About us
The Civil Litigation Committee covers all aspects of civil litigation with a focus on advocacy, evidence and procedure in all jurisdictions. Our activities, direction and focus are very much driven by our members, which include barristers, solicitors and law students.
Our Committee is a collegiate body which acts as a peer support network and a useful pool of expertise for people taking on matters outside their comfort zone.
We are serious about civil litigation but do not take ourselves too seriously. Our resolve in resolving the disputes of dispute resolution is indisputable!
Committee officers
Elias Yamine, Chair
Elias is an Associate in Bartier Perry's Commercial Litigation Practice Group. Elias has a wide range of experience in commercial litigation matters predominantly in the Supreme Court and District Court including debt recovery, banking and finance litigation, securities enforcement, and general contractual disputes.
Elias has been an active member of the NSWYL Civil Litigation Committee for over four years. For the past three years, Elias has coordinated the Committee's submissions in his position as Chair, Standing Subcommittee on Submissions. The Committee's submissions have addressed many topical litigious issues including the Access to Justice (Civil Litigation Reforms) Amendment Bill 2009 (Cth) and the National Legal Profession Reform Project.
Renée Bianchi, Co Vice Chair
Renée has been a member of the Civil Litigation Committee since moving to Sydney from Newcastle for work nearly three years ago. She became the Vice Chair of the Civil Litigation Committee in September 2010. Renée holds a Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws/Diploma of Legal Practice. She originally started out in science before deciding that law was the right career for her, and has previously worked as an academic tutoring university students in human anatomy and physiology. Renée is a lawyer in the insurance litigation group at Hunt & Hunt. Renée is also a Girl Guide and currently sits on the board for Girl Guides NSW & ACT.
Talitha Fishburn, Co Vice Chair
Talitha has been an active member of NSW Young Lawyers since 2007. She holds Honours Degrees in Arts and Laws from the University of Sydney and is soon to complete her Master of Laws at the University of Sydney. She has worked in litigation for several years including as a senior associate at Allens Arthur Robinson. She is presently Legal Counsel for the Westpac Group.
How to join
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