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Partners Arthur Carney and Nathan Wrench head the firm. Arthur Carney and Stephen Titus are Accredited Specialists in Commercial Litigation.

Portrait of Arthur Carney, partner at Carneys Legal

Arthur Carney

Partner

Leader of the Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution team for over 25 years.

Arthur has extensive experience in the NSW Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Federal Court and High Court. He chairs the Law Society Specialist Accreditation Commercial Litigation Committee, which sets and marks the examination and assessment for lawyers seeking accreditation.

He was appointed a District Court Arbitrator in 1998, joined the Supreme Court panel of solicitors supervising Anton Piller search orders in 2008, and served on the Law Society Professional Conduct Committee for 10 years.

Accreditation
Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation, Law Society of NSW (1995)
Admitted
1977
Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws, University of Sydney; Master of Laws, London School of Economics and Political Science
Areas of practice
Contractual disputes; directors and officers duties; corporate recovery and insolvency; property disputes; trade practices; class actions; insurance and common law litigation; wills and Succession Act disputes; mediation.
Portrait of Nathan Wrench, partner at Carneys Legal

Nathan Wrench

Partner

Leads the Property practice group. Specialises in property and civil dispute matters.

Nathan acts for clients in property and civil disputes, conveyancing, mortgage law for lenders and debtors, the purchase and sale of businesses, construction law, wills and estate administration, and commercial litigation.

Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science (Psychology), University of New South Wales
Areas of practice
Strata disputes; contractual disputes; conveyancing; mortgage law; business law; construction law; wills, probate and estate administration; commercial litigation.
Portrait of Stephen Titus, special counsel at Carneys Legal

Stephen Titus

Special Counsel

Qualified for over 30 years. Specialises in commercial litigation and commercial work.

Stephen runs a broad equity and commercial practice for plaintiffs and defendants in courts and tribunals, where he often appears as advocate. He looks for alternatives to litigation and cost-effective strategies, focusing on the issues and the evidence required.

He is a past member of the Law Society Dispute Resolution Committee and the Litigation Law and Practice Committee.

Accreditation
Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation, Law Society of NSW (2004)
Joined Carneys
2002
Qualifications
SAB, University of Sydney (1978)
Areas of practice
Building and strata disputes; representing solicitors and barristers in disciplinary matters; contractual disputes; insolvency and debt recovery; Supreme Court equity actions; probate and Succession Act disputes; professional negligence; defamation.
Portrait of Grace Drinan, solicitor at Carneys Legal

Grace Drinan

Solicitor

An all-rounder working closely with Arthur Carney and Nathan Wrench.

Grace has over five years’ experience in the legal sector and a special interest in commercial litigation.

Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts, Macquarie University; Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, College of Law
Areas of practice
Commercial litigation; conveyancing; strata law; NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal matters; wills and estates; Succession Act claims.

Corporate counsel and support

  • Peter ThielSpecial Counsel

    Corporate and commercial specialist providing general corporate and commercial advice and corporate legal counsel services. BA (Hons) and LLB, University of Sydney. pthiel@carneys.com.au

  • Monika TsePractice Manager and Paralegal

    Law student with over seven years in the legal sector, assisting the partners from commercial litigation to conveyancing. mtse@carneys.com.au

  • Lena SudolParalegal

    Supports the firm’s lawyers. Contact through reception on (02) 8226 5555.

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