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Settlement Conferences on costs are conducted by the QCA Settlement Conference Team ("SCT") a highly regarded team of experts on costs negotiations and costs settlement conferences. The SCT has successfully conducted many court Case Conferences and Mediations on Costs and informal Costs Settlement Conferences on behalf of its clients.

QCA's SCT has proven to be an invaluable asset to its clients in successfully resolving high value and complex costs matters and thereby avoiding the need to proceed to time consuming and costly court Assessments or Taxations.

The Principals of the SCT consists of:

• An IAMA Accredited Mediator with advocacy skills in the Victorian Costs Court, Federal Court, Federal Magistrates Court, Family Court of Australia and County Court (UK) with successful outcomes against Senior and Junior Counsel. Stephen is a former insurance claims professional and a highly skilled negotiator with many years of legal costing experience, and

• A senior Solicitor admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW and the High Court of Australia with many years of litigation experience prior to specialising in legal costing. A leading expert in the law of costs with experience in over 40 jurisdictions Australia-wide as well as costs in New Zealand and the US and a highly skilled advocate at taxation hearings throughout Australia.