John Park
LLB
Partner
Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Construction, Insolvency & Restructuring
Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation (2009)
Certificate in Mediation and Conciliation, Resolution Institute (2005)
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Murdoch (1998)
High Court of Australia (2000)
Supreme Court of New South Wales (2000)
John has strong experience and skill in relation to advising in all aspects of commercial advice, franchising, strata titles, dispute resolution, litigation and contracting and construction. His practice covers a variety of clients including property development and building companies, strata companies, franchisors, insolvency practitioners and SME’s across a variety of industries and involving a broad range of legal subjects. His commercial dispute resolution experience ranges from small matters through to complex appellate court matters. He is adept at advising about and conducting all litigious matters through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation in all Courts and Tribunals. In 2019 John’s firm Park Legal Solutions merged with Kott Gunning Lawyers. Prior to establishing Park Legal Solutions in 2005, John practiced at Freehills (Perth and Sydney), Slater & Gordon Lawyers (Sydney). Before practicing law, John had diverse and successful careers in the Australian Army and the Australian Federal Police during which he developed good leadership, strategic and communication skills. John’s core areas of expertise include:
- Construction and building dispute resolution and negotiation;
- Franchising advice and dispute resolution;
- Australian Consumer Law advice;
- Strata law advice and dispute resolution;
- Property development and real estate advice and dispute resolution;
- Commercial property advice and dispute resolution;
- Insolvency processes advice and litigation.
- The Contest in Family Provision Act Claims – are you or are you not the deceased’s child? Recent case summary of Balla v Roberto Bei as Executor of the Estate of the Late Giovanni Bei [2020] WASC 348
- Good Faith Infects the Strata Titles Act
- “Dinosaur”: Noun, something completely outdated – Burrows v Houda [2020] NSWDC 485
- Changes to the Strata Titles Act 1985 (WA) (Act) – Quorums for Resolutions Without Dissent and Special Resolutions
- COVID-19 – The National Cabinet – The Emperor’s New Clothes (23 April 2020)
- Law Society of Western Australia
- Strata Community Association WA
- Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management
- Member of the Australian College of Strata Lawyers