Patrick George - Partner

Experience and significant reported cases

Australian Olympic Committee – Advising the AOC on contractual and selection issues generally
AOC v D’Arcy – Expulsion of 2008 Australian Olympic Team member
Coates v Jones – Acting for John Coates, President of AOC, in defamation action against Alan Jones – award of $360,000 plus interest and costs
GEA v Kai Peng - Acting for a US multinational in an international arbitration against a Malaysian company
Gèostock ats Elgas - Acting for a French engineering company in an international arbitration in defence of a $180million claim
Qantas ats SACL – Defending airlines in relation to imposition of government charges at Sydney airport
GHD ats Baulderstone - Defending a claim against engineers relating to the design of the third runway at Sydney Airport
Advising Zurich Global in relation to Australian regulatory/compliance issues
Acting for company directors and officers under examination or investigation by ASIC and APRA
Estate Mortgage – acting for one of the directors defending a $800m claim

1980 Admitted to practice in Supreme Court of New South Wales and in Federal Court of Australia

‘Defamation Law in Australia’ (2006) LexisNexis Butterworths
Delays and Costs in Complex Commercial Arbitration - UNSW Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration - (2006) and (2007)
‘Qualified Privilege: A Defence too Qualified?’ (2007) 30(1) Australian Bar Review 46; UNSW Defamation Seminar Series
PI Fundamentals/D&O Fundamentals - APIG National Conference - (2007) and (2008)
‘D&O Liability and Insurance in Australia’
Zurich International D&O Conference London (2007); and Zurich International D&O Conference New York (2008)
Presentation/Article: ‘Public Lies, Private Truths’ (2008) UNSW Defamation Seminar Series

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Defamation and Privacy

Directors & Officers

ASIC/APRA Compliance

Sports and Media Law