Mark Williams

Barrister-At-Law

Head of Level 24 Chambers in Brisbane, and listed for 2019 in Doyle’s Guide as a Leading Construction & Infrastructure Junior Barrister for Queensland and recommended in 2020 and 2021, Mark was called to the Queensland Bar in March 1995 practising in Brisbane. Prior to then Mark had been a solicitor since 1990, having completed his Articles of Clerkship with Morris Fletcher & Cross (later to become Minter Ellison) from 1988 in Brisbane. Upon admission as a solicitor Mark stayed with the firm, first as an employed solicitor then, from 1993, as a Senior Associate in the Construction & Engineering Law section. During his time with Minter Ellison, in addition to practising in Brisbane and conducting litigation throughout Queensland, Mark also practiced in the Northern Territory and also, for prolonged periods, practiced in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney, gaining a national perspective on the litigation of construction and engineering disputes.

Upon commencing practice at the Bar, Mark, in the intervening twenty-eight years, has developed a general practice in commercial litigation; while maintaining his interest in construction and engineering law.

In 2012 Mark was listed in Doyle’s Guide as a recommended Junior Counsel for Construction Law in Queensland and in 2016 he was Lawyer Monthly UK’s Dispute Resolution Barrister of the Year for Australia. In 2017 he was named Contracts Disputes Barrister of the Year for Australia by Finance Monthly UK, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Barrister of the Year for Australia by the International Advisory Experts Awards, Recognised Leader in Construction & Engineering Law Australia by the APac Insider Legal Awards, and Dispute Resolution Service Provider for the Year in Australia by Global Law Experts. In 2018 Mark was named M&A Today’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Barrister of the Year in Australia, Corporate USA Today’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Barrister of the Year in Australia, and Corporate INTL’s Dispute Resolution Services Provider of the Year in Australia.

Mark is frequently briefed to appear on his own against King’s or Senior Counsel.

Mark is the author of Building Contracts & Regulation Queensland, a  contributing author to the Lexis Nexis online service Lexis Nexis Regulatory Compliance – Building and Construction Module and was a Sessional Academic & Unit Co-ordinator at the Queensland University of Technology Faculty of Law; where he taught the subject Construction and Engineering Law as part of the University’s Master of Laws Programme. Mark has been a member of several professional committees.