Alec Leopold SC

Mediator

• Now only accepting new work as a mediator.
• Admitted as a barrister in 1996 (following 12½ years as a litigation solicitor at Allens, including 7 years there as a partner).
• Appointed as senior counsel in 2007.
• From the beginning of 2025 (after 29 years as a barrister, including 18 years as senior counsel) ceased accepting new briefs as a barrister – “running off” existing briefs.
• Have mediated several matters since ceasing to accept new briefs as a barrister.
• I charge a flat rate of $8,000 per day (plus GST) for a mediation, however late it may finish and $800 per hour (plus GST) for preparation/reading of the material prior to the mediation (with a 3-hour maximum charge). Accordingly, my maximum charge for a one-day mediation is $10,400 plus GST.

Areas of practice in my career as a barrister

Over 30 years practising in commercial litigation practice at the Bar, with nearly 20 years as a silk, I have specialised in particular in:

• General commercial litigation, including contract, equity, insurance, estoppel and misleading conduct;
• Banking and financial services litigation, which has involved work for large banks and financial institutions;
• Litigation concerning the Corporations Act and the ASIC Act, including insolvency;
• Appellate work;
• Professional negligence;
• Class actions.