Called to the Bar in 1990, Mark’s core areas of practice
encompass family law, law relating to children’s care and
protection and adoption.
He has built a solid practice in these areas, with particular
emphasis on appellate and prerogative relief advocacy.
Significant Legal cases, awards and notations:
“Protecting the rights of indigenous and multicultural children and preserving their cultures in fostering and adoption”, Centre for Children, Families and the Law, Hofstra University School of Law, New York, Wiley – Blackwell. FAMILY COURT REVIEW, Vol 52, No 1, January 2014, 6-27
| DJL v Central Authority [2000] HCA 17; 201 CLR 226 Collier v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2011] NSWCA 202 Re Felicity; FM v Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services (No 4) [2015] NSWCA 19 SL v Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services [2016] NSWCA 124 ‘V V’ v District Court of NSW [2013] NSWCA 469 GR v Secretary Department Communities and Justice [2020] NSWSC 739 GR v Secretary Department of Communities and Justice; Secretary Department of Communities and Justice v BW (a pseudonym) [2021] NSWCA 157 Re Jayden [2007] NSWCA 35 Director-General, Dept Comm. Services v D & Ors [2007] NSWSC 762 TF v Department of Family & Community Services [2015] NSWSC 694 Re June (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1111 Re Frances and Benny [2005] NSWSC 1207 Director-General of the Department of Human Services (NSW) & Tran and Anor [2010] FamCAFC 151; (2010) FLC ¶93-443 Re: Kelvin [2017] FamCAFC 258 In re the Child “AS” [2023] NSWSC 951 |