Areas of Practice:
- Adjudications and Judicial Review
- Appeals (civil)
- Arbitrations
- Building and Construction
- Contractual Disputes
- Expert Determinations
- Major Torts
- Mediations
- Neutral Evaluations
- Product Liability
- Professional Negligence
- Site Pollution and Contamination
- Special References
- Trade Practices (Schedule 2 - the ACL)
- Trials in all jurisdictions
- VCAT hearings and appeals
Specialisation
Francis Tiernan QC specialises in large scale construction and engineering disputes and professional negligence claims. He also acts in general contractual disputes, trade practices, product liability cases and major torts.