Matt has practised exclusively as a Family Law barrister for 16 years, having been called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2010 and the Victorian Bar in 2021.

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He has been recognised as a leading Family Law barrister in Australia since beginning his practice in 2021 and continues to be recognised in the English legal directories as a leading Family Law barrister.

 

Matt's expertise is in the division of property after separation and parenting disputes. He is briefed to advise and appear in cases involving disputes about equitable interests in property, trusts and commercial issues, including Corporations Act oppression claims.

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He regularly appears in interlocutory and defended hearing in FCFCOA Registries across Australia. 

 

Matt has extensive decision-making experience. When he is in England, Matt sits part-time as a Judge of the Family Court. He was first appointed in 2019. In January 2022 HM The Queen appointed Matt to be a Recorder hearing trials in the Family Court in cases about children and family property.

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Matt has a unique background in professional sport as a former elite match official and is instructed to represent players from a wide range of sporting backgrounds before disciplinary panels and in other regulatory environments.

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Matt arbitrates parenting and property disputes in England and is an Australian Nationally Accredited Arbitrator and Mediator.