Julian Mellick

Practice Areas

Julian has been a partner in Colin Biggers & Paisley's Construction & Engineering team since 2018, bringing over 20 years of experience in providing legal solutions to government entities, principals, contractors, consultants, and suppliers.

Julian's practice spans projects across the Asia Pacific and Australia, advising on all aspects of project documentation. He prepares, negotiates, and administers documentation to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. Julian aims to simplify complex projects and address commercial risks and opportunities. He is also experienced in dispute resolution, using legal strategies such as project documentation and structuring, alternative dispute resolution, claims management, litigation, adjudication under Security of Payment legislation, statutory liability defences, and insurance to avoid, minimise, and resolve conflicts.

Julian regularly provides workshops, training, tools, and updates to help clients comply with legal requirements and implement appropriate quality controls in their day-to-day activities and special ventures, focusing on directors' and officers' liability and statutory compliance. He is skilled in identifying, implementing, and monitoring legal solutions to increase productivity, reduce costs, eliminate problems, and simplify tasks for various clients, including directors and officers, in-house counsel, and commercial managers.

Julian is listed in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 to 2026 for his expertise in construction. He co-authored a textbook on contract law (Contract Law, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2019, with D. Newlyn). Julian was admitted as a solicitor on 14 December 2001 and is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia.

Julian holds a Bachelor of Science (Pure Mathematics) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney. He is a member of the Law Society of New South Wales, AMPLA - The Resources and Energy Law Association, the Society of Construction Law Australia, and the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators of Australia.