John Hayward BA-LLB GAICD is a Dispute Resolution and Litigation Director at WGC Lawyers, Cairns, practising in the areas of civil and commercial disputes, employment and workplace law, governance and insolvency. John has acted for many businesses, local governments, boards and individuals in all of these areas.John has extensive experience in promptly resolving disputes, or otherwise proceeding in all of the State Courts and the Federal Courts, the Fair Work Commission, the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, as well as a variety of State Tribunals including QCAT.John is also an Accredited Mediator with the Dispute Resolution Branch of the Department of Justice and the Australian Mediator Standards Board.John has more than 20 years’ experience in the area of employment and discrimination law acting for both employers and employees.John has extensive experience in the area of insolvency and debt recovery. He has broad experience in advising directors and individuals on all aspects of voluntary administration, liquidation, receivership and bankruptcy matters. John has worked with and against liquidators, bankruptcy trustees, banks and government bodies such as the ATO.AREAS OF PRACTICE● Dispute Resolution● Civil and Commercial Litigation● Mediation● Employment and Workplace Law● Governance Training and Advice● Personal Insolvency - Bankruptcy and Debt Agreements● Corporate Insolvency - Liquidation, Voluntary Administration and Receivership● Debt Recovery● Defamation● Competition and Consumer Law QUALIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS● Solicitor of Supreme Court of Queensland● Solicitor of High Court of Australia● Bachelor of Laws, JCU, 1998● Bachelor of Arts, JCU, 1998● Accredited Mediator, Mediator Standards Board ● Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Graduate● AICD Cairns Regional Forum, Member● Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA), Professional Member● Industrial Relations Society of Queensland, Member● Fair Work Commission's Workplace Advice Service, Partner● Queensland Law Society (QLS), Member● QLS Senior Counsellor● QLS Ethics Advisory Committee, Member and Guidance Statement Coordinator● QLS Committee of Management of the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Guarantee Fund, Member● QLS Litigation Rules Committee, Deputy Chair● QLS Competition and Consumer Law Committee, Former Member● Far North Queensland Law Association, Member and Former Treasurer● Far North Queensland Youth Assistance Fund Inc., Honorary Solicitor