PERSONAL

Name: John Anthony Levingston
Education: Sydney Grammar School
(several prizes and scholarships 1965 - 70), Sub-Prefect 1969-70, Captain of (Boarding) School House 1970, Vice-Captain of Boats 1969-70
Qualifications: BA (ANU) 1974 (Political Science and double History major)
LL.B (ANU) 1979
ANU Legal Workshop 1980
Arbitrator (MLAANZ) 1989
Mediator, (LEADR) 1992
Admission: High Court of Australia (1981)
Supreme Court of ACT (1981)
Supreme Court of NSW (1982)
1982 -85 Barrister
1985 - 2000 Solicitor
2000 to date Barrister
Supreme Court of Victoria (1993)

Current

Appointments: Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Canberra 1 September 2004
Conjoint Professor of Law, University of Newcastle 10 August 2005

Arbitrator: NSW Local Court Panel; NSW District Court Panel

Mediator: NSW Court Panels, Franchise Code Panel 2001, Horticulture Panel 2006, Oilcode Panel 2007, PGIO Panel 2006.

Cost Assessor: NSW Supreme Court 2009

EMPLOYMENT

From 1/4/2000 Barrister, Sydney (earlier practice 1982 - 85)
Equity and Commercial Law, especially admiralty, transport, international trade and finance, trade practices, arbitration and mediation.

Adjunct Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra: Maritime Law, International Trade Law, International Arbitration

Conjoint Professor, School of Law, University of Newcastle Maritime and international trade law; and Convener: Maritime Interest Group, monthly public lectures concerning maritime and international trade issues, in Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne and Canberra (video conference link)

1991- to 31/3/00 Principal of Levingstons Solicitors, Sydney (employed 19 professionals and staff)
Commercial litigation in Federal Court and NSW Supreme Court: admiralty, arbitration, commercial finance (loans, guarantees, mortgages, possession of land) insurance, transport (air land and sea) logistics and warehousing, trade (sale of goods, Vienna Sales Convention), trade practices. Mediation and arbitration. First solicitor's practice in NSW to obtain ASA3902/ISO9002 TQM certification. Introduced Risk Management principles to legal practice.

1995 to 2000 Commissioning Editor of International Commercial Law at UniServe Law at the ANU Law School and from 1999 at Adelaide University Law School, providing research materials (papers relating to international trade, transport, finance, marine insurance and related issues, with links to other sites in Australia and overseas providing access to statute law and court decisions).

1987-91 Partner in Holt Thomson, Solicitors, Sydney (formed following merger of Thomson Rich with McGuren Allen & Holt)
Commercial litigation in Federal Court and NSW Supreme Court: insurance, maritime, international transport, trade law and finance law, trade practices. Mediation.

1985-87 Partner in Thomson Rich & Co, Solicitors, Sydney
Commercial litigation in Federal Court and NSW Supreme Court: insurance, maritime, international transport and trade law, finance, trade practices. Also Family Law and Bankruptcy.

1982-85 Barrister, Sydney
Commercial and Equity litigation in Federal Court and NSW Supreme Court: Bankruptcy, Admiralty, road transport and aviation litigation, as well as general practice including Family Court (mostly dissolutions but some property and access disputes), AAT, NSW District Court and Local Courts (minor crime and contract disputes).

1980-81 Trade Practices Commission, Sydney
Class 8, Officer in Charge - Consumer Protection Operations (NSW), Heading Investigation and prosecution team of 7 staff in NSW State Office

1979-80 Trade Practices Commission, Canberra
Senior Research Officer Class 6, and later Class 8 Consumer Protection Operations Branch responsible for advising and co-ordinating Australia wide prosecutions

1977-79 Department of Overseas Trade, Canberra
Clerk Class 2/3 and Assistant Research Officer Programme, Class 4, Coal Branch (international survey project identifying markets for Australian steaming coal), Commodities Division; Uranium Division (development of uranium mines, protection of Australian exporters vis a vis US anti-trust investigations; approval of radio isotope export licenses for medical purposes); International Trade Policy Division (UN agencies, transfer of intellectual property issues, especially India; briefing papers for Ministerial trade delegations)

1974 Australian National University, Canberra
Assistant, Research Schools of Pacific Studies and Social Sciences