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Tom Yuncken Australian Young Construction Lawyer Award

Since 2008, the Construction and Infrastructure Committee of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia has been conducting the Tom Yuncken Young Construction Lawyer Award. The Award was established in memory of Allens Arthur Robinson partner and construction lawyer Tom Yuncken, a former Chair of the Victorian Committee. Initially offered to Victorian lawyers, since 2018 it has been a national award.

The Award is offered by the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia (BLS) and sponsored by the Society of Construction Law Australia (SoCLA).

Call for Nominations - 2022 Award

Nominations close 4:00pm AWST Friday, 7 October 2022.

Thanks to the generous support of the BLS, the winner of the 2022 Award will receive $2,500. SoCLA will also provide any finalists (including any winner) selected via the process outlined below with support towards attendance at the SoCLA National Conference in 2023. The assistance of the Building Dispute Practitioners Society in publicising the Award is also acknowledged.

Eligibility

The award is open to all Australian legal practitioners who have not attained the age of 36 years at the date on which entries close who hold a valid practising certificate in the state or territory in which they practise. Solicitors, barristers and in-house lawyers are all eligible and membership of professional associations is not essential. Learn more about the award criteria here.
 

How to Apply

Complete the Nomination Form and lodge the form and information required by the closing date by email to:

Ms Adrienne Parker
Chair, Construction and Infrastructure Law Committee
Business Law Section
E. adrienne.parker@pinsentmasons.com
 

Previous Winners

Katie Mead's practice focuses on dispute resolution involving major resources, projects, and construction. She has significant experience acting for principals, contractors, and subcontractors in preparation for arbitration and litigation proceedings. Katie also provides strategic advice to a range of domestic and international clients in the energy, resources, and infrastructure sectors.

Katie has recently worked for clients on a wide range of high-value onshore and offshore construction projects. She has particular experience running complex international and domestic commercial arbitrations and has also represented clients in Supreme Court and Federal Court litigation proceedings. Katie is on the Committee of Women in Oil and Gas in Western Australia, is a representative on multiple subcommittees within the Society of Construction Law Australia (SoCLA), and is on the Health and Wellbeing Committee for the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC).


 

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