Overview
Dr Ashley Tsacalos a leading adviser to government in the areas of dispute resolution, litigation and administrative law, as well as an expert in royal commissions and inquiries. He has been involved in 27 royal commissions, inquiries and inquests over the last 8 years – including 9 out of 10 Federal Royal Commissions. He is also a leading authority on the government’s "model litigant obligations".
Ashley has experience in all forms of dispute resolution, including litigation in various courts and tribunals. He is engaged by both the public and private sector due to his extensive experience in managing complex and often sensitive disputes. He has particular expertise in relation to contractual disputes, negligence claims and other tortious claims generally (such as misfeasance in public office) as well as applications for merits-based review and judicial review. He regularly provides advice in relation to procurement and tendering issues, governance and probity issues generally as well as risk allocation and insurance.
He has also earned a reputation as a "go to" person for royal commissions and inquiries as a result of his experience in acting for a range of individuals and organisations in Royal Commissions, Commissions of Inquiry, Judicial Inquiries and coronial inquiries. His reputation stems from his unique understanding of the nature of such inquiries as well as his meticulous and strategic approach combined with his prodigious work ethic. Ashley works tirelessly in his clients' interests and provides them with pragmatic and strategic advice. He has acted for a range of government departments and agencies (at Federal, State and Local levels), and private sector clients. He has extensive experience in contractual disputes, tort claims, judicial review, merits review, regulatory enforcement, public law, government information law and privacy, tendering issues, and insurance law from both an advisory and litigious perspective. Ashley is also the firm's NSW Government Client Relationship Partner.
Ashley shares his knowledge with clients in valuable workshops offered through the Clayton Utz Training Program.