JAMES
BELL KC
Year Of Call : 1976Year Of Silk : 1993
Overview
James Bell KC presently offers advice on dispute resolution strategy and offers to act as mediator in all commercial disputes.
He was admitted to the Bar 50 years ago (in 1976) and was appointed Queen’s Counsel 33 years ago (in 1993).
He has been on Doyles the Best Mediators List for many years and is accredited as a Leading Mediator by the Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards. He completed formal mediation training at Bond University and the Harvard Law School. He has been regularly appointed by the Courts as mediator of disputes in Queensland and throughout Australia.
He has bachelor’s degrees in commerce and law from the University of Queensland, and a Master of Laws from Cambridge University.
He had, for many years, a broad practice in advisory work, trials and appeals in both Commonwealth and State courts. Although most matters involved commercial disputes, he has substantial experience in other areas, including succession law and regulatory matters concerning the legal profession and areas such as price setting for electricity supply.
He has appeared in Royal Commissions as Counsel Assisting and for interested parties too.
Areas Of Practice
- Arbitrator
- Expert determinations
- Mediations
- Neutral evaluations
- Referees
- Civil appeals
- Banking (including finance and securities)
- Bankruptcy
- Building and construction
- Competition
- Consumer protection law
- Contractual dispute
- Corporate insolvency
- Corporations law
- Insurance
- Mining
- Partnership disputes
- Real Property including leasing disputes
- Restraint of trade
- Family provision
- Trusts and wills, probate and estate litigation
- Commissions and other inquiries
- Coronal inquests
- Disciplinary hearings
- Investigations and examinations
- Professional indemnity liability and insurance
- Regulatory prosecutions