Profile
Profile
Summary of Qualifications and Experience:1972-74 Bachelor of Science at the University of Tasmania. 1975-76 Travelling
and working in Australia and overseas.
1977-78 M.Sc.
(qualifying) and Research Assistant in Department of Biochemistry, Australian
National University. 1978-80 Research
Assistant and Master of Science in Biochemistry at the Australian National
University. 1981 Visiting
scientist with Duphar B.V. Chemical Company, The Netherlands. 1981-83 Research
Assistant, Monash University Department of Medicine ( Prince Henry's Hospital ). 1983-86 Research
Assistant and Doctor of Philosophy in molecular genetics at the University of
Melbourne Department of Medicine and the Menzies, Darwin. 1986-89 Senior
Research Assistant and Research Fellow in the Department of Genetics ( The University of
Melbourne) and Biotechnology Australia Pty Ltd. 1989 Research Officer
in the Department of Microbiology (The University of Melbourne). 1990-92 Research
Fellow (Grade 2) in the School of Veterinary Science (The University of
Melbourne). 1988-92 Studying for
a Bachelor of Laws degree (part time) ay The University of Melbourne.
1993 Completing the
Leo Cussen Institute practical training course in law. 1993 Admitted as
Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria. 1993-94 Research
Fellow (fractional full time) in Micro Analytical Research Centre in the School
of Physics (The University of Melbourne) 1994-95 Practising as
a Solicitor mainly in Commercial Law, especially Intellectual Property law and
particularly patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, trade practices, computer
law, and as a Technical Assistant with A. Tatlock & Associates, Patent and Trade
Mark Attorneys. 1994 Admitted to
practise in the Federal Courts. 1994 Passed Trade
Mark Law and Practice examination of Patent Attorney's Standards Board.
1995 Admitted as
Practitioner of the Supreme Court of Tasmania. 1995 Passed Patent
Law and Practice and Designs and Copyright Law Practice (credit) examinations of
Patent Attorney's Standards Board. 1995-96 Researcher in
School of Agriculture. 1996 Completed
Victorian Bar Readers Course. 1996 Signed the roll
of Barristers at the Victorian Bar. 1996- Practice as
Barrister primarily in the Commercial Law area with particular interest in
Intellectual Property Law and areas of law relating to science and technology. 1997- Court reporter
for Victorian Reports for Butterworths. 1999 Giving lectures
and seminars in Business Law and Intellectual Property Law to business students
at Kangan Batman TAFE. 1999 Lecturing in
Marketing Law at RMIT, School of Accounting and Law. 2000 Lecturing in
Commercial Law Principles and Contract Law at Victorian University of
Technology, Department of Financial Services.