Stephen Williams Email & Phone Number

Victoria, Australia

• Providing instructions, strategic intervention and advice on pre-litigated & litigated serious injury, pre-litigated & litigated damages, statutory benefits, appeals and judicial review• Manging relationships with relevant stakeholders• Developing and refining policy documents in response to & in anticipation of litigation• Designing, implementing and running targeted interventions & litigation projects • Presenting at Agent Decision Making Forums on legal developments and… Show more • Providing instructions, strategic intervention and advice on pre-litigated & litigated serious injury, pre-litigated & litigated damages, statutory benefits, appeals and judicial review• Manging relationships with relevant stakeholders• Developing and refining policy documents in response to & in anticipation of litigation• Designing, implementing and running targeted interventions & litigation projects • Presenting at Agent Decision Making Forums on legal developments and their impacts• Preparing quarterly Dispute Management Litigation statutory benefits updates for distribution to the legal panel, agents and IBU regarding new legal developments and emerging trends in litigation• Providing advice and recommendations to the Insurance Business Unit of WorkSafe Victoria on technical legal issues pertaining to statutory benefits, judicial review, appeals, impairment benefits, common law and statutory interpretation• Providing advice and recommendations on legislative policy reforms and discussion papers• Representing WorkSafe’s interests in court user group meetings and consultation processes • Undertaking audits and providing qualitative feedback • Advising on internal and external capabilities to address a rapidly changing workers compensation landscape• Carrying out functions pursuant to statutory authorisations under the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 & Accident Compensation Act 1985 Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

• Conducting proceedings in the Magistrates' Court, County Court of Victoria, Supreme Court of Victoria and Court of Appeal• Court mandated conferences• AB(12) conferences• Circuits - Wangaratta, Wodonga and Warrnambool• Advising on appeals, judicial reviews, damages, originating motions, statutory offers, serious injury applications and statutory benefits (including weekly payments, medical and like expenses, PIAWE and impairment benefits)• Court appearances including… Show more • Conducting proceedings in the Magistrates' Court, County Court of Victoria, Supreme Court of Victoria and Court of Appeal• Court mandated conferences• AB(12) conferences• Circuits - Wangaratta, Wodonga and Warrnambool• Advising on appeals, judicial reviews, damages, originating motions, statutory offers, serious injury applications and statutory benefits (including weekly payments, medical and like expenses, PIAWE and impairment benefits)• Court appearances including applications, mentions, directions hearings and callovers Show less

• Conducting proceedings in the Building Practitioners Board, the Building Appeals Board, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, the County Court of Victoria and the Supreme Court of Victoria • Court and tribunal appearances including applications, mentions, directions hearings, mediations and compulsory conferences• Instructing at hearings• Construction and commercial litigation• Practitioner disciplinary proceedings• Advising… Show more • Conducting proceedings in the Building Practitioners Board, the Building Appeals Board, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, the County Court of Victoria and the Supreme Court of Victoria • Court and tribunal appearances including applications, mentions, directions hearings, mediations and compulsory conferences• Instructing at hearings• Construction and commercial litigation• Practitioner disciplinary proceedings• Advising on contract terminations, variations, latent conditions, extensions of time, progress payments, corporate debt and insolvency, commercial and domestic building disputes, employment law advice and agreements, property and commercial leasing disputes Show less

Melbourne, Australia

• Insurance and personal injury litigation• Advising on insurance and trusts

Melbourne, Australia

• Advising clients on Academic Progress Committee reviews, exclusion, discipline, judicial review, university and faculty grievances, special consideration and enrolment matters• Attending hearings and making oral submissions• Interpreting and applying University statutes and regulations

Innovation And Technology

Master Of Commercial Law (Llm), Law

Graduate Diploma Of Legal Practice

Arts/Laws (Honours)

Activities and Societies: 2011 Sponsorship Officer, Monash Law Students' Society

Victorian Certificate Of Education