Matthew Barnes
Contact
- matthewbarnes@sirowendixon.com.au
- 02 4225 9367
- Suite 1B, Lvl 2, 73 Church Street, Wollongong
Date of Admission
- Admitted as a solicitor: 2006
- Called to the Bar: 2022
Areas of Practice
- Administrative / Public Law
- Building and Construction
- Commercial
- Criminal Law
- Wills and Estates
- Appellate
Qualifications
- Master of Laws (Construction Law): University of Melbourne
- Master of Laws (Criminal Practice): University of Wollongong – research thesis on criminal contempt in civil proceedings
- Master of Applied Law (Commercial Litigation)
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Bachelor of Economics (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws (Honours): Macquarie University
Background
Matthew accepts briefs in a broad range of matters, with a particular focus on building and construction disputes, contract law and criminal law.
Matthew is appointed as a Senior Member of the NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal.
Matthew is a Costs Assessor appointed by the Chief Justice of New South Wales.
Matthew is on the Legal Aid Court of Criminal Appeal Panel.
Matthew is a lecturer and course coordinator of a Masters level subject “Law of Construction Delay and Construction” at Western Sydney University.
He is also a part-time lecturer at the University of Wollongong (Advanced Legal Skills and Evidence Law).
Prior to being called to the Bar, Matthew was a Solicitor Partner for 8 years, and an Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation for more than 10 years.
Matthew is accredited as a mediator under the National Mediator Accreditation System and is recognised as an accredited mediator under the BarADR Mediator Accreditation Recognition Scheme.
Matthew is appointed as an Adjudicator under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act 1999 (NSW).