRACTICE AS A MEDIATOR
- Supreme Court mediations
- County Court mediations
- Domestic Building Tribunal
- Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (VCAT):-
- Domestic Building List
- Claims List, Legal Practice List and Credit List
- Small Business Commissioner disputes under Retail Leases Act
- Mediator with Produce and Grocery Industry
- Member of Panel of Mediators under the Horticulture Code of Conduct
- Many hundreds of Mediations conducted as Mediator in a wide area of matters, including Commercial, Contracts, Estates ("Part IV"), Property, Building, inter-personal disputes, Personal Injuries, Leases.
- Numerous mediations acting on behalf of Parties in Magistrates Court, County Court, Supreme Court & VCAT
EXPERIENCE
Legal practice over 40 years has been varied. Presently, work includes (but not limited to):-