Mediation, Family Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Justin Chua, Nationally Accredited Mediator

Justin Chua is a Nationally Accredited Mediator (AMDRAS), a registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and a Family Law Arbitrator, practising at Chua Tan Associates. He mediates, conducts family dispute resolution and arbitrates family, business and estate disputes – in person in Melbourne or by video for parties anywhere in Australia and overseas, in English or Mandarin.

Referrals from practitioners are welcome, and parties can also contact us directly.Make a mediation enquiry »or call 03 9602 3988

Accreditations and appointments

• Nationally Accredited Mediator– accredited under the Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards (AMDRAS)
• Registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner– conducts family dispute resolution and issues section 60I certificates
• Family Law Arbitrator– arbitrates property and financial matters under the Family Law Act
• Accredited Elder Mediator– for disputes involving ageing parents and intergenerational families
• Parenting Coordinator– manages high-conflict parenting arrangements after separation
• Collaborative Practitioner
• Family Business Association Accredited Family Business Advisor– governance, succession and disputes between family owners
• Solicitor-advocate– practical experience running matters to contested hearing

Mediation panels

• Courts:Supreme Court of the Northern Territory; Land Court of Queensland; Magistrates' Court of Victoria
• Professional bodies:Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators (AIFLAM); Law Institute of Victoria; Law Society of New South Wales; Law Society of South Australia
• Legal aid:Legal Aid Queensland; Legal Aid Western Australia; Legal Aid ACT

Areas of practice

• Separation and family dispute resolution– parenting and property matters, with section 60I certificates issued where a matter does not resolve
• Family law arbitration– binding determination of property and financial disputes, faster and more private than a contested hearing
• Parenting coordination– ongoing management of high-conflict co-parenting after orders are made
• Elder and intergenerational disputes– care arrangements for ageing parents, inheritance expectations and family agreements
• Estate and inheritance disputes– contested wills, family provision claims and disagreements between beneficiaries, including beneficiaries overseas
• Family business succession– governance, ownership transition and disputes between family owners
• Commercial disputes– shareholder and director disputes, partnership breakdowns, and disputes with contractors, suppliers, staff or customers
• Debt and contract disputes
• Cross-border and Chinese-language matters– where the parties, assets or documents are in more than one country, or the parties speak Mandarin

For referring practitioners

• Complete dispute resolution in one appointment:mediation, family dispute resolution, arbitration, elder mediation, parenting coordination and collaborative practice, applied as your client's matter requires
• National panel experience:regularly mediating civil, family, estate and elder matters for courts, professional bodies and legal aid commissions around Australia
• The preparation of an advocate:the papers are read closely and the real barriers to settlement identified beforehand, with preliminary conferences to give the parties the best chance of agreement
• Cross-border and cultural understanding:familiar with family and business backgrounds in mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, and able to work directly with Mandarin-speaking parties
• A commercial mind:a commerce degree with an accounting major, finance experience in Hong Kong, and experience running a real estate agency and other businesses bring ready command of balance sheets, valuations and the figures behind a settlement
• Documents for use overseas:the firm's notarial practice can notarise and authenticate documents for use in mainland China and elsewhere

In family conflict, the earlier a matter is referred, the more options the parties have.

Cross-border dispute mediation

If the dispute involves family members in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan or Southeast Asia, or a cross-border estate or family business, see ourAustralia–China cross-border mediationpage.