Campbell Bridge SC
Campbell Bridge SC

Campbell Bridge SC was admitted to the NSW Bar in July 1977 and appointed Senior Counsel in 1998. His practice has predominately involved complex professional negligence, commercial, product liability, public liability and professional indemnity cases both as counsel and as a mediator. He has acted in numerous major inquests and as Counsel Assisting in a Royal Commission.

Over the past few years, he has acted as a mediator in several hundred major disputes in Australia, Singapore and Indonesia principally in areas of medical and professional indemnity, insurance, mining, commercial law and construction law.

He is an Accredited Mediator in Australia and is a guest international mediator of PMN (Indonesian Mediation Centre). He is on the arbitration panels of KLRCA (Malaysia), ACICA (Australia) and BANI (Indonesia). He is the only non-Indonesian accredited as both an Arbitrator and Mediator in Indonesia.

He presents frequently at international conferences on negotiation, culture and mediation of commercial and professional liability disputes in Australia and Asia.

Campbell has a particular interest in Asia and Asian culture. He has had numerous articles and photographs concerning Asian culture, history and traditions published in cultural magazines such as Asian Geographic (Singapore).

    ADMISSIONS AND APPOINTMENTS:

  • Admitted as a Senior Counsel: 1998
  • Admitted to the NSW Bar: 1977
  • Other appointments Supreme Court of New South Wales - Accredited Mediator and Arbitrator Accredited Mediator under National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS) of Australia FCIArb - Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ACICA - Fellow of Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration BANI - Badan Arbitrasi Nasional Indonesia (Indonesia National Board of Arbitration) - Panel Arbitrator Indonesian Mediation Centre - International Mediator Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration - Panel Arbitrator

    QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Dip. Law (SAB) 1976

PUBLICATIONS:

“Mediation and Arbitration – Are They Friends or Foes?” – BANI (Indonesian National Board of Arbitration)/Rodyk & Davidson Conference – Jakarta, 1 November 2012

“Developments in Mediation in Australia” – The 5Cs of ADR – Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference – Singapore, 4-5 October 2012

Medical Negligence Litigation – A Summary of the Issues Which Arise – Why Mediation Offers the Best Solution” – LEADR, September 2009

“Effective and Ethical Negotiations” – The Personal Injury Law Specialist Accreditation Conference, June 2012

“Sexual Abuse in Schools – Legal and Practical Issues In Civil Litigation” – The NSW State Legal Conference, August 2010

“Medical Negligence Litigation – Issues, psychology and why mediation offers the best solution for All Parties” – Asian Mediation Association Conference Singapore, June 2009

“A Practical Guide to Representation at Coronial Inquests” – NSW Bar, 20 June 2011

“Embracing the Diversity of Indonesia” – AsialLink Indonesia Speech – Ashurst Office Sydney, 2 June 2012

“Claims Resulting From Inappropriate Behaviour in Schools – The Benefits of Mediation” Seminar of Hicksons Lawyers and Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers, August 2010