Qualifications
- Australian Disputes Centre trained Mediator
- Law Society of New South Wales Specialist Accreditation in Personal Injury Law (1996 – 2008)
- Barrister and Solicitor, Australian Capital Territory (1982 – cont.)
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and High Court of Australia (1977 – cont.)
Professional experience
Since 1977, as a solicitor and principal of Leigh Virtue & Collins and, since 1994, as principal of Peter A. Collins & Associates, I have been continuously engaged in advisory, litigious and alternative dispute resolution matters. My experience includes all areas of common law liability, including professional negligence, commercial and domestic occupiers’ liabilities, as well as disputes involving insurance policy coverage, interpretation, non-disclosure, and double insurance issues. I am very familiar with these issues as they arise in motor vehicle, industrial risks, disability, commercial and domestic property, travel, contractors’ liabilities, machinery and most other general insurance policies. My experience also includes partnership disputes, costs disputes, conveyancing and estates.
Professional memberships
- Law Society of New South Wales
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australia)
- Australian Disputes Centre ADR Resource Group
- Australian Insurance Law Association
- Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance
- Association of Fire Investigators (NSW)