Panellist – Wills & Estates Stream

Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW

The Honourable Philip Hallen SC was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in July 2010 and then as a Justice of the Supreme Court in November 2012, sitting in the Equity Division, until his retirement. He was the Family Provision List Judge from March 2013 until February 2020 and then the Succession List Judge until August 2023. He was also a member of the ADR Committee of the Supreme Court for many years.

Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, and from the beginning of his practice at the Bar, Mr Hallen was a member of 13 Selborne Chambers.

As counsel and senior counsel, Mr Hallen was an accredited mediator included in the Bar Association’s General Accredited Mediators List. He conducted many, as well as appearing in many, mediations as counsel. 

Whilst on the Bench, he conducted Judicial Settlement Conferences, which he found a useful tool in alternative dispute resolution.

With more than 40 years’ experience in civil litigation as a solicitor, barrister, Senior Counsel and, then Judge, Mr Hallen is available to act as a Mediator and facilitator in Australia.

Areas of civil litigation in which Mr Hallen has specific expertise are Equity, Succession, Trusts, Commercial and Property Law, and Family Law.