Ian Proctor, Deputy President, VCAT In 1987 Ian became the first lawyer in Victoria acting for involuntary patients under the Mental Health Act 1986 (Vic). His first role in that field was with the Mental Health Legal Centre, followed by the then Legal Aid Commission of Victoria (now Victoria Legal Aid). In 1998 he was appointed VCAT's first principal registrar and was appointed as a VCAT member in 2006. He was later appointed senior member and head of VCAT's General List. Ian currently sits across VCAT’s Review & Regulation List, Civil Claims List, Guardianship List and Human Rights List.
Ian Lulham, Deputy President, Director, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Ian Lulham has been a full-time Member of VCAT since 2010 and is the Head of VCAT’s Civil Claims List, and it its Director of Alternative Dispute Resolution. He was formerly the Head of the Owners Corporations List. Prior to his full-time appointment to the Tribunal, Ian was a partner at Tolhurst Druce and Emmerson where he practiced commercial litigation and was a member of several Law Institute Committees. He holds the post-graduate degree of Masters of Commercial Law from the University of Melbourne.
Alastair Ritchie, Barrister, Victorian Bar Alastair practices in commercial litigation especially building and construction disputes and property related matters. He is regularly briefed to act on behalf of builders, subcontractors and owners in a wide range of construction disputes in VCAT and in the Courts. He also appears in building related prosecutions and disciplinary proceedings. He has extensive experience in the preparation of Court and Tribunal documents including pleadings and witness statements as well as advice work. Prior to coming to the Bar Alastair was a solicitor at Corrs Chambers Westgarth. There he worked in the firm’s commercial litigation and construction litigation groups.