Gerald Parncutt

Gerald Parncutt practises predominantly in the areas of:

• commercial law
• equity and property law
• disputes
• contracts
• property
• consumer protection
• partnership
• intellectual property rights
• local and transnational
• litigation
• ASXC option trading litigation.

He is a trial and appellate advocate who represents clients in matters litigated locally and overseas. He has a specialist interest in Comparative Law and studied at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law (Hamburg) after receiving the Butterworth’s Book Prize in Comparative Law at Melbourne Law School.

He is qualified in the Master of Laws (LLM) subjects of International Trade Law and Investment, including Trade Marks and Commercial Designations from Monash Law School. He is qualified in International Commercial Arbitration and studied at the ICC Institute of World Business Law in Paris. He has appeared as counsel in international arbitrations concerning transnational EPIC construction contracts and has lectured in International Comparative Corporate Law at Victoria Law School.

He qualified as a mediator at Harvard Law School in 2003, is a member of ICC Australia and is a nationally accredited mediator with the Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators, Australia.

His law practice focuses on joint venture litigation, both in the enforcement and setting aside of contracts, mortgages, loan guarantees and related securities.