John McDermott
John McDermott is a Nationally Accredited Mediator, a Court appointed Arbitrator and a member of the Arbitration Liaison Committee of the Law Society of NSW. His recent appointments include the Federal Court Native Title Mediation Panel and the Westpac Industrial Relations Arbitration Panel.
John’s practice as a Mediator and Arbitrator has involved commercial and contractual disputes between State and Federal Government bodies, between Government bodies and private individuals and between partners in professional practices including doctors, accountants and lawyers.
John was one of the first solicitors in New South Wales to be appointed by the Law Society as both a Business Specialist and a Property Specialist, both being relevant to many commercial disputes. Elsewhere, he has dealt with disputes involving an airline, insurers, individuals, companies of all sizes and building matters, some large, some small.
