Qualifications
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London)
- Masters of Construction Law (University of Melbourne) 2017
- Awarded 2014 Piper Alderman Award for Construction Dispute Resolution
- Bachelor of Laws (University of Western Australia) 1992
- Diploma of International Commercial Arbitration (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) 2014
- Graduate Diploma, Advanced Insolvency Law and Practice (Insolvency Practitioners of Australia) 2004
- Graduate Diploma, Applied Finance and Investment (Financial Services Institute of Australia) 1995
Stephen Ipp is a barrister specialising in arbitration, building and construction, commercial, corporations and insolvency law. He acts in a wide range of disputes involving shareholders, commercial fraud, real property transactions, complex recoveries for financiers and liquidators, engineering and infrastructure disputes, general building and strata defect claims.
Stephen advises on trial strategy at all stages of the litigation process and works closely with instructing solicitors. He has more than 25 years of experience working with experts across a wide range of professional disciplines.
In 2017, Stephen completed a Master of Laws in Construction Law at the University of Melbourne, where he was awarded the 2014 Piper Alderman Award for Construction Dispute Resolution.
Before coming to the Bar in 2006, Stephen practised for over 12 years as a solicitor at Henry Davis York in Sydney and at Blake Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst) in Melbourne and Perth. He also worked in London as a solicitor on large scale international fraud litigation and insolvency investigations.
Stephen is recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia 2021 to 2024 for his expertise in Insolvency and Reorganization Law, for Insurance Law in 2023 and 2024 for Banking and Finance in 2024. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) (FCIArb).
Specialisations
- Arbitration Law (International and Domestic)
- Building and construction law
- Commercial law and equity
- Corporations law
- Insolvency law
- Real property law
Professional Recognition
- FCIArb
- The Best Lawyers in Australia 2021 to 2025 for Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- The Best Lawyers in Australia 2023 to 2025 for Insurance
- The Best Lawyers in Australia 2024 and 2025 for Banking and Finance
- Piper Alderman Award for Construction Dispute Resolution 2014
(University of Melbourne)