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JAMES FORD


PHONE
(07) 3067 2180
EMAIL
jford@qldbar.asn.au
YEAR OF CALL
2016
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ABOUT

James' practice focuses on commercial disputes, particularly in the building and construction industry. 

It extends to commissions of inquiry, workplace investigations and employment disputes.

He is available to undertake independent investigations into employee complaints and workplace incidents.

He has worked in project approvals for the coal, petroleum and minerals industries, native title, intellectual property, tax, business structuring and estate planning. 

CAREER

2016 - Barrister​
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​2012 to 2016 – Lawyer, McCullough Robertson

MEMBERSHIPS

Bar Association of Queensland

Member of the Society of Construction Law Australia 

QPILCH QIRC Workers Compensation Appeals Service 

QPILCH Bar Pro Bono Referral Service 
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Legal Aid Queensland Preferred Supplier

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (Qld)

Bachelor of Science (Qld)
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Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (COL)

PUBLICATIONS

Tina Hunter and John Chandler - Petroleum Law in Australia - LexisNexis Butterworths - (chapter on Overview of Native Title law in Australia provided by James Ford and Dominic McGann). 
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James Ford and Liam Davis - Comparison of NSW and Queensland Aboriginal cultural heritage regimes - LexisNexis Butterworths - Australian Environment Review [Vol 28 No 2 at 466].

James Ford and Matthew Burgess - Assets of a family trust not necessarily at risk on a matrimonial breakdown - Thompson Reuters - Weekly Tax Bulletin [Issue 034] - 10 August 2012.

James Ford and Matthew Burgess - Trust assets protected on property settlement - further reassurance - Thompson Reuters - Weekly Tax Bulletin [Issue 039] - 14 September 2012.

PRACTICE AREAS

Building and Construction

Commercial

Discrimination

Equity and Trusts

Industrial/ Employment

Inquests/ Commissions of Inquiry

Maritime Law

Restraint of Trade
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Work Health and Safety
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