Warwick G Jones (Notary Public) - Curriculum Vitae
Current:
Founding and current Senior partner of
Jones Mitchell, Lawyers, Gold Coast, practising exclusively in the area
of Matrimonial and Family Law including defacto relationships.
Professional Legal Qualifications:
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
Solicitor of the High Court of Australia
Accredited as a Family Law Specialist by the Queensland Law Society
Mediator
approved by the Queensland Law Society and the Law Council of
Australia. Arbitrator accredited by the Queensland Law Society and the
Law Council of Australia.
Professional Organisations:
Member of the Queensland Family Law Practitioners Association
Member of the Law Council of Australia - Family Law Section
Member of the International Bar Association
Member of the Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators
Member of Lawasia
Member of the Academy of Family Mediators (US)
Member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (US)
Current Appointments:
1992 - Appointed to the Family Law Committee of the Queensland Law Society
1992 - Appointed an Associate Instructor in Alternate Dispute Resolution (Mediation) at Bond University
1993 - Appointed Gold Coast Representative for the Queensland Family Law Practitioners Association
1993 - Appointed to the Mediation Development Committee of the Queensland Law Society
1995 - Appointed to the Family Law Specialist Accreditation Committee of the Queensland Law Society
1997 - Appointed as a Notary Public by the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, London
Practical Experience:
Warwick Jones was admitted
as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1981 and
thereafter practised in general litigation and family law with the law
firm of Adamson Bernays Kyle & Jones.
In 1990 Warwick Jones and David Mitchell joined together and commenced Jones Mitchell, their intention being to establish the first and only law firm in Queensland practising solely and exclusively in matrimonial and family law, including de facto relationships. To the extent that Jones Mitchell still practise exclusively in those areas, it remains the largest firm in Queensland and one of only a handful of firms in Australia, to do so.
Today Warwick Jones specialises with the larger and more complex property and financial cases as well as some children's matters including difficult residence matters, relocation, Hague Convention and some bioethical issues.
Mediation Arbitration Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) Experience:
Warwick
Jones first undertook a course in Mediation at Bond University in 1991.
This course was subsequently followed by another course at the Centre
for Dispute Resolution at Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. Warwick Jones has
attended a number of Mediation Training Workshops conducted by Bond
University, mainly as an Associate Instructor following that
appointment by the University Dispute Resolution Centre in 1992.
Warwick Jones has conducted numerous family Mediations in all areas of
family dispute involving parties from the Gold Coast, Brisbane,
interstate and overseas.
In October 2001 Warwick Jones was accredited as an Arbitrator by the
Queensland Law Society and the Law Council of Australia. There are very
few Family Law Accredited Arbitrators in Australia.
Arbitration,
Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) and Mediation are all various forms of
Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR). Warwick Jones has a commitment to
the pursuit of Alternate Dispute Resolution wherever that is
appropriate and for clients to at all times be aware of its
availability and the various ADR options. For more detailed information
on all three processes, see elsewhere in the Jones Mitchell website.
Presentations:
Warwick Jones has over the past
ten years addressed Family Lawyers at a number of conferences, seminars
and legal symposiums organised by the Queensland Law Society (C.L.E.
Department), the Queensland Family Law Practitioners Association, Bond
University and other organisations.
Publications:
Warwick Jones is the
Author/Co-ordinator of The Australian Family Law Index which is
published through and by the Continuing Legal Education Department of
the Queensland Law Society.
As Senior Partner, Warwick Jones is responsible for overseeing Jones's Mitchell development, direction and profile.