NICHOLAS ANTHONY CONFOS is a barrister-at-law and member of the NSW Bar Association.
I practised as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales for sixteen years (between 1972 and 1988) before being called to the Bar in April 1989. I have practised continuously as a
barrister since that time:
- I have experience and developed skills in many areas of law, including Conveyancing and Property Law, Probate and Will disputes, Commercial and Company Law, Criminal Law, Building and Construction Law, Personal Injury (and work related) litigation, Family Law and Administrative Law.
- I have appeared in all Courts in New South Wales, from the Local Court right through to the NSW Court of Appeal. I have also appeared before the Fair Trading Tribunal and the Administrative Decisions Tribunal.
- I have acted for people of all ages, from different social, religious, intellectual and economic backgrounds. I have also acted for large organisations, including Public Companies, Insurers, Banks and other financial institutions.
Throughout my legal career, I have dealt with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. My own background has assisted me in further understanding migrant, social and cultural issues, and how such issues impact on legal disputes. I am fluent in the Greek language.
Mediation Practice
I have been qualified as a Mediator since 2000 when I was appointed to the Supreme Court list of Mediators. I have acted as a Mediator in a variety of disputes and in the vast majority of which I have been able to achieve a successful conclusion at mediation.
I see my role as a mediator, is to assist the parties to try and reach an agreement; as it will be an agreement that they have reached together, it is a resolution that they each can live with, and not a Court imposed outcome.
My role as a Mediator does not require me to comment on the strength and weaknesses in each party’s respective case. After all, the parties have their legal advisers to properly advise them on those matters. Furthermore, to make comment on such matters would not effectively discharge my duties and obligations as a mediator to act impartially.
I am therefore able to mediate all types of disputes. I do not see any advantage (or disadvantage) in having (or not having) experience in the particular subject matter of the dispute. The pivotal factors in the proper exercise of my function as a Mediator, is my experience as a Mediator, my experience in many different areas of litigation, and my experience with people from various backgrounds and different walks of life.
